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  • Stationed marines find, return Gulf War I letter

    04/04/2003 12:23:03 PM PST · by WaterDragon · 12 replies · 196+ views
    Jewish World Review ^ | April 4, 2003 | staff
    (UPI) -- In the first Gulf War, Brian O'Meara was a Marine stationed on the U.S.N.S. Curtiss and while there he misplaced a letter sent to him from his family. The Seattle Times reports O'Meara, now a postal service worker in Redmond, Wash., got the surprise of his life last week when his letter was returned -- sent to him from four Marines now stationed on the Curtiss in this second war with Iraq. The Times reports the Marines added their own note: "As I'm sure you're aware we are back on the boat in the Persian Gulf again. This...