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Peggy Eddington-Smith, 69, of Dayton, Nev., receives a reproduction copy of her father's dog-tags during a ceremony in Dayton, Nev., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford)

WWII soldier’s letter finally reaches daughter

Associated Press

Peggy Smith, pictured with Kevin Smith, was 4 months old when her father, Pfc. John Eddington, was killed in action in World War II. Seven decades later, Mrs. Smith is about to get his Purple Heart medal and an emotional letter the father she never met wrote just weeks after her birth. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Kevin Smith)

7 decades later, Purple Heart to be given to soldier’s daughter

By Jim Salter - Associated Press