A touching letter from a Salvation Army supporter...

When my grandfather was dying in the '40s, my grandma had three sons serving our country at the same time overseas. She searched all over for ways to get them home to say goodbye to their dad, but no one could help, they couldn’t afford to get home on their own, and they couldn’t even think about taking out a loan. Over 60 years later, my mom vividly remembers and recounts how The Salvation Army came to the rescue, and got all three brothers home to be with my grandma and grandpa. One brother was even as far away as Greenland, and The Salvation Army paid for him to come home and to return! The whole family was able to be together to say goodbye to their father (my grandfather), and it brought so much peace. I have never told that story. I never needed to because every time somebody mentions The Salvation Army my mom steps up to the plate and tells it even better. After she is gone, I will tell it for her, I promise. Go “Army.”