WWII Soldier's Letter To Daughter Brings Tears To Eyes 70 Years After Written While It Is Read By Daughter For First Time Ever Who Never Met Her Father

WWII soldier's letter to daughter: Seven decades later, heart-felt note to his loved-one.

The letter to the WW II soldier's daughter was from the father that she never met. Peggy Eddington-Smith received the letter penned by her father, Pfc. John Eddington, as well as his Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, during a ceremony in Dayton, Nevada for the World War II veteran.

It was a three-page letter that was written by the WWII soldier shortly after Peggy was born. It was also shortly before he died in 1944.

"The letter gave me more knowledge of who he was," she told The Associated Press. "He poured out his heart to me, and a lot of men don't put that kind of emotion in writing. I'm just overwhelmed by everything, trying to absorb everything."

Donna Gregory of St. Louis found the soldier's letter and other World War II memorabilia in a box 14 years ago while helping her then-husband clean out his grandparents' home in Arnold, Mo., a St. Louis suburb, according to the AP.

In the first page, he devoted it to his wife and saved the second and third page for his daughter.

"I love you so much," the letter said. "Your mother and daddy ... are going to give you everything we can. We will always give you all the love we have."

Eddington urged his daughter to "always treat your mother right. You have the sweetest mother on the Earth." He closed the letter by writing, "I love you with all my heart and soul forever and forever. Your loving daddy."