When I was in the Service. Mail takes on a huge status when you are far from home. Even if it’s just a couple of sentences. Life gets just a lot more bearable for the GI.
So when I saw this happen when the Kids got their Dear John Letter. (Twice)
It was really awful to watch. As the trooper just want to curl up and die. It’s just a pity that we did not think of this then.
If you get a chance you might want to send a card to them via
https://www.operationgratitude.com/writeletters/ or
http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/new/