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'I know what war's all about': 103-year-old B.C. man begins fundraising walk for Ukrainian children
CTV News Vancouver Island ^ | May 2, 2022 | Adam Chan

Posted on 05/02/2022 5:43:01 PM PDT by Kriggerel

John Hillman, a Second World War veteran living in Oak Bay, B.C., has kicked off his fundraiser for Ukrainian children and families affected by war.

The 103-year-old began his campaign Monday, and plans to walk 103 laps around the courtyard of his independent living centre.

Hillman's scheduled to walk 10 laps around the courtyard every day, and local children are slated to join him on his walks next week.

The centenarian is raising money for the Save The Children charity, with funds going towards Ukrainian children.

"It touched my heart to see those kids being herded away from their homes and without any hope of going back to them," said Hillman on Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: britishcoumbia; ukraine; veteran; wwii
I doubt I'll even still be around at 103, let alone in half as good of shape as this true member of the Greatest Generation. There are so few of them left...
1 posted on 05/02/2022 5:43:01 PM PDT by Kriggerel
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To: Kriggerel

This helps me to understand what this is all about.

Leftists need a crusade. It defines their lives. And there is NOTHING in current US politics that fills that void, not BLM, not Biteme, not pedos nor trannies.

So they have replaced their void with “Ukraine.”


2 posted on 05/02/2022 5:46:02 PM PDT by nicollo
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To: Kriggerel

God bless him.


3 posted on 05/02/2022 5:47:02 PM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Kriggerel

Where was he when Trudeau went full commie?


4 posted on 05/02/2022 5:56:56 PM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: nicollo

The leftist crusade is the replacement of God with environmentalism and humanism. They are expedient at gripping on to other things to ratchet towards that end.


5 posted on 05/02/2022 6:00:06 PM PDT by posterchild
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"Where was he when Trudeau went full commie?"

He probably was doing good things all along, BUT, he wasn't in the news. Now that it is for Ukraine....

6 posted on 05/02/2022 6:00:55 PM PDT by jackibutterfly (May the 10 just men lacking in Sodom be found in America, for it’s sake of survival.)
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To: Kriggerel

Save The Children? A money this man raises will not go to help any children. R


7 posted on 05/02/2022 6:33:49 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Kriggerel

So, he’s 2,124 years old?


8 posted on 05/02/2022 7:21:27 PM PDT by dangus (I had some sympathies for some of Russia's positions... until they started a G-d-damned war.)
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To: Kriggerel

Screw Ukraine and anyone who supports the money-laundering, human-trafficking pos country.

That being said, stop poking the griz: he is probably close to death and has nukes.


9 posted on 05/02/2022 7:34:26 PM PDT by waterhill (Resist)
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