Some folks support the VETS

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My wife and I had attended a large car show in Shawnee, Ok. today and had pulled into a cafe there to eat. As we were going to be seated at our table I had an older lady call to me to come back to her table. I didn't know her and I thought that perhaps she wanted directions or something. She had her walker by her at her table and her husband sat across from her there.

She called me to her and asked me if I had ever been in the service. I told her yes, but that I was not on active duty. She said that didn't matter in the least and that she had something special that she had made for me. She reached down into a knitting bag and handed me a beaded picture of an eagle and the flag. It was a really, really, really nice gesture from her, but I was embarrassed to accept it. Again I tried to hand it back and explain that I was not active duty, but she refused it and told me, "I am not crazy, but I make these myself and I give them to every VET I see." It made her happy to bring a bit of joy to any VET and she told me that her grandson is in the Navy.

My wife went over later before they left the cafe and thanked her profusely for her gift to me. She told her that I had been in both the Air Force and the Navy. The couple left at that time, but I have to admit that I was touched greatly by her gift to a stranger. God bless her and folk like her, as our VETS do deserve much, much better treatment than they often get. The attached photo doesn't do justice to how cool the beaded picture actually is. She didn't seem to want me to give it to someone else, although I believe there are tons more deserving. I'll find a special place for it and always remember that there are some really good people out there who want nothing in return for just being nice. It is an early 4th of July gift.

She didn't say how many she had given away, but I feel like today was one wonderful day, for sure because of her. Bless her and her hubby both. A true gift from the heart to a VET and I'll treasure it for a long, long time. :-)