Lonely Disabled Veteran Leaves Heartbreaking Note Asking For Company On Veterans Day

Nov 17, 2019 by apost team

A disabled veteran posted a note on a window of a barbershop in Lewiston, Maine, asking for company on Veterans Day. In the note, 63-year-old Lyndon Dale Flowers promised a free meal to anyone who would pick him up and take him to dinner and give him company on this special day.

A barber working at the shop was so touched by the request that she posted the note on her Facebook page, as reported by WMTW. She was then flooded with multiple offers to take the lonely man up on his offer.

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Flowers served the Navy in 1976, spending time in the Philippines and Panama. His distinguished career serving the country lasted for 20 years. Flowers got divorced eight years ago and has been living alone ever since. Although he has two adult children, he acknowledges that they are busy with their own lives and do not have a lot of time to spend with him.

Flowers contracted Hepatitis C because of a splinter that became stuck in his hand while serving in the Philippines. In addition to this condition, Flowers also has cirrhosis of the liver, adding even more to ongoing health issues.

Heather Jeselskis Swift was the hairstylist who found the note and posted it to social media. In her post, she included his phone number. It did not take long for Flowers to receive tons of phone calls from all over the nation with people simply wanting to wish him well.

A local woman named Sandy Washer drove over 40 miles from her house to pick up Flowers and take him for lunch on Veteran's Day. Washer said that her father was in the Army and that she has a soft spot in her heart for veterans. She took the kindness one step further by inviting Flowers to have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner with her and her family.

You can now watch this video to learn more about this heartwarming story. After you have watched the story, be sure to spread the message to everyone else that you know. Reaching out to veterans is one of the best ways that we can support and honor the sacrifices that they have made in the name of freedom.