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demmiblue

(37,872 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:22 PM Nov 5

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Nothing made me tear up harder than the old man who made it all the way to his car and then walked back with a cane to..

Nothing made me tear up harder than the old man who made it all the way to his car and then walked back with a cane to ask for a sticker: "I never got a sticker. I really want a sticker. So I can show my granddaughter. I'm voting for her."

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Nothing made me tear up harder than the old man who made it all the way to his car and then walked back with a cane to.. (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 5 OP

That is beautiful. StarryNite Nov 5 #1

That is cool! ....nt Figarosmom Nov 5 #2

A Great Example of the Silent Generation NonPC Nov 5 #9

All the feels!!! GPV Nov 5 #3

With all deserved respect. Passages Nov 5 #4

So great he did that. So great. What a great man. applegrove Nov 5 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Nov 5 #6

Okay. That one got me. Dem2theMax Nov 5 #7

I am not crying...someone is cutting onions or something... (n/t) Moostache Nov 5 #8

To you sir, who ever you are and to all those who did the same aurora the great Nov 5 #10

❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 5 #11

That is everything! onecaliberal Nov 5 #12

Admirable. Evolve Dammit Nov 5 #13

Bravo, sir!! gademocrat7 Nov 5 #14

Remember MissouriDem47 Nov 5 #15

That got to me. TomSlick Nov 5 #16

LOVE this! LOVE LOVE LOVE this! calimary Nov 5 #17

somehow we here in the all mail in states need to get a sticker! samnsara Nov 5 #18

I always get one with my mail in ballot Kali Nov 5 #21

I love this. democrank Nov 5 #19

Aw MustLoveBeagles Nov 5 #20

StarryNite

(10,912 posts)

1. That is beautiful.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:25 PM

Nov 5

Figarosmom

(3,306 posts)

2. That is cool! ....nt

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:25 PM

Nov 5

NonPC

(405 posts)

9. A Great Example of the Silent Generation

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:57 PM

Nov 5

I salute him. He's probably also a vet who never talks about it.

GPV

(73,074 posts)

3. All the feels!!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:26 PM

Nov 5

Passages

(1,430 posts)

4. With all deserved respect.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:27 PM

Nov 5

applegrove

(123,618 posts)

5. So great he did that. So great. What a great man.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:30 PM

Nov 5

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ArkansasDemocrat1 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Dem2theMax

(10,405 posts)

7. Okay. That one got me.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:53 PM

Nov 5

Large lump in throat and tears in eyes.

Thank goodness for the men who get it.
Thank goodness for everyone who gets it.

Moostache

(10,180 posts)

8. I am not crying...someone is cutting onions or something... (n/t)

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:56 PM

Nov 5

aurora the great

(110 posts)

10. To you sir, who ever you are and to all those who did the same

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:00 PM

Nov 5

Blessings to you. To all of you who really understand what it means to love and protect the women in your life. This woman thanks you from the bottom of her heart

littlemissmartypants

(25,906 posts)

11. ❤️

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:02 PM

Nov 5

onecaliberal

(36,342 posts)

12. That is everything!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:04 PM

Nov 5

Evolve Dammit

(19,072 posts)

13. Admirable.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:20 PM

Nov 5

gademocrat7

(11,212 posts)

14. Bravo, sir!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:23 PM

Nov 5

MissouriDem47

(53 posts)

15. Remember

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:32 PM

Nov 5

It was his generation that stormed the beaches in Normandy and numerous islands in the South Pacific in their fight against fascism. In our fight against fascism all we had to do was vote.

TomSlick

(11,973 posts)

16. That got to me.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:55 PM

Nov 5

calimary

(84,612 posts)

17. LOVE this! LOVE LOVE LOVE this!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:01 PM

Nov 5

God Bless that grandpa!!!

This is the kind of news that makes my WHOLE DAY!

samnsara

(18,300 posts)

18. somehow we here in the all mail in states need to get a sticker!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:31 PM

Nov 5

Kali

(55,877 posts)

21. I always get one with my mail in ballot

Reply to samnsara (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:42 PM

Nov 5

democrank

(11,250 posts)

19. I love this.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:48 PM

Nov 5

What a wonderful grandfather.

MustLoveBeagles

(12,694 posts)

20. Aw

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Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:59 PM

Nov 5

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