Kathryn Ryen pulls out of photo of her husband Staff Sgt. Trygve Ryen, who is currently deployed with the Army National Guard in Afghanistan. The two have kept in touch across the miles mostly using their cell phones.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
February 14, 2019
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Love letters Military couples go the distance to stay connected during deployments
On the back of a military ready-to-eat meal marked “corned beef hash,” a U.S. Marine stationed overseas in late 1980s began a letter to his wife back home: “How do you like my stationary?”