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Veteran gets surprising response after selling his Army medal on eBay | Trending Now - Yahoo! News
It's feel-good Friday on Trending Now. We've got two stories that will restore your faith in the kindness of strangers. First up, it's no secret that veterans returning from war often have a hard time finding a job. When Bill Shepherd, 43, from Woodbury, New Jersey, came home from Iraq in 2009, he returned to his previous job at Best Buy -- that is, until his department shut down. After his unemployment ran out, Shepherd worked odd jobs to provide for his wife and kids, but he couldn't make ends meet. That's when he turned to his last resort. Hoping to raise enough money to buy a lawnmower and start a landscaping business, he made a painful decision: He would sell the Achievement Medal he had earned in the Army. Shepherd put the medal on eBay, along with a message explaining his intentions. Word spread quickly, and eBay users were so touched by the veteran's resourcefulness, the bidding price soared. It topped out at a whopping $5,200. Offers of clothes, jobs, and other donations also came in. Said Shepherd, "It was beyond anything I would have ever expected."
It's feel-good Friday on Trending Now. We've got two stories that will restore your faith in the kindness of strangers. First up, it's no secret that veterans returning from war often have a hard time finding a job. When Bill Shepherd, 43, from Woodbury, New Jersey, came home from Iraq in 2009, he returned to his previous job at Best Buy -- that is, until his department shut down. After his unemployment ran out, Shepherd worked odd jobs to provide for his wife and kids, but he couldn't make ends meet. That's when he turned to his last resort. Hoping to raise enough money to buy a lawnmower and start a landscaping business, he made a painful decision: He would sell the Achievement Medal he had earned in the Army. Shepherd put the medal on eBay, along with a message explaining his intentions. Word spread quickly, and eBay users were so touched by the veteran's resourcefulness, the bidding price soared. It topped out at a whopping $5,200. Offers of clothes, jobs, and other donations also came in. Said Shepherd, "It was beyond anything I would have ever expected."
