A Pennsylvania mother is parting with a prized note penned by the president to help her son start a new life.
Cynthia Arnold wrote to Barack Obama in January of 2009 after a call from her son, Matthew, who was then a private in the Army as he was filling out required paperwork, NBCNews.com reported. One thing Matthew asked his mother was if she or his father would handle funeral arrangements for him if he should he die while on duty, Cynthia Arnold told NBC.
In her letter, Cynthia Arnold pleaded to the president, "I beg you to spare other Mothers from taking a call such as mine from their sons and daughters. Use the power that has been given to you to bring our troops home as quickly and safely as possible."
A few weeks later Cynthia Arnold got a handwritten note from Obama.
"I will do everything in my power to make troops like Matthew my priority," the president wrote on a card with a seal from the White House.
He ended it with: "Please tell him 'thank you for your service' from his Commander-in-Chief!"
Cynthia Arnold treasured the note, NBC reports. But now she's decided to sell the note for $8,500 to help Matthew buy a car for his family as he transitions into civilian life.
Culled: NBC News
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