ExArkie
05-23-2009, 07:35 PM
I was in the service when I was VERY young. I had been home on leave and was on my way back when I found myself at the railway station in Detroit (we did not fly much in those days and we traveled in uniform to get a better price per ticket). I had my ticket; but very little money for the 3-day trip back to my base in Alabama.
A man came up to me and handed me an envelope - he just said, "This is for you!", and immediately walked away and disappeared into the crowd. When he handed me the envelope, I just automatically took it - it happened very quickly. When I opened the envelope, it contained $30 - in those days, more than enough to buy food and incidentals for my trip - and a note that just said "I was in the service myself and know how short money can be. Good Luck."
I looked all around for the man - I wanted to give the money back - taking money from a stranger was just not something folks in my family did. I never saw him again; but, I think of him often all these years later and try to help people who might need it. He was/is my Angel.
Happy Memorial Day!!!:howdy:
A man came up to me and handed me an envelope - he just said, "This is for you!", and immediately walked away and disappeared into the crowd. When he handed me the envelope, I just automatically took it - it happened very quickly. When I opened the envelope, it contained $30 - in those days, more than enough to buy food and incidentals for my trip - and a note that just said "I was in the service myself and know how short money can be. Good Luck."
I looked all around for the man - I wanted to give the money back - taking money from a stranger was just not something folks in my family did. I never saw him again; but, I think of him often all these years later and try to help people who might need it. He was/is my Angel.
Happy Memorial Day!!!:howdy: