Paul Cassarino was 22 when he served with the 447th Bomb Group of the 8th Army Air Corps, flying 30 bombing missions over Germany during World War II.
After the war, he married his wife, Phyllis; the two were togther for 69 years until she died of dementia two years ago, according to WVIT.
He visits her gravesite twice a day until two weeks ago when his car was stolen from his garage as he prepared to go to the cemetery.
He wrote an open letter to whoever took his vehicle and his most valued possessions, the Bibles he and his wife used to read from.
"My car is my survival for transportation to empty trash at the landfill, to go to the grocery store, go to my church, and to go to the cemetery every day to visit, talk and read the Bible to my late wife. In my car were my Bibles that my wife and I read together and that I would take to the cemetery to read to her; my tools that I have had for over 50 years; my personal belongings and other memorabilia that is priceless to me. My English version daily reader of the Vulgate Bible New Testament was especially dear to her and me. I read it to her every day when we were together and took it every day to the cemetery to read to her.
"I appeal to you to return my car together with its contents of my walker, tools, glasses, sun glasses, umbrella and 3 bibles. Please."
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