Of the roughly 16 million Americans who fought in World War II, just over 325,000 are still alive today and the youngest of those brave veterans are in their 80s.
Hugh Keller is one of those remaining veterans and on Christmas Day 2020, he celebrated his 100th birthday!
They received more than 1,200!
When they brought the final delivery of letters to Hugh, it required a wagon to transport them all.
The cards came from people from all 50 states, and four different countries.
Throughout December, he received 331 cards, followed by another 40 arriving on Christmas Eve alone.
Hugh said that he just thought of this as another birthday, but clearly everyone else thought it was something extra special.
The city made sure to record the delivery of the cards and the resulting video is delightful.
Happy birthday, Hugh!
h/t: ABC 15 News
