There were hundreds of letters, stretching over four years of war and beyond. Three brothers were in the military: one in the Marine Corps, one in the Army and one in the Army Air Forces. The mostly handwritten letters, on tissue-thin paper, dated to World War II and were penned mostly by the members of a single family - the Eydes of Rockford, Ill. The Marine Corps veteran felt a slight chill. Alosi opened one, and then another, and then another. Inside, tightly packed, were rows of envelopes. Several plastic bins sat in the middle of the floor, and dust billowed as Alosi peeled off the first lid. Not very promising, thought Joe Alosi, a businessman who bid on units, sight unseen, when tenants stopped paying the rent. The storage unit’s corrugated metal door slid upward, revealing 100 square feet of mostly empty space. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript.
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