a maine woman finally receives a letter that was mailed 83 years ago and a inform inform mcmichael receivedter it was pe inform inform ed in 1931 and sent to her grandmother from her aunt. both women have since died. the lost letter turned up in nearby town and the post office was finally able to track down a surviving family member. in fact, the post master took note of that letter because of the 2-cent stamp. ironically the letter did contain an apology for not writing sooner. we'll be right back. ♪ but we're not in the business of naming names. the fact is, it comes standard with an engine that's been called the benchmark of its class. really, guys, i thought... it also has more rear legroom than other midsize sedans. and the volkswagen passat has a lower starting price than... much better. the... vo: hurry in and you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card when you lease a new 2014 passat s for $219 a month. >> thanks for watching cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we're back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington and erika von tiehl. for biehls, kate and everyone here at "eyewitn

a maine woman finally receives a letter that was mailed 83 years ago and a inform inform mcmichael receivedletter it was pe inform inform ed in 1931 and sent to her grandmother from her aunt. both women have since died. the lost letter turned up in nearby town and the post office was finally able to track down a surviving family member. in fact, the post master took note of that letter because of the 2-cent stamp. ironically the letter did contain an apology for not writing sooner. we'll be right back. ♪ >> thanks for watching cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we're back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington and erika von tiehl. for biehls, kate and everyone here at "eyewitness news" i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. we may be off for now but you can find us at cbsphilly.com. the late show with david letterman is next. tonight's guest is sarah silverman. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for dr. bader's pest cures, brought to you by telebrands. [whoosh] >> hi everybody, i'm forbes riley. ooh, oh! did you ever get surpris

there was an order from general mcmichael who was the commandant of that camp that the black soldiers could only rate the black hostess hut which was like a canteen for the soldiers at that camp. and that became a cause celebre. here we have these men who have fought for freedom, a war meant to make the world safe for democracy, and new york's not safe for democracy or we're not safe in it. and then the parade, some people see the parade which is by many accounts a glorious occasion, no question when you see the reaction of the crowd. but there's a back story there. the war department didn't want the raid to happen at all. the parade to happen at all. they just wanted to release the men. then there was the, once again, some white help from a group called the rocky mountain club which is a group of mining engineers. herbert hoover was a member of it. they press for, you know, allowing these people -- and rodman wanamaker was also very important. the department store which was big in philadelphia and new york. and then, so the war department says we'll let the original 15th men, the men