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US couple reunited with 1940s love letters

Lost correspondence between newlyweds separated by Second World War resurfaced decades later.
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2013 19:04

Long-lost love letters an American couple wrote to each other during the Second World War have finally been returned to them.

The letters contain the love story of newlyweds Lloyd and Marion Michael after the war separated them. 

Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan explains how their correspondence resurfaced after being lost for nearly 50 years.

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