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Is There a Santa Claus and a Christmas Gift of Gratitude
The piece recalls the 1897 Virginia O'Hanlon question and Francis Church’s reply affirming belief in Santa Claus as a real, unseen force. It then shifts to a modern tale from Walter Reed Army Hospital where 19 cordless shavers, packed in 16 boxes, carried messages of thanks to 300 wounded veterans. The donors asked for no publicity and urged readers to remember servicemen in Viet Nam this Christmas.
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Virginia O'Hanlon Bougles
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Francis Church
Virginia
Grosse Point
Lake St. Clair
Detroit
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Viet Nam
Geneva
Mary
Joseph
Christ
Herod