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Spending the 4th of July with my boyfriend

laser_vision @laser_vision (129) • United States 5 Jul

He’s a treasure. The two of us raided Sprouts and Jimbos for food, then spent our day at a coffee shop. We watched a movie together on my laptop, then we did work on our own projects on own computers for a few hours. It was nice...

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U S Navy veteran receives a new roof from a veterans group in Idaho

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Jun

Thanks to the cooperation of Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project who are giving back to veterans who have served in the United States military, a United States Navy (USN) veteran named Robert Bentley will have his home in...

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Wounded veteran receives an electric car from a dealer and charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Apr 25

Thanks to the Wells Fargo And Sunshine Chevrolet and the Military Warriors Support Foundation, a former United States Army Sergeant named Kevin Ager who assisted Helene hurricane victims by assisting the residents of Fairview...

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Military veteran gets a new roof from a local company in Pennyslvania

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Jan 25

Tim Nicotra who served 22 years with the United States Navy, the Pennsylvania army National Guard the Pennsylvania National Guard is grateful that he took the advice from his wife Jennifer Nicotra to enter the contest from the...

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98-year-old World War II veteran gets his high school diploma in Rhode Island

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Nov 24

Anthony Simeone who is 98 years old joined the United States military at age 16 after he dropped out of Cranston High School East to enter the war in the Battle Of The Bulge at age 17 to support his family. When Anthony returned...

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A Navy veteran receives a replacement auto from the Veterans of Foreign Wars

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Jan 24

Rockland Community College (RCC) which is located in New York student Michael J. Finlay who is a United States Navy veteran who is currently as an engineering student received an automobile from the Rockland County Veterans...

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Tennessee Titans give a war veteran a Nissan auto during halftime on Sunday

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 Dec 23

The Tennessee Titans management did a wonderful deed for a single father of five children by donating a Nissan Pathfinder to war veteran Seth Cole who is a member of CreaiVets which is a charity in Nashville that assists war...

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Happy Memorial Day US people!

Angelpink @Angelpink (4031) • Philippines 10 Nov 23

So heartbreaking to see a homeless veteran! They gave their lives so Americans could enjoy their lives. Hope Joe Biden will address this. I remember before Obama said that there would be no more homeless veterans. But did it...

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U S Army retired veteran receives a mortgage free home in North Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Oct 23

Thanks to the actions of Lowe's and Building Homes For Heroes which is a nonprofit group that are grateful for the services of retired U S Army Captain Hans Mumm who worked with the U S military as an intelligence officer in 2003...

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Arby's Fan Gets a Pleasant Surprise

celticeagle @celticeagle (189874) • Boise, Idaho 23 Jan 23

With all the hatred and ugliness in the country today it makes a person wonder and we need more stories like this one: In Arizona, there is an Arby's location that has a customer who has been coming in each and every day for...

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VA appointment

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169478) • United States 17 Dec 22

Bob has some ongoing urological concerns that are addressed through the VA. When we go, it is often we have to stay in Wichita for the entire day. Yesterday there were people giving out gift bags of various types, one per...

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A photograph of a World War II veteran returned to the family

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Dec 22

Chris Dyches who are the social media manager for Sunbelt Rentals which is located in Fort Mill South Carolina mentioned that his employees were cleaning out a closet at the headquarters when they found an image of a World War II...

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Don't thank me for my service

joseph anthony yap @NatsuYeung (264) 15 Jan 22

I just got off a discussion from another social media site regarding veterans in the united states. There was someone who posted. He was a combat veteran who did a few tours abroad. He said that he never really feels...

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A veteran gets a used car as a gift from an auto mechanic

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Jan 22

The mechanics at CoAuto in Reno Nevada are wonderful people by assisting our military veterans by giving away an auto that is no longer going to be driven by the previous owner. The mechanics at CoAuto works with a group named...

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A U S Navy veteran grateful that social media came to assist him

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Sep 21

If there is one good deal that a video platform like Tik Tok is good for, it is to shine a light on a U S Navy veteran who is 79 years of age named Kenny Jary who rides around in a motorized scooter in the streets of Mahtomedi...

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A World War II celebrates his 100th birthday in style

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Aug 21

This story is amazing that Tom Rice who celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, received a great birthday present in Coronado California by parachuting out of a C-47 airplane into the beachfront at the Hotel del Coronado. Tom...

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World War II veteran takes to the sky in Massachusetts

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Aug 21

Thanks to a not for profit group called Dream Flights is one group that is traveling around the United States contacting World War II veterans who are still alive and making their dream of flying in restored biplanes that were...

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While we were waiting

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169478) • United States 30 Jul 21

While we were waiting for my husband to get his hearing aids, we ended up participating in a fire drill. We were up on the fourth floor. If it had been real and not a drill we would have gone down the stairs, but the...

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Good neighbor rescue story from Texas

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Jul 21

These kinds of stories where a fire burns down a home that causes heartbreak to the victims of these fires also brings out persons who risk their lives to rescue persons who would have perished in a fire had a good neighbor not...

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World War II veteran gets her wish come true

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Jul 21

This story is incredible since Ima Black who is 100 years of age received her dream come true to ride in a helicopter courtesy of the United States Navy recently. Ima who lives in Winter Park Florida served in World War II as a...

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