{"id":4688,"date":"2023-11-06T20:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4688"},"modified":"2023-11-06T20:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:39:27","slug":"64-yr-old-veteran-gets-the-surprise-of-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4688","title":{"rendered":"64-Yr-Old Veteran Gets The Surprise Of His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are times when we may be around people on a regular basis and we don\u2019t always know what is going on behind the scenes. For a man who washed dishes for a living, Leo Rivas, this was something that was apparent in his world.<\/p>\n<p>The people who worked with Leo said that he was a very sweet person, but not all of them knew everything behind the scenes. They knew that he was a veteran, and they knew that he was kindhearted, and that was all it took for them to do something amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62675\" src=\"https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4.jpg 696w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4-667x736.jpg 667w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4-327x361.jpg 327w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a-4-213x235.jpg 213w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The supervisor, Noemi Feliciano put something together with the help of the other workers that would show Leo how much he meant to them. It was a surprise, but it was something that really touched his heart.<\/p>\n<p>A home-baked birthday cake was brought out as coworkers sang to Leo. It was a total surprise, and you can see in the video that he was tearing up and getting very emotional over the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62674\" src=\"https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3.jpg 696w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3-667x736.jpg 667w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3-327x361.jpg 327w, https:\/\/innerstrength.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4b-3-213x235.jpg 213w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noemi said that it had been a long time since he got a cake for his birthday. The video they took was shared on TikTok, and it went viral.<\/p>\n<p>That got the ball rolling, and many who saw the birthday celebration on TikTok passed along their own regards to Leo as well. They also put together a crowdfunding page for him, and it has well over $4000 so far.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see the moment for yourself, you can do so in this video. 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