The Power of the Internet

This is going to be a mostly off topic post, but I think worthwhile.

January 18th: College Rd to Mooney Pond, left on Mooney to S. Evergreen, left on S. Evergreen to Inwood, left on Inwood to Galaxie, left on Galaxie to College Rd and left on College to home.
Distance: 1.75 miles
Weather: 31 degrees, mostly cloudy, feels like 31 degrees
Feeling: Pretty good.

So my run was uneventful, but my arrival home was more interesting. I called my parents tonight, and my mom said my dad had just gotten a phone call from a man named John Stolte who had seen my father's picture online from the Vietnam War with contact information from a Korean soldier named Seo Kun-jak that had fought with him. Mr. Stolte was trying to verify my dad's contact information so that the Seo Kun-jack could get in touch with my dad.

Wow. The power of the internet amazes me. Tonight, for one of the first times, I heard excitement and even happiness in my father's voice when he spoke of the war - or at least - his friends from the war. To see my dad's picture, to see his handwriting underneath, and to read to him the letter from his friend...just amazing.



So I sent an email to Mr. Seo Kun-jak. I hope to hear back.