Mail call raises spirits of U.S. troops in Kuwait

Friday, February 14, 2003

IN THE KUWAITI DESERT -- Sitting in the driver's seat of a Paladin self-propelled howitzer, Pfc. Joseph McWhorter was all smiles Thursday as he dug into a Valentine's Day box full of his favorite treats and photos from home.

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