{"id":2089,"date":"2012-02-15T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2012-02-09T04:04:51","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T04:04:51","slug":"a-mother%e2%80%99s-arms-can-have-a-long-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/02\/a-mother%e2%80%99s-arms-can-have-a-long-reach.html","title":{"rendered":"A Mother\u2019s Arms Can Have a Long Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A mother’s arms can have a long reach!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a beautiful, true story.\u00a0 We originally posted this story, Against the Odds, in November of 2005.\u00a0 It is from the Chicken Soup for the Veteran\u2019s Soul<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 This YouTube video adds a postscript to the story.\u00a0 Take a few minutes to watch Gary Sinise give veteran Elgin Staples a memento of his service.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> to watch the video!<\/p>\n

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