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WATCH: Veterans Walk One Mile a Day to Raise Money for Families in Need
Breitbart ^ | 5/14/2020 | Amy Furr

Posted on 05/15/2020 7:37:32 PM PDT by bitt

A group of U.S. Navy veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, are stepping out to raise money for families struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

When 85-year-old Ernie Martel heard recently that Della Lamb Community Services needed help supporting community members during the health crisis, he called up several of his friends, according to KCTV.

Together, Martel, 99-year-old Harold Gosseen, and 78-year-old Don Varney pledged to walk one mile a day to raise money for the organization.

“We just want to give back, we’ve been blessed all these years,” said Martel.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: veterans

1 posted on 05/15/2020 7:37:32 PM PDT by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

nice.


2 posted on 05/15/2020 7:37:46 PM PDT by bitt (Much of our culture is intended to traumatize us, as traumatized people are easily controlled)
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To: bitt

They should be marching on the governor’s office.


3 posted on 05/15/2020 7:43:19 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: bitt

My cynicism doesn’t allow me to see these things as good anymore. These gentlemen are donating to people who are likely opposed to everything they stand for.


4 posted on 05/15/2020 8:02:58 PM PDT by workerbee (==)
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To: workerbee

I agree with you - they believe they’re helping, but those people wouldn’t hesitate to let the town sell their home at a tax auction.


5 posted on 05/15/2020 10:34:57 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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