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Last year, Vietnam veteran John Holaday received the best Christmas gift ever: a new home built with love. A little over two months ago, the 77-year-old veteran only had a mattress and clothes. Delaware County Veteran Affairs officer Nathan Jones first met Holaday while he was on a routine visit. Holaday had no running water,
I was raised by my grandmother. And any little thing could trigger her. One time I got mad and told her: ‘You’re not my mom.’ I was only six years old. But she put me on an airplane to go live with my mother for a month, who I didn’t even know. My grandfather James
When Joe Tasby and his dog Cupid walked into the emergency room of a Nevada hospital in mid-March, he thought they’d be able to go home in a matter of days. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran, who is blind, went to HCA Healthcare’s Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, believing he had torn a shoulder tendon
An elderly caregiver just gave an assisted living facility resident the sweetest surprise ever: a pillow with a picture of his late wife. Ken Bembow, a British war veteran, has been sleeping with a framed photograph of his late wife, Aida, every night following her passing nine months ago. A carer at Thistleton Lodge named
A 95-year-old WWII veteran from Oregon has survived coronavirus. He talked about his experience on ABC News’ “Pandemic: What You Need to Know” and left everyone with a powerful message of hope. William “Bill” Kelly lived through the Great Depression and served the South Pacific during World War II. Just when he thought he had
Don’t you scream in amazement (and a hit of envy) when someone from TV finds out that their item is worth more than they imagined? The TV show Antiques Roadshow lives for these kinds of reactions. Anyone can be holding a precious and historic item worth hundreds—perhaps even thousands of dollars. In the show, most
A World War II veteran who served in the Marine Corps has a simple request for this year’s Valentine’s Day – to receive plenty of cards during the widely-celebrated occasion. Remember the time when we used to make scrapbooks? Given that we live in modern times, this method of keeping track of our life’s best
A Vietnam veteran from Florida named Mike Esmond understood what it was like to live a life of hardship. Back then, he and his three daughters went through a very cold Christmas when their heat and power were shut off due to nonpayment. To prevent other families from going through the same, he paid for
Great customer service is more than just serving the customers and keeping them satisfied. It is also going out of your way to help customers in need, even after they have received or consumed their order. This idea of customer service was definitely in the head and heart of Chick-fil-A manager, Daryl Howard when he
Knowing that it was only a matter of time before he leaves this world, a war veteran in hospice care had one final wish – to see his dog for one last time. When a person is living the end of his life, the yearning to be surrounded by the people and things that truly
Two veterans who both served as members of the marine force recon just showed the true meaning of brotherhood. Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathon Blank lost both of his legs after an improvised explosive device that he was standing right next to went off. The tragic event happened in October 2010 while the marine force recon
According to statistics, around 40 million people in America struggle with poverty-related hunger. Despite this unfortunate reality, access to food is something that most of us tend to take for granted. Individuals who are in this situation have no choice but to rely on the compassion of others. And when this army veteran learned about