'Dear Soldier' -- Vietnam Marine vet recalls impact of 'Dear Soldier' Christmas letter from school girl
U.S. Marine Cpl. Charles ‘Chuck’ Estes was in a hurry, trying to make sure he had everything for a 10-man night ambush into the demilitarized zone. It was 1967, a couple of nights after a 24-hour Christmas truce that allowed the fighters to break the …