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The Story Behind This 51-Foot Long Love Letter Will Melt Your Heart A Little

Isabel wrote her husband Manny a 51-foot long love letter while he was overseas during the Korean War. She wrote to him every day on a roll of teletype paper. On Valentine's Day, she was finally able to send the completed letter to Manny, who had it photographed to boost troop morale. Isabel and Manny have now been married for 57 happy years. Robert met Sharon at church when she was 12 and he was 17. On their first date at McDonald's in 1965, they shared fries from a dunk cup. While Robert was serving in the Air Force, they stayed in contact through letters. Every anniversary since, they have returned to McDonald's to share fries,

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The Story Behind This 51-Foot Long Love Letter Will Melt Your Heart A Little

Isabel wrote her husband Manny a 51-foot long love letter while he was overseas during the Korean War. She wrote to him every day on a roll of teletype paper. On Valentine's Day, she was finally able to send the completed letter to Manny, who had it photographed to boost troop morale. Isabel and Manny have now been married for 57 happy years. Robert met Sharon at church when she was 12 and he was 17. On their first date at McDonald's in 1965, they shared fries from a dunk cup. While Robert was serving in the Air Force, they stayed in contact through letters. Every anniversary since, they have returned to McDonald's to share fries,

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LOVE STORIES

 Read the love stories and discuss

The Story Behind This 51-Foot Long Love Letter Will Melt Your
Heart a Little
When Isabel Forlenza's beau was overseas in the Korean War, she wrote him every day on a big roll of teletype
paper. Turns out, she had a lot to say!

I met my husband when we were both in the fifth grade, but I didn’t fall in love with him until I
was 14.
During the Korean War, Manny was in the Army. In the beginning, I didn’t know where he
was stationed or where he was going to be deployed. I wrote to him every day on a roll of
teletype paper. I ended the letter on the same roll and continued this until I had an address to
send it to. After 11 days, I received a letter from Manny from Tacoma, Washington. He was
going to be deployed to an unknown location.

Around Valentine’s Day, I was finally able to send him my letter, which by that time
was 51 feet long. As he was reading it, a sergeant passed and said, “What is that?” Manny
replied, “My girlfriend wrote me a letter.” The sergeant said, “Soldier, don’t move—we want to
get your photo taken. It will help boost the morale of the servicemen.”

Our marriage has lasted longer than that letter. We’ve spent 57 happy years together.

LOVE STORIES
 Read Robert’s love story and discuss

After 47 Years of Marriage, This Couple Still Shares McDonald’s for


Every Anniversary
It’s love with a side of fries.
I met Sharon at church in September 1962, when she was 12 and I was 17. I didn’t ask her out
until April 22, 1965, when she was 14 and a half and I was 18. Our date started at church, and
afterward we went to the McDonald’s in Granite City to share some french fries. Since this was
before ketchup packets and dispensers, we purchased a dunk cup for 3 cents. We sat, talked,
and fed each other french fries.

I joined the Air Force in October 1965, and we started writing letters. She was still a baby
in my mind. It wasn’t until I came home in December 1966 that I realized that that baby had
grown up and matured into the woman I wanted to marry. Letters and feelings of love blossomed,
and we were engaged in 1967.

On April 22, 2016, like every year before it, you’ll find us at
McDonald’s with our traditional order of french fries. We now bring a
small bowl from home that resembles our original dunk cup. Sharon
and I still feed each other french fries as we talk of all the happenings of bygone years. We
will have been married 47 years this coming September. I’m soon to be 70, and my wife is
soon to be 65 years young.
LOVE STORIES
 Read Isabel’s love story again and answer

1. What’s Isabel’s husband’s name?


2. When did they fall in love?
3. Where was her husband when she started writing the letter?
4. How long was the letter when she sent it?
5. When did she finally send the letter?
6. How long have they been married?

 Read Robert’s love story and answer True or False

1. __He met her when she was 14


2. __They ate French fries in one of their dates.
3. __They keep contact by mail when he was in the Air Force.
4. __They get engaged before he joined to the Air Force.
5. __They have been married for 47 years.
6. __She is 70 years old at present.

LOVE STORIES

 Read Isabel’s love story again and answer


1) What’s Isabel’s husband’s name?
2) When did they fall in love?
3) Where was her husband when she started writing the letter?
4) How long was the letter when she sent it?
5) When did she finally send the letter?
6) How long have they been married?

 Read Robert’s love story and answer True or False

1. __He met her when she was 14


2. __They ate French fries in one of their dates.
3. __They keep contact by mail when he was in the Air Force.
4. __They get engaged before he joined to the Air Force.
5. __They have been married for 47 years.
6. __She is 70 years old at present.

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