Mansfield firefighters step up to help WWII vet step up
Someone sent us a link to an article from Mansfield, Massachusetts which tells the story of some firefighters there who stepped up to help World War II veteran Walter Gilbert and his wife Mary. The 95-years-olds have mobility issues, and the firefighters noticed that when they responded to a call at the Gilbert home recently;
“The guy is an amazing individual,” Fire Capt. John Terry said.
Terry said he stumbled across Gilbert when firefighters responded to a fire alarm call at his home. He later visited on a weekend off duty to change batteries in smoke detectors in the home.
Terry said he sat down and talked to Gilbert, learning he endured about 180 days of combat, and was wounded twice. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he took shrapnel.
Those wounds make it difficult for Mr Gilbert to walk, and Mary had recently broke her leg, so the firefighters coordinated with the local veterans services to get him a ramp for his stairs. They went out to the house to install the ramp during their off-hours. Unfortunately, there was a part missing, but they stand ready to make the installation when it arrives.
Terry urges folks to check in on local veterans to see what they can do for veterans, whatever war they served in.
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I got issues…nobody checks on me.
That’s because you keep a Soviet citizen locked up in your house and you won’t buy her a pair of French Bulldogs to keep her company.
Ever since she got that Citizenship stuff…its like she has rights now.
A lot of guys check with her to see if I am still alive. They must be concerned about my well being.
Insofar as the dogs go, there is a waiting list to get one of those. She should start with some kind of mutt, the woman can barely take care of me as it is.
I check with you all the time, you silly bugger. You just attention whore whining now.
If I didn’t check on you, you’d never tell me the stuff I write is absolute crap.
Nice!
French Bulldogs? Thought those .44s were American made.
Good on them!
Other than their ingrained liberal political indoctrination and resultant perversity, many people in The Bay State are otherwise very decent folks–almost like most Americans except they talk funny.
My neighbor checks on me because I’m old.
The JW’s check on me because I’m a sinner.
The insurance company checks on me because the stairs don’t have railing.
The town checks on me because of the junk (their word) cars and parts.
I hope nobody finds out I’m a veteran.
Nobody checks on me except the stray cats that show up at my front door, whining for dinner.
Y’all just don’t listen to the right folks… Mark Twain explained how to have people concerned and checking on your welfare over a hundred years ago: Owe them money.
I dunno—-maybe there are more good guys and gals out there than are normally brought tour attention. Thanks to them.
sorry—-“to our attention”
They keep knocking, I have to tiptoe across the floor…
Dave’s not here.
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