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53 Veterans Had No Idea What Was Waiting for Them After Their Honor Flight — Their Reactions Said Everything
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53 Veterans Had No Idea What Was Waiting for Them After Their Honor Flight — Their Reactions Said Everything

There are a few jobs that require the same level of sacrifice as those in the military. They often spend extended time away from family and friends to serve their country. Some of them never come home, making the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for our freedom. Veterans are a special group of people who deserve thanks and support that they don’t always get. When Southwest Airlines announced that an Honor Flight was landing with 53 veterans on board, people at the airport gave them an incredible welcome. View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Harris Jr (@davidjharrisjr) Everyone Stopped to Honor the Veterans with a Special Welcome If you’re looking for a good cry, this video will do it. Suddenly, 53 veterans of varying ages and mobility levels exited the plane to a cheering crowd. It’s a beautiful reminder of what these men and women do for us every single day. It’s easy to see how touched they were by the simple, yet incredibly powerful gesture. As Coffey Anderson’s Mr. Red White and Blue plays, we couldn’t help but tear up in gratitude and awe. Thousands in the comment section felt the same way. “How we should ALWAYS treat our veterans,” someone wrote. “It’s the homecoming these Vietnam vets should have gotten the first time they came home,” another person added. A military wife chimed in about her veteran husband. “We owe them a huge debt of gratitude. My husband came home injured with no fanfare. He would serve again if he could!” She wrote. Coffey Anderson commented with pure joy that his song was part of the veterans’ welcome video. “Thank y’all for using my song, Mr. Red White and Blue” for this video. Patriotism isn’t going anywhere! We love and honor ALL those that served. All gave some. Some gave all,” he wrote. This story’s featured image can be found here.

Manager Spends 3 Nights At Zoo To Keep Animals Safe During Massive Blizzard
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Manager Spends 3 Nights At Zoo To Keep Animals Safe During Massive Blizzard

Woman’s Viral Video of Elderly DoorDash Driver Channels $1 Million to Help Him Retire
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Woman’s Viral Video of Elderly DoorDash Driver Channels $1 Million to Help Him Retire

It could have been called a DoorDawdle order, as in his old age he could hardly ‘dash’ up the steps to her front door. Source: Woman’s Viral Video of Elderly DoorDash Driver Channels $1 Million to Help Him Retire Lovely.

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.

His neighbor’s kid kept parking illegally in front of his driveway. After 20 inches of snow, he found the perfect response.
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His neighbor’s kid kept parking illegally in front of his driveway. After 20 inches of snow, he found the perfect response.

After a 20-inch snowstorm hit Boston, a homeowner (u/merrymisandrist) found himself doing what he always had to do when his neighbor’s teenage kid parked illegally next to his driveway: figure it out himself. The problem had been going on for a while. The kid would park in a no-parking zone right at the end of the driveway, which wasn’t just inconvenient, it caused the neighborhood snow removal truck to skip the driveway entirely during storms. The homeowner had talked to the kid about it directly, politely, more than once. Nothing changed. So when about 20 inches fell one Sunday and the plow truck bypassed his driveway again because of the illegally parked car, he grabbed his snowblower and made a decision. At first, he wrote on Reddit, it was almost accidental, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction and some snow landed on the car naturally. Then he decided to stop fighting the wind. “I then said ‘screw it’ and just had the chute directed at their car at all times,” he wrote. By the time he finished clearing the street around his driveway, the car was buried. Driver’s side, passenger’s side, all the way up to the sidewalk. The plow coming back through the other way added to the effect. AITAH for snowing in my neighbors illegally parked car? byu/MerryMisandrist inAITAH The next morning, he went out for some cleanup and found the kid trying to shovel his way out. When the kid asked to borrow the snowblower, the answer was no. The kid’s mother came over later, threatening damage to the homeowner’s belongings. He told her to call the police and closed the door. “I know she’s not going to call them,” he wrote, “as they were parked illegally, and they would probably give the kid a big fine for both the parking and being there in a storm.” Parked car completely buried in snow. Photo credit: Canva He wasn’t wrong to anticipate that dynamic. Boston has some of the most charged parking politics in the country, especially after a storm. The city officially permits residents to reserve shoveled street spots for up to 48 hours after a snow emergency ends, and as NPR reported in January, locals take that tradition seriously, sometimes very seriously. Parking in a spot someone worked to clear is considered, by a significant portion of the city, a matter of honor and consequence. Blocking a neighbor’s driveway outright is a different category entirely, and under Massachusetts law, it’s ticketable. Reddit was largely on his side. “Maybe a little bit of a jerk for blowing the snow directly on the car,” one commenter acknowledged, “but it was also the car that caused you to be blocked in to begin with.” This article originally appeared earlier this year. The post His neighbor’s kid kept parking illegally in front of his driveway. After 20 inches of snow, he found the perfect response. appeared first on Upworthy.