26-03-2016 14:26 via topix.com

Boy's $20 tribute to fallen dad blossoms into millions to help others

Just over two years ago, Myles Eckert spotted something green sticking out of the snow as he, along with his mom and sister, stopped for lunch at a Cracker Barrel restaurant near Toledo, Ohio. Little did Myles know, but that $20 find would lead to more than $2 million of charitable contributions, world-wide celebrity status, and a prestigious award at the 2016 Citizen Honors Award ceremony, held Friday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson next to Arlington National Cemetery.
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