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Act of kindness puts new spin on supporting our troops

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    Trace Gallagher reports from Los Angeles

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Sometimes you have no idea how simple small act of kindness can lead to bigger things and this may be one of those times.

It all began when a generous stranger and military -- reached out to this woman.

The girlfriend of an American soldier now serving our country in Afghanistan listen to this story Trace Gallagher has got Trace.

-- -- -- -- You know allow this soldiers -- now for the soldier's name is Albert.

Stewart Georgia and he's now deployed to Afghanistan well his girlfriend Samantha -- and her two kids live outside of Boston.

And she has a bumper sticker on the back of her car that says half of my heart.

Is in Afghanistan so she came out of Dunkin' Donuts the other day and there was a note on her windshield.

Along with forty dollars and the note that read and I'm quoting here.

I noticed the sticker on the back of your car.

Take your hero out to dinner when he comes home thank you both for serving him deployed.

And you for waiting sign United States better and god bless.

Here is -- at the Ford listen.

My eyes -- started tearing up and it was.

It was overwhelming I don't think the military gets enough recognition as it is but just knowing that somebody recognized.

Like -- I'm going through it.

Yeah really and -- and and she immediately snapped a picture of that note posted on FaceBook it's a page called our deployment 101 kind of up.

And on life support -- online support group for military families.

Her post listen this is now gotten two million lights.

200000.

Shares and 50000.

Comments.

And the night she got the note she spoke to her boyfriend in Afghanistan and she said he was absolutely touched listen.

-- things that make him.

Proud to be -- soldier hanging in make -- -- he's not over the if nothing IE.

Don't think there -- the right words to say how much we appreciate -- and how thankful we are and how blessed react to have received something like that.

At.

Forty -- being put away until he comes home she will take him to dinner she says she would love to know who left that note and it's likely Megan that she.

Never well.

A lot of a lot of waste and -- around yeah same thing owners are looking for those.

For those bumper stickers and looking for vets and looking for their spouses.

Or at less easily identified only got to try.

Exactly right -- it's great stuff gotta -- historic -- thanks.

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