A Gi Writes To His Kids - A Posthumous Letter (1950)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “A GI writes to his kids“. Posthumous letter received by wife of dead soldier, Private John McCormick, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA). Aerial shot rugged landscape in Korea. L/S American troops resting by road. M/S soldiers moving through long grass. M/S GIs carrying wounded comrade along road. L/S car driving along road in small American town - Collingdale. M/S postman arriving at the home of Mrs. McCormick with a letter reporting her husband missing. He hands letter to Mrs. McCormick. C/U Mrs. McCormick entering house. C/Us Mrs McCormick reading letter, she looks sad. C/U small daughter Joan McCormick. C/U other daughter Rose Marie seated in chair looking at book. C/U postman hands another letter to Mrs. McCormick, this letter is from her husband to his daughters, written on eve of battle. Various shots Mrs. McCormick sitting down beside her two daughters on settee, reading them the le