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Marine is diagnosed with terminal brain tumor – weeks after wife finds out she’s pregnant with third son

It was 2004 when Amanda met her future husband Jason. Both Amanda and Jason were aware of the challenges that their union would face — Jason was a marine with the US Marine Corps, so ...

50 years after American vet disappeared in Vietnam, he’s finally coming home to his family

Navy Reserve Cmdr. Charles B. Goodwin was 25 years old on Sept. 8, 1965, when he flew an RF-8A off the USS Coral Sea on… Posted by Stars and Stripes on Friday, October 5, 2018 Search ...

Mom’s snaps picture of three 5th-grade boys taking down school flag – now the internet is in a frenzy

As per Inside Edition, Amanda Reallan was left stunned when she ventured to Hayden Meadows Elementary School to pick up her children. She was impressed by the way three students went about their duties when ...

Here’s why you should never, ever take a coin from a gravestone

It’s a sad thing to admit, but there are people in this world who will take items left on headstones and at burial sites. The internet is awash with stories of families sharing stories of items or ...

Cop shot in head and rushed to surgery – nurse sees him mouth 3 emotional words to his wife

In an update last Tuesday, the Covington Police Department revealed how Cooper remains “in serious condition with a bullet lodged against his carotid artery.” However, in a remarkable display of resilience, the officer gave everyone ...

WWII hero walks granddaughter down aisle at wedding – dies just two days later

You read that right. 94-year-old Bronislaw ‘Grom’ Karwowski, who was captured and held as a POW by the Nazis during WWII, only to escape the Gestapo’s HQ, was handed the honor of walking his granddaughter down ...

Bald pit bull found on the street: When rescuer looks closer at his skin, she cries

Nobody knew how long Oliver, just a 1-year-old pup, had lived in misery on the streets, but it was clear that nobody had been looking after him for a very long time. Stephanie, who would ...

10-year-old labrador adopts 9 ducklings after their mom is killed by a fox

On Thursday, staff working at Mountfitchet Castle in Stanstead, Essex, saw something rather out of the ordinary. Nine young ducklings were wandering around – seemingly confused. The staff at the popular English tourist destination knew ...

93-year-old D-Day vet dies with no one to carry casket – 6 football players arrive to help

Thomas Hunter served from 1942-1949 and participated in the D-Day invasion during World War II. Despite his heroics, Hunter never married when he returned home; never started a family. He had 11 siblings, but by ...

Air Force vet suffers from terminal cancer – falls to his knees when a stranger knocks at the door

Although Ron didn’t have many worldly possessions to his name, he was grateful for having a roof over his head. You see, Ron had cancer and had been undergoing chemotherapy. In his battle, he’d recently ...