Dying Veteran Puts Ad In Local Paper Asking Only For Letters To Read

February 8, 2017

A cancer patient at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota took out a newspaper ad asking people to send him letters during his last days.

dying veteran wants to read letters from people

James' great-niece, Brenna Glodowski, found the posting and shared it on Facebook, asking if anyone has a few minutes to send a card.

"My great uncle put this in the newspaper, unbeknownst to us," she wrote. "If anyone has a few minutes to send a card, I think he would be more than ecstatic to receive it. #CardsforJimmy"

dying veteran wants to read letters from people

If you would like to send James a letter, here is the address:

James Wiitamaki
VA Medical Center, B51-2
4801 Veterans Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303


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