{"id":1101,"date":"2011-08-23T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1101"},"modified":"2011-08-23T14:36:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T14:36:27","slug":"penpal-friendship-may-continue-after-60-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/penpal-friendship-may-continue-after-60-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Penpal friendship may continue after 60 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Army penpals may be hoping they encounter a correspondent who they can remain friends with for many years.<\/p>\n<p>This could well be the case for two women who began writing to each other more than 60 years ago and might now get back in touch, the Rutherglen Reformer reports.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Hodgins from Ontario, Canada, has been in contact with the news source and said she would like to reconnect with Irene McWhinnie, who used to live in Rutherglen, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The pair began writing to each other after 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