The year’s best commercial is tailor-made for Alabama’s large military population

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August 6, 2015

The best advertisements do more than make you want to buy a product. They wrap you in an emotion.

As one of the states with the largest military populations, many Alabamians know what it’s like to have a family member far away on active duty.

Check out this heartwarming commercial “Letters to Dad” by the Paper and Packaging Board showing how important handwritten letters still are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH8BxxT_omE

(H/T American Military News)

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— Elizabeth BeShears (@LizEBeesh) January 21, 2015

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