Thank you, Myles for your thoughtful compassion and also you and your familyβs sacrifice. β€οΈπΊπΈ
A Boy Gave $20 He Found in a Parking Lot to a Soldier Because His Father Was a Soldier
Eight-year-old Myles Eckert found a $20 bill in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Ohio. He planned to buy a video game with it.Then he saw Lt. Col. Frank Dailey, a U.S. Air Force officer in uniform.
Mylesβs own father, Army Sgt. Andy Eckert had been killed in Iraq when Myles was just five weeks old.Myles wrapped the money in a handwritten note that read:
βDear Soldier, my dad was a soldier. Heβs in heaven now. I found this $20 in the parking lot. We like to pay it forward in my family. Itβs your lucky day. Thank you for your service. Signed, Myles Eckert.β
He gave it to the surprised officer.
The simple act deeply moved Lt. Col. Dailey, who said the boy gave him far more than money β a renewed sense of purpose.