Politics news is pretty terrible so I love good stories like this one. An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor is showing his thankfulness for the troops in an incredible way.
Here’s what he wrote, from Fox News:
At 83 years old, I am one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors – thanks to the American troops who rescued me in what seems like a lifetime ago.
Since World War II, I’ve felt a deep connection to American troops for saving my life – a feeling that resurfaces every year on Veterans Day and throughout the holiday giving season.
And so this year I’m saying “thank you” to the American soldiers of the 1940s by donating $1 million to organizations serving wounded American veterans today.
My donation to the Wounded Warrior Project and the Services for Armed Forces program of the American Red Cross is my way of giving back, thanking previous generations of warriors for helping me. I hope this inspires others to give back as well.
Even though more than 70 years have passed since my rescue, it’s not too late to give back. That’s a lesson I hope the next generation recognizes, because it’s all too easy to let procrastination give way to inaction. But action is what brings hope to those who need it.
You can read the rest of his very affecting and poignant letter here.
If only more Americans were as appreciative of the military as this man is. God bless him and our troops.
[And a big middle finger to the alt-right scumbags who deny the holocaust happened]