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A retired musician serenaded his wife of 33 years with his trumpet, as she entered the airport, returning from overseas after her father was stricken ill.
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The former president and first lady smooched in a crowd-pleasing show of affection during a Braves baseball game.
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An 82-year-old Wisconsin widower spent more than half his life with Betty, and didn't want to let her go. So every day he walks to the park, brings a daisy, and talks to his wife on a bench he bought and dedicated to her after she died two years ago. A recent snowfall threatened to break his daily routine, until two city Parks employees grabbed shovels, saying, "We have to make sure he can get to his bench and talk to his wife." (WATCH)
When an assisted living home for the elderly in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. Maurice Rowland, the cook, and Miguel Alvarez, the janitor, who were working there, stayed to take care of them, quickly becoming round-the-clock caretakers.
A Wisconsin couple on vacation huddled together for days eating what food they'd brought in the car after they became trapped in deep snow on a closed pass near Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. Fearing her life might be over, Kris Wathke used notebook paper stowed in her purse to write letters to all her loved ones telling them how much they meant to her.
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Ten years ago, 12 boys from a Liberian choir visited the United States to raise money for their orphanage, and touched the hearts of a North Carolina town. Forty-five boys from that orphanage have since been adopted and are now living what they only dreamed a decade ago.
A 25-year-old dynamo who has been feeding hot meals to hundreds of families every day since Staten Island, NY was hit by Hurricane Sandy was named a Holiday Hero for her extraordinary service. Food is not the only thing that Cat Guarnieri has been supplying to Sandy victims.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers are flocking to Rockaway Park to help one another out. The low-income Brooklyn housing project is still without power but a bakery and dairy truck are bringing free deliveries for the families.
Two best friends in Florida after leaving jobs that no longer fulfilled them decided to pack their bags and go on a Summer Service Adventure. 56-year-old Carol Hasbrouck and 60-year-old Joyce Claflin left their St. Petersburg home in June embarking on a 33-city volunteering tour under the banner, Dames Gone Wild.
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