As Twitchy has previously reported, two teens assaulted 88-year-old World War II veteran Delbert Belton in North Spokane, Wash., Belton later died from his injuries. Memorials and calls for justice poured in, and as of right now one arrest has been made.
In honor of Mr. Belton (who was wounded on Okinawa) and his service, the hashtag #TweetYourGrandfathersWWIIStories was started. The result has been many moving reminders of heroism cloaked in humility via short stories about those who helped save the world:
http://twitter.com/#!/FreedomUS/status/370943904624812032 http://twitter.com/#!/atomiktiger/status/370953312511602688 http://twitter.com/#!/ScottHuheey/status/370939579597324288 http://twitter.com/#!/mommasaurus009/status/370937941796737025 http://twitter.com/#!/MDMRN/status/370937779376906240 http://twitter.com/#!/theMrsMJT/status/370936904348233728 http://twitter.com/#!/AsherTheAllMan/status/370935708053012480 http://twitter.com/#!/MJGossman/status/370935481212489728 http://twitter.com/#!/ED_R_1976/status/370935209115783169 http://twitter.com/#!/vbspurs/status/370934384947625984 http://twitter.com/#!/Kari_in_Kansas/status/370931461223755776 http://twitter.com/#!/RayMooch/status/370926647517925377 http://twitter.com/#!/darelf/status/370941395479330817 http://twitter.com/#!/FightingSwiss/status/370877855464308738 http://twitter.com/#!/tmarsh83/status/370877398612709376 http://twitter.com/#!/ED_R_1976/status/370935209115783169 http://twitter.com/#!/ED_R_1976/status/370935337859956736#TweetYourGrandfathersWWIIStories I'll never fill these shoes. His SECOND big war. And some smaller ones. http://t.co/RJumI79k0V— Mike St James (@MCTStJames) August 23, 2013
http://twitter.com/#!/psjohnson23/status/370933216342835200 http://twitter.com/#!/DA_Shue/status/370780833734332416 http://twitter.com/#!/firewall03/status/370775938817990657 http://twitter.com/#!/AGM100TUC/status/370771404158812160There are so many and we wish we had room for every one of them. You can see all of them here.
