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Army's 'Dear John Doe' letters printed by Torrance firm

 
The erroneous letters were sent to relatives of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. > Letters that were sent by the U.S. Army to relatives of soldiers killed overseas and that began with the erroneous salutation "Dear John Doe" were printed by a company based in Torrance, the government has disclosed. (link)

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