As a 5-year-old in 1968 in Michigan, Peter Dykema made this drawing of Harry Truman and mailed to the former president in Independence, and he received a reply. While in Kansas City on business last month, Dykema was able to see the original letter still preserved on file. [Photo courtesy of Peter Dykema]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Peter Dykema had never visited Kansas City or Independence before a scheduled business trip in June. Dykema, a native of…