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USPS Worker Goes 400 Extra Miles To Make a Special Delivery - 8 Decades in the Making

There's something special about a letter; just ask Alvin Gauthier. As a U.S. postal worker for the past 20 years, he's seen his fair share.So when he stumbled across some long-lost letters postmarked 1942, Gauthier delivered. Literally. He hopped in his car and drove TEN HOURS round-trip — on his da...

By Heidi Hamm
USPS Worker Goes 400 Extra Miles To Make a Special Delivery - 8 Decades in the Making
USPS Worker Hand Delivers Lost World War 2 Letters to WomanLamb Family and Alvin Gauthier (via All Thats Interesting)

There's something special about a letter; just ask Alvin Gauthier. As a U.S. postal worker for the past 20 years, he's seen his fair share.

So when he stumbled across some long-lost letters postmarked 1942, Gauthier delivered. Literally.

He hopped in his car and drove TEN HOURS round-trip — on his day off and at his own expense — to ensure they finally reached their destination...82 years later.


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