The Patriot Post® · WWII Veteran Receives Over 50,000 Birthday Cards

When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards. At 96, World War II veteran and Purple Heart medal recipient Duane Sherman has survived most of his friends. His wife of 57 years, Lois, died in 2011. His daughter said she wanted her dad to feel special on his birthday.

As of Jan. 9, Sherman received more than 50,000 letters at his home in Fullerton, California.

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