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Pen pal romance blooms from Bahrain letters
Colleen Gabriel a Frederick High School senior and Hugo E Corona a Marine from El Toro Calif met for the first time after exchanging letters care packages and calls from Bahrain where Corona served during Desert Storm The pair connected after Colleen and her sister Monica answered Colleen s first letter and the bond grew into a romance with gifts videotapes and visits Corona moved to the United States two months before enlisting and learned English during basic training The story traces their cross country correspondence and emotional exchanges amid war time.
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Hugo Corona
California
Monica Gabriel
Frederick
Baltimore-Washington International
Colleen Gabriel
Frederick High School
Monica
Hugo E. Corona
el Toro
Calif
Maryland
Reisterstown
Ms. Gabriel
Ms Gabriel
Mr. Corona
Gabriel
United States
Mexico
Marines
Desert