Santa Claus knelt to thank the veteran for his service. A PHOTO
Santa Claus at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Delaware, got on one knee before 93-year-old World War II veteran Bob Smiley to thank him for his service.
Photo: Facebook / Gina Stecher Wilbur
This touching moment was captured by the visitors of the shopping center, writes Fox News.
“I heard Santa in a quiet voice tell a gentleman about those he knew from World War II. He shook his hand with sincere gratitude for his service,” wrote Gina Wilbur, who took a photo of their conversation and posted it on FacebookSince then, the post has become viral, having received more 4 600 reposts.
Photo: Facebook / Gina Stecher Wilbur
The members of the Smiley family saw the photo on the Internet and were so touched that they tried to find Santa. December 6 veteran and Santa met again.
“We are indebted to people like these who have made the life-changing decision to dedicate themselves to service, even to be willing to give up their lives for other people,” Santa said.
Smiley said that for his generation, military service was more about “duty” than about sacrifice.
“We all went to war, we all served. Every guy in my class served in school. Of the 35 guys, five were killed, and they were my friends for 13 years of my life,” Smiley said.
He admitted that he really appreciates when people thank him for his service.
“I try to show my appreciation when they thank me. I thank them for thinking about us,” the veteran said.
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