A World War II veteran was brought to tears after finally meeting the young pen pal who wrote him a letter thanking him for his service 12 years ago, saying 'some miracles do happen.'
Frank Grasberger, 95, from Strongsville, Ohio, received the letter from DaShauna Priest, 21, while on an honor flight to Washington, D.C. in 2009. He has carried it with him ever since, but he was never able to find her to thank her in person.
'I'd never be without it...it's something that somebody thought of me that much,' Grasberger told CBS News of the handwritten message. 'I'm tickled to death that I have a letter like this.'
Emotional moment: Frank Grasberger, 95, from Strongsville, Ohio, met DaShauna Priest, 21, for the first time this summer, 12 years after she wrote him a letter thanking him for his service
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