[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I met a man last year...said his name was Joe. He was eating dinner at a local buffet type restaurant near Laguna Hills in California where I was traveling for business.

On his table was an 82nd Airborne insignia cap. I stopped and asked him about it. He said he was with the 82nd at Ardennes. We talked for quite a while. In the end, I shook his hand, thanked him for his sacrifices and bought his dinner for him. I also arranged for a $50 gift card for him after the manager told me he was a regular there. Quite a guy. Quite an experience.

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Good on you, Sam.

Would love to hear more of your conversation.