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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 ...

Young woman looks up from phone at perfect moment after hearing old man yell, “What are you doing?”

Alana was busy trying to buy things for St. Patrick’s Day, when something very special happened ahead of her in the line. Luckily, she was able to catch the moment, and later posted her version ...

Ex marine stole truck to save Vegas shooting victims – now look at message from car owner

During the Las Vegas shooting, Taylor Winston, an ex marine, didn’t think twice about jumping into an idle truck which still had its keys inside it. Then, about 3 days after the horrific incident, Taylor received ...

Jim is school’s strictest teacher – when students discover his double life, they’re shocked

Jim O’Connor is a strict Vietnam veteran and tenured math teacher whom you don’t want to mess with. He sports a short, military-style haircut and has sharp, watchful eyes that regularly scan his classroom. At ...

Paralyzed woman sees husband sneak into garage every night, follows him and his secret is revealed

Facebook / LizSoden Brad and Liz had everything they could wish for, and even before they got married, they knew they would have a wonderful life together. They had the same dreams, the same values, ...

She brings 2 depressed dogs to the park, when they see the man in white it all changes

Like many war veterans, coming back home wasn’t easy for Joshua. But he found solace in caring for two adorable dogs named Panda and Mama. © YouTube/Animal Planet Then Joshua moved to California, and for ...

Homeless vet dies alone – but watch what happens at his funeral

His name was John Beard. But if you had crossed paths with him in the later stages of his life in his town of St Louis, Missouri, he would have just been another homeless guy on ...

Soldier gives his beloved K-9 one last hug in heartbreaking farewell

United States Air Force sergeant Kyle Smith met German Shepherd Bodza back in 2012. Bodza was an explosive detection dog and the two of them were both assigned to a 189-day mission to Kyrgyzstan. Kyle ...