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I was very touched when I read this inspiring story on Good News Network: This elderly gentlemen, Lawrence Silk, served 3 different tours of duty in Vietnam. Now 84 in a memory care home with dementia, he wakes up everyday haunted by a need to do his duty and ship back out for war and is constantly upset his care-givers won't let him go. His family reached out through social media for a military official to visit their father and give him some kind of commemoration for his past service to try and put their Dad's worries to rest. Air Force Lt. Colonel LaFrazia, who served in Mr. Silks same Vietnam squadron, heard this and offered to visit Lawrence. He gave him a Certificate of Appreciation from the Air Force, a USAF Civil Engineering Badge and also Challenge coins from Prime Beef and Red Horse units for his service as a combat engineer in order to reassure him his duty was finished and his service honorable. Col. LaFrazia givng Lawrence his Certificate of Appreci...

Today's "find" is another great Inspiring News story! This young man with cerebal palsy landed his dream job of working for Security at the Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida! (photo by Work Opportunities Unlimited) He got this opportunity with the help of a community based organization called "Work Opportunities Unlimited." The Stadium assistant manager, Alex Inman, said they hired him because they felt he could do an excellent job! There's a full video available on this story here . and you can read more Inspiring News stories here at the   Good News Network !

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of seeing nothing but bad news on the news media. So, I went looking for something better and found The Good News Network  that features nothing but positive and inspiring news stories! So, for Friday Find's today, I'm going to feature a few highlights from one of those inspiring stories:   8 Stories of Cops Being Absolutely Awesome in 2015!  (To see all the stories and read the details, visit the link above.) Police officers see a man in a wheelchair trying to mow his lawn, stop and mow it for him! ***** Police officer finds homeless family sleeping in car in city park and puts them up in a motel! ***** Police officer made a 6-year old Autistic Boy's  dream come true! ***** Police Officer stops at girl's lemonade stand and finds out she's trying to earn money for an iPad, since her family is financially struggling, and surprises her with a special gift! ***** I especially ...