Eight Year Old Boy Pays It Forward
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:28 pm
At the Ohio Air National Guard base near Toledo, Lt. Col. Frank Dailey still
can't believe the honor recently bestowed upon him.
"It's incredible being recognized in such a manner," he says.
It happened at a Cracker Barrel, of all places. As the security camera shows,
Dailey entered the restaurant on Feb. 7 for an early lunch.
At about the same time, 8-year-old Myles Eckert came in with his family.
Myles was very excited. He'd just found a $20 bill in the parking lot.
He'd started thinking of what he could spend it on.
"I kind of wanted to get a video game, but then I decided not to," Myles says.
He changed his mind when he saw the guy in uniform.
"Because he was a soldier, and soldiers remind me of my dad," Myles explains.
And so, with his dad in mind, Myles wrapped the $20 in a note that read,
"Dear Soldier -- my dad was a soldier. He's in heaven now.
I found this 20 dollars in the parking lot when we got here.
We like to pay it forward in my family. It's your lucky day!
Thank you for your service. Myles Eckert, a gold star kid."
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can't believe the honor recently bestowed upon him.
"It's incredible being recognized in such a manner," he says.
It happened at a Cracker Barrel, of all places. As the security camera shows,
Dailey entered the restaurant on Feb. 7 for an early lunch.
At about the same time, 8-year-old Myles Eckert came in with his family.
Myles was very excited. He'd just found a $20 bill in the parking lot.
He'd started thinking of what he could spend it on.
"I kind of wanted to get a video game, but then I decided not to," Myles says.
He changed his mind when he saw the guy in uniform.
"Because he was a soldier, and soldiers remind me of my dad," Myles explains.
And so, with his dad in mind, Myles wrapped the $20 in a note that read,
"Dear Soldier -- my dad was a soldier. He's in heaven now.
I found this 20 dollars in the parking lot when we got here.
We like to pay it forward in my family. It's your lucky day!
Thank you for your service. Myles Eckert, a gold star kid."
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It either starts in the home or it doesn't start at all....IMO.