Help cheer up a dying WW2 vet

August · 12-19-13, 10:10 PM

I thought you Subsimmers might be interested in this:

Red October1984 · 12-20-13, 01:26 AM

If it's real, I hope they can get this guy what he needs. I don't have the power, or I would.

However, I know there's a lot of fakes out there. So I'm a little skeptical. I'm all about helping veterans and thanking them...but when I see it on the internet, a red flag goes up in my mind. This one looks to be legit though.

Buddahaid · 12-20-13, 01:41 AM

If this was legit I think they could easily have found an outlet in the general news. My Spidey Sense is tingling.....

d@rk51d3 · 12-20-13, 03:46 AM

They're asking for greeting cards, not money. No harm in sending one.

Jimbuna · 12-20-13, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

They're asking for greeting cards, not money. No harm in sending one.

Agreed and if anyone can send the gentleman one in my name I'd gladly reimburse via Paypal or donate the cost to SubSim.

~SALUTE~

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-13, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

They're asking for greeting cards, not money. No harm in sending one.

Bingo. No return address needed as well.

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-13, 03:50 PM

Took me longer to take the photo and upload it to Photobucket than writing out the card. It will be in the mail today!

August · 12-20-13, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

If it's real, I hope they can get this guy what he needs. I don't have the power, or I would.

You don't have the power to send a Christmas card or even just a note thanking him for his service? The old guy needs cheering up, not your money.

August · 12-20-13, 09:27 AM

And BTW the Honor Flight organization is a well respected non-profit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_Flight

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An Honor Flight is conducted by non-profit organizations dedicated to transporting as many United States military veterans as possible to see the memorials of the respective war(s) they fought in Washington, D.C. at no cost to the veterans. Currently these organizations are focused on bringing veterans of World War II to the National World War II Memorial, and any veteran with a terminal illness to see the memorial of the war they fought in.

Penguin · 12-20-13, 11:49 AM

Thanks for the clarification about the legitimacy, August!

Too late to send out a Christmas card from here, but I hope the gentleman appreciates a new year's card from abroad.

August · 12-20-13, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

Thanks for the clarification about the legitimacy, August!

Too late to send out a Christmas card from here, but I hope the gentleman appreciates a new year's card from abroad.

I think he will a lot.

August · 01-02-14, 08:56 PM

Update to the story:

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24289089/w...hristmas-cards

Thanks to those who participated. Bravo Zulu!

AVGWarhawk · 01-02-14, 10:03 PM

Thanks for the follow up. This restores some of my faith in humanity.

gi_dan2987 · 01-02-14, 11:00 PM

I'm proud to know that I sent one of those thousands of letters. To those of you on Subsim who sent this man a letter or card, you truly do the Lord's work, and I salute you!

Huzzah Subsimmmers!

d@rk51d3 · 01-03-14, 01:29 AM

12-19-13, 10:10 PM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Help cheer up a dying WW2 vet I thought you Subsimmers might be interested in this: __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-20-13, 01:26 AM	#2
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	If it's real, I hope they can get this guy what he needs. I don't have the power, or I would. However, I know there's a lot of fakes out there. So I'm a little skeptical. I'm all about helping veterans and thanking them...but when I see it on the internet, a red flag goes up in my mind. This one looks to be legit though. __________________

12-20-13, 01:41 AM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,321 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	If this was legit I think they could easily have found an outlet in the general news. My Spidey Sense is tingling..... __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

12-20-13, 03:50 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Took me longer to take the photo and upload it to Photobucket than writing out the card. It will be in the mail today! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-02-14, 08:56 PM	#12
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Update to the story: http://www.wbtw.com/story/24289089/w...hristmas-cards Thanks to those who participated. Bravo Zulu! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-20-13, 03:46 AM	#4
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	They're asking for greeting cards, not money. No harm in sending one.

12-20-13, 11:49 AM	#10
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the clarification about the legitimacy, August! Too late to send out a Christmas card from here, but I hope the gentleman appreciates a new year's card from abroad.

01-02-14, 10:03 PM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the follow up. This restores some of my faith in humanity. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-02-14, 11:00 PM	#14
gi_dan2987 Weps Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I'm proud to know that I sent one of those thousands of letters. To those of you on Subsim who sent this man a letter or card, you truly do the Lord's work, and I salute you! Huzzah Subsimmmers!

01-03-14, 01:29 AM	#15
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0