Incredible Connection Between Vietnam Veteran and War Survivor Melts Internet's Icy Heart

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Eric Lund
Jan 31, 2019 3:00 PM EST

As bad as things get, which they do very often, we're still impressed by incredible coincidences that just seem to happen all the time. It's not every day that you meet someone who played such an important role in your past. This is the stuff that hearts were warmed from. If you're in the market for some more wholesome stuff, here's a guy realizing his neighbor Gene is cooler than he expected.

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    Text - Aron Moxley Jan 15 at 00:16 This regular named John has been coming into my work for years. I told him I was going to Vietnam next week with my girlfriend Ali Marie He told me he was over there during the fall of saigon and helped orphan babies get on evacuation planes and helicopters as a marine. I told him I was one of those babies. He looked at me, his eyes started to well up and said he might of held me in his arms during the rescue mission (Operation Babylift) we talked for a while a
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    Eating - LTAT GLIT Cores FIRE ON THE GS-POS.
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    Junk food - &JO JA MTAO LBOTAT I dont know if this has been up I had to share with you all what was shared to by a good friend. As a Marine and multiple campaign veteran, it's really nice to see a story like this. Especially after all the public anger our Vietnam vets had to deal with. Making me tear up and ruin my crayons...I mean lunch. imgur yet, but me
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    Text - Comment Best Comments Davidnfilms 4h 2 Replies D My dad flew DC-3's full of food into Phnom Penh during the siege. He recently met someone in the US who told him he kept him alive. 311 1 Reply
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    Text - TheJaySquare 5h 2 Replies Thank you for your service. 86 Reply 1 Reply bababababababababananabo0 3h I love it when they put fresh jalapeños on nachos Reply 16
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