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WASHINGTON, D.C. --
At 96, George Boone figured 70 yards was the closest he would get to his late wife's grave during a recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
The WWII veteran lacked the strength to walk to her gravestone by himself but two good Samaritans stepped in to help.
Boone, a former B-24 pilot who was shot out of the sky and held as a prisoner of war by the Nazis during his service, traveled to Washington, D.C. from North Carolina on an Honor Flight.
Although a trip to his wife Alma's grave deviated from the planned tour, volunteers made sure George could visit the love of his life, who was laid to rest in April 2008, WSOC reports.
As the group reached the site, Boone's son remembered he forgot something crucial.
"I said, 'Dad, I forgot the wheelchair," Jon told CNN. "Do you think you can walk with assistance?'"
While Boone said no, the volunteers refused to give up on the mission.
After some quick thinking, they made a chair out of their arms and lifted Boone all the way to his wife's resting place.
"He said 'This is my honor and privilege. I'm going to carry you. Wrap your arms around my neck. I've got you. And, off they went," Jon said about the volunteers.
It was a gesture that left them men speechless.
"Without a doubt, it gives you so much pride to be an American," Jon said. "It's not all what we see on the news. There are incredible people out there waiting to do good things and show acts of kindness."
http://abc7news.com/society/volunteers-carry-nc-veteran-who-couldnt-walk-to-wifes-grave/3415565/
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You don't know HOW GOOD this story make me feel!!!
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Great story
Gives faith in humanity
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You don't know HOW GOOD this story make me feel!!!
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ALL vets (WWII, Korean & Vietnam) NEED to go on an Honor Flight (even if they're disabled). If you know someone, strongly encourage them NO MATTER WHAT (many think they're "not worthy"). They pay NOTHING and are treated like royalty. YOU can accompany them too! It's an experience of a lifetime for them and you. PM me for more details if interested.
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why doesn't the cemetery provide wheelchairs for people?
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ALL vets (WWII, Korean & Vietnam) NEED to go on an Honor Flight (even if they're disabled). If you know someone, strongly encourage them NO MATTER WHAT (many think they're "not worthy"). They pay NOTHING and are treated like royalty. YOU can accompany them too! It's an experience of a lifetime for them and you. PM me for more details if interested.
I may know a few...
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ALL vets (WWII, Korean & Vietnam) NEED to go on an Honor Flight (even if they're disabled). If you know someone, strongly encourage them NO MATTER WHAT (many think they're "not worthy"). They pay NOTHING and are treated like royalty. YOU can accompany them too! It's an experience of a lifetime for them and you. PM me for more details if interested.
I was on a Delta flight last month and a lady was flying home with her dads casket (it was in the cargo hold) and they announced it at the end. He was a World War Two vet and they had the flag ceremony outside the plane and let her off first to be there. It was touching. Everybody watched out of the window.
Was this guys wife in the service, or do the wives of vets get to be buried in Arlington too?
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Just a ruse so he could steal his wallet.
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It is nice. But they shouldn't have risked injuring him in his physical condition, and it shouldn't have been difficult to get a wheelchair out to the location.
He'd be the type, probably, who'd just suffer in silence with an injury - so it might never be known.
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It is nice. But they shouldn't have risked injuring him in his physical condition, and it shouldn't have been difficult to get a wheelchair out to the location.
He'd be the type, probably, who'd just suffer in silence with an injury - so it might never be known.
I was starting to lose faith in GB. All the comments were positive. Thanks for restoring my faith in GetBig LV
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...and it shouldn't have been difficult to get a wheelchair out to the location.
You must work in the private sector.
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I was starting to lose faith in GB. All the comments were positive. Thanks for restoring my faith in GetBig LV
No, I'm sure you've known many old-timers like that. They take their hits and won't "trouble" anyone with them - especially in this guy's case, since he knows the others were being so kind to him.
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You must work in the private sector.
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I do wonder, if (as be back says) they'd have a couple of basic wheelchairs stored. Figure with the age of those who come, the possibility of being overtaken by emotion, and other things - someone would almost certainly need one sooner or later.