Tornado scatters history to the wind
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Over the years, NewsCut has had pretty good luck reuniting the far-flung debris from a tornado with rightful owners.
Maybe we can pull it off again.
This letter to "mom and dad" was sent from Vietnam in 1967.
There's no indication where it came from; it showed up in debris in Texas after the Van tornado.
So did these pictures.
https://twitter.com/BenRussellNBC5/status/597879155452026880/
Volunteers are posting the letters and pictures at a shelter and it's paying off for some people.
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