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Steven Steiner's avatar

Thank you so much for these special thoughts about your grandfather, my father! You captured things about him that I might have thought about but hadn’t put into words. This is all very heart warming for me and dearly appreciated! We both found the letters amazing!

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Vince Puzick's avatar

I love this. I have cartons of artifacts — letters, photos, newspaper clippings my Aunt Mary saved, love letters from Uncle Chuck to Aunt Millie (Mary’s sister) — that are a family history archive. I am guessing, too, that your grandfather and my uncle knew each other at Fort Carson. Enjoy your brief hiatus.

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Logan Steiner's avatar

Aren’t these family artifacts wonderful to have? This year, I’ve found myself especially interested in them—they give helpful perspective. And what a coincidence that your uncle was at Fort Carson at that time too!

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Brit Stueven's avatar

This was a gut-wrenchingly beautiful read that really hit hard. I'm welling up. Harry Steiner sounded like a remarkable man. Thank you for sharing some of his life and words with us. What a GIFT that you have these letters. I love how you put it: "He has so little. And also, he has a lot." WHAT a perspective that could be applied to oh-so-many things.

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