He died in the Korean War. His letters home were rediscovered 70 years later
When Sophia Wheeler and her boyfriend moved into his grandparents' farmhouse, they discovered wartime letters written between his grandmother and a relative who died in the Korean War. A photo of a little girl inspired the couple to track down the soldier's family.
![He died in the Korean War. His letters home were rediscovered 70 years later](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7089299.1705694231!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/korean-war-letters-cpl-presley-and-sophia-wheeler.jpg)
![When Sophia Wheeler and her boyfriend moved into his grandparents' farmhouse near Cornwall, Ont., they discovered several letters and photographs sent between his grandmother and one of her relatives who was a soldier in the Korean War. This inspired them to try and track down the family members of the soldier, who was killed in action. A collage of a woman holding an old letter on the left, a close up picture of the front of an old envelope in the top right, and a series of images of a man in a military uniform on the bottom right.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7089299.1705694231!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/korean-war-letters-cpl-presley-and-sophia-wheeler.jpg)
When Sophia Wheeler and her boyfriend moved into his grandparents' farmhouse, they discovered wartime letters written between his grandmother and a relative who died in the Korean War. A photo of a little girl inspired the couple to track down the soldier's family.