9-Year-Old Writes Letters to Veterans and Everyday Heroes With a Return Envelope, Gets Amazing...

A 9-year-old boy with a passion for penning letters is reviving the lost art by writing to everyday heroes—and asking them to share their most cherished memories.
The only boy among six sisters, Tucker spends a lot of time with his father, Daniel Rose, who provides him with opportunities and resources to help him grow and make a difference in the world. Daniel also shares his hobbies with his son and imparts the traditions he grew up with.
Daniel believes the coolest response Tucker has received was a two-page handwritten letter from a woman who was on the bus with civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

“She talked about how [the] two of them worked at Montgomery Fair department store together, and they were on the bus together, and she told what happened from her perspective,” Daniel said.

Daniel said these letters are all categorized in three-ring binders, with each folder containing 35 letters. They’re stored in a fireproof safe in the garage. Apart from handwritten letters, Tucker has also received guitar picks from famous guitarist Carlos Santana and bands such as Goo Goo Dolls, Sister Hazel, and Diamond Rio.
In 2021, when the Rose family moved to Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, close to Camp Lejeune, they discovered a group, Military Missions in Action. It’s a veterans organization that sends care packages to deployed soldiers around the world.

Seeing an opportunity to send letters to deployed troops, Daniel asked Tucker if he was interested, and he eagerly agreed.

After some discussion, they decided that 1,000 letters was a challenging but reachable goal. A local business donated paper and envelopes, and Tucker got to work, signing each of the printed letters.