TinkerbellT421
05-30-2012, 08:20 AM
Saw this story on my local news station this morning. There is the absolute cutest video of the interview done with the boy. Google WPRI (my local news station) and its the first story on the home page. Had to share, brought tears to my eyes.
Boy, 9, gives away Disney World trip to family of fallen soldier
Updated: Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 7:47 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 7:46 AM EDT
KINGSTON, Mass. (CNN/WHDH) - Back in February, 9-year-old Brendan Haas wanted to trade for a trip to Disney World to give to a deserving family.
He started with a toy soldier. From there, the trades got bigger and bigger with the network growing nationwide.
Then Brendan met his goal: Tickets to Disney World including airfare, a stay at the Disney villas, and almost $900 in Disney gift certificates.
On Memorial Day weekend, the family of a fallen soldier was chosen out of a hat to receive Brendan's gift. Twenty-five-year-old Timothy Steele was killed last August in Afghanistan. The soldier left behind a wife and a 2-year-old daughter named Liberty Hope.
Now, the two families are connected by a single toy soldier.
Boy, 9, gives away Disney World trip to family of fallen soldier
Updated: Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 7:47 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 7:46 AM EDT
KINGSTON, Mass. (CNN/WHDH) - Back in February, 9-year-old Brendan Haas wanted to trade for a trip to Disney World to give to a deserving family.
He started with a toy soldier. From there, the trades got bigger and bigger with the network growing nationwide.
Then Brendan met his goal: Tickets to Disney World including airfare, a stay at the Disney villas, and almost $900 in Disney gift certificates.
On Memorial Day weekend, the family of a fallen soldier was chosen out of a hat to receive Brendan's gift. Twenty-five-year-old Timothy Steele was killed last August in Afghanistan. The soldier left behind a wife and a 2-year-old daughter named Liberty Hope.
Now, the two families are connected by a single toy soldier.