On Memorial Day, Evelyn Moore turns 90. This inspirational, former U.S. Marine is marking the special day with friends and family, but she also finds herself receiving cards from well-wishers and Marines serving around the world.
"Sgt. Mom" celebrated her 90th birthday Monday. (Image source: Facebook)
The woman, known to many as "Sgt. Mom," is not just a supporter of the United State Marine Corps, she served in the USMC from 1950-55.
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Moore's daughter Mary Alice told WFXT-TV that cards and letters started pouring in by the thousands after she started a Facebook page to honor her mom.
She has been reading the letters to her mother, sharing the tributes like the one sent from "Christine USMC": “You have led the way for us that follow you and we will always be grateful may God bless you.”
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At the care facility where Moore lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, she receives more mail than any of the other residents -- most of it from complete strangers who write to let the 90 year old know how important and inspiring she is to them.
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Watch the local Fox TV station's report on this remarkable Marine:
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