A real Xmas tale

What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Very beautiful, Ricky. Thank you for sharing this. It also reminds us what the older generation experienced not all that long ago.

What a beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing it.

Excellent ! I saw on the national (Italian) news last night the photo and wondered if they would find each other. Lovely !

Thank you for sharing Ricky. It sounds like both a Xmas tale & Hanukkah miracle! Beautiful story. It made our day.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!

Here is a link from the Guardian telling the story — how he almost shot the children at the time, fearing the noise he heard was made by hidden German soldiers, and how one of the three siblings saw herself in the photo and reached out to get into contact.

Incredible that all three siblings and the now 96-year-old veteran are all still alive !!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/15/us-soldier-reunites-with-italian-children-he-almost-shot-during-second-world-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

HI Ricky,
Thank you so much for sharing such a delightful story.
We need all the smiles we can get these days, and this was wonderful.

hey hey ricky
thanks so much for this happy ending of a great story. and to think they are all alive, they remember the day and an american serviceman to help them. this is the kinda media i like to hear.
"santa and his elves" were happy to bring martin adler and the naldi children full circle.
aloha

I read that in The Guardian today and it was lovely. Especially as the GI had PTSD after the war-which was not treated unlike today. I hope it gave this man a bit of peace knowing they all survived and are happy.

How lovely! I love reunion stories and this one was extra special. I hope he gets to go to Italy! Thank you for sharing.

Oh, what a beautiful story! Heartwarming and with a gratifying ending. Thank you for this Christmas “gift”, ricky.

That 96 year old soldier is my dad. It was a beautiful thing to watch him speak with the “children” again. I have even heard from their grandchildren.

Shellysjen,

Thank you so much for letting us know you are the soldier’s daughter! I’m sure you were all thrilled for him and my hopes are there will be a reunion picture of all of them. My youngest son is in his early 20’s, and it always hits me when I see pictures like your Dad, so young and handsome, and what these young men had to endure that go to war so early in their lives. I’m thankful he got to Rex h pit to the “children”.