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Local Mother Meets Son After 67 Years Of Searching

It was an instant connection! For 67 long years, Marilyn Wallace had been thinking about the baby she could not keep. She never thought she’d hear from him, let alone…

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 29: Travelers walk to their gates in the concourse of Reagan National Airport in advance of the Fourth of July holiday on June 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. TSA has projected that 28.3 million passengers may be expected on the travel dates of June 28 through July 9, with 2.7 million passnegers expected today alone. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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It was an instant connection!

For 67 long years, Marilyn Wallace had been thinking about the baby she could not keep.

She never thought she'd hear from him, let alone see him.

After many years of searching and researching, Greg Wendt finally met his 94-year-old mother in the Charlotte Airport.

And come to find out, Wallace served in the Army Air Force and Wendt was a Marine Corps drill instructor.

Check out the story here.

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