Taylor Swift Surprises 96-Year-Old WWII Veteran Over Holidays

CNN ^ | December 27, 2016 | By Chloe Melas

[Brad from Tennessee]

(CNN)Taylor Swift met a unique fan of hers over the Christmas holiday. The singer surprised Cyrus Porter, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, at his Missouri home on Monday.

The moment Swift walked through the door, his family erupted into screams and tears.

The pop star posed for pictures and even brought along her guitar for an acoustic rendition of her hit "Shake It Off." Porter, who has 20 grandchildren, sang along with his family. . .

[boycott]

Very nice of her.

[Blood of Tyrants]

She’s a classy girl.

[Navin Johnson]

I saw her in concert about ten years ago and she was fantastic. The liberal press treats her like garbage but she is quite a woman. Not enough in the entertainment community with her class.

[Moleman]

She broke up with me :-(

[Albion Wilde]

Totes adorbs.

[Albion Wilde]

This is one of my favorite covers of “Shake It Off”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIu4e3Mf3AA

[Robert DeLong]

The video is precious.

[LouieFisk]

"She broke up with me :-( "
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I'll believe you when she writes a song about it. ☺

[savagesusie]

Seems like a very down-to-earth girl for being so famous. Good for her!!! It is hard to do and much too rare, when life brings such fame and money when one is so young. God bless her.

[Daveinyork]

Every now and then, a celerity surprises me by displaying something that is rare in celebrities - class.

This is an example. I know very little about this young lady, except that her music is very popular. I think I may look into her music after seeing this article and the video.

[luvbach1]

Talented, beautiful, nice. What a winner!

[mc5cents]

That was great! Have to look them up to see how they are doing today.

[PeteePie]

Y'all got some sorta problem with the RULES around here?

[Crucial]

This is a wonderful thing for her to do.

[Gator113]

I enjoyed that version. My favorite version is done by my 3 granddaughters and 6 of their girlfriends all loaded in the bed of my truck as I drive slowly through our favorite campground on the Oregon coast. It is an awesome experience and they sing it loud and proud, all acapella. Folks of all ages come out from their camps and stand along the road as we slowly pass by. I’d post it if I had video of it. ;>) Yes, I am bragging....I do it all the time.

[JaguarXKE]

From what I’ve read, she is not only a terrific talent, but also has a very good head for business.

[jmacusa]

Now there’s a young lady with her head on straight. She has talent, poise, grace and an obvious sense of the sacrifice made by the WW2 generation. Good on her.

[jmacusa]

WOWSERS!!!!!

[Moleman]

LOL