A 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 Kia …
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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 …
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 …
Our feel-good story for today features three firemen who went above and beyond the call of duty to help a disabled vet in need. One hot day in Missouri, the Raytown Fire Protection District received a call about an elderly man in an electric wheelchair who got stuck on the road. The unnamed man – …
They say that what you give to the world will always come back to you, and that is true for the 92-year old man in the following story. Though it came a bit late, what he has been wishing for in such a long time finally happened to him, at a time that he never …
Separations are inevitable part of life. Sooner or later, we will be separated from those we have met as we embark on this journey called life. We will be parted from the ones whom we share our lives with. For the fortunate, their paths will lead them back together. But most of the time, separation …
Gary Sinise, a multi-awarded actor who has been in the industry since the year 1982, is back on the big screen in a movie about war veterans once again. This time he is not a veteran from the Vietnam war like Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump but will play the role of Larry in …