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VALENTINES FOR VETERANS.....
The Veteran who stopped by after opening his Valentines goody bag and was clutching the homemade Valentine’s card from a schoolchild to his chest and smiling said he was ‘hanging this on his refrigerator.’
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The young Veteran who decided to go sign up to become a VA Hospital volunteer after receiving his Valentine and speaking with us a bit…..
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The young 1st grader, whose family was financially struggling, yet managed to bring in a small bag of candy to go along with the homemade Valentine for the Veterans and was positively beaming that she could be part of this….
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The school custodians and other employees who donated monies to help buy candies to go along with the schoolchildren’s Valentines cards….
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The volunteer group who heard about Bobbysvalentines from a news article and wanted to send cards for the Veterans —but time was short this year, so decided to participate next year and instead, since they were ‘inspired,’ brought their homemade Valentines to the nursing home down the street….
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The veteran's wife who wrote: "What a picture of the veterans receiving these precious bags. They were hugging the bags.....All through the hospital there were smiling faces."