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=Westlawn Students Write Letters For Troops Overseas=

Candice Maxwell, a teacher at Westlawn Middle School, delivers letters her sixth grade students wrote to soldiers serving overseas. She brought them to WHNT News 19, and we will include them in our Operation Phone Home program we did with Listerhill Credit Union. ( Becky Shores, WHNT News 19 / December 9, 2011 ) || Claire Aiello Web Content Manager 12:35 p.m. CST, December 9, 2011 HUNTSVILLE, AL— Westlawn Middle School students have done something special to recognize soldiers serving overseas. They've written letters to express their gratitude. Sixth graders in Candice Maxwell's Character Education class wrote notes to our American heroes. Maxwell dropped the letters off at WHNT News 19 on Friday, December 9.
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The letters will be sent to soldiers in our Operation Phone Home box, which will be sent through the U.S.O. WHNT News 19 is proud to partner with Listerhill Credit Union on Operation Phone Home. This year, we collected 2,100 greeting cards and raised $1,804.12 to buy phone cards for soldiers. According to the USO's Operation Phone Home site, this money will pay for 5,051 calls home. Copyright © 2011, WHNT-TV whnt-westlawn-students-send-letters-to-troops-overseas-20111214