Strangers surprise Florida veteran

A group of strangers stepped up to help a Florida veteran who beat pancreatic cancer.

IT’S A BLACK NISSAN ALTIMA, WITHA CRACKED DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHTAND FADED PAINT.TONIGHT AN INSIRAPIRING GESTUREFOR THIS WEST PALM BEACH WAITER.IT STARTED WITH A PHONE CALLOVERHEARD BY A CO-WORKER.

IENDED WITH A GROUP GETTINGTOGETHER TO SHOW LOVE TO A MANTHEY’D NEVER MET BEFORE--- ALLBECAUSE OF HIS NEW LEASE ONLIFE.W-P-T-V TOM WILSON HAS THESTORY.Nats:17:46:25David: Where am I going?Luca: This way(VOFORMER MARINE DAVID DEESE ISWALKING INTO A SURPRISE.IT’S A REVELATION THAT COMESWITH A HUG OF APPRECIATION FROMRACHELLE TENACE.(SOT 17:37:57)When opportunities come up tohelp other people, I think it’sour duty to step up arecognize somebody or offer alittle loveNats:17:48:01I wanted to give you this gift(VOSHE THEN PRESENTS HIM WITH AWARRIOR’S ARROWHEAD.

AND THENTHE TEARS BEGIN TO FALL.(SOT 17:52:13)I.

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.very unexpected.

I feellike I don’t deserve it.

..never had anything like thisbefore.Nats:(VOHERE’S THE BACK STORY: DAVIDSAYS HE’S BEEN FIGHTINGPANCREATIC CANCER..

AND RECENTLFOUND OUT HIS CANCER IS INREMISSION.TENACE’S SON LUCA, WHO WORKSWITH DAVID AT ELISABETTA’SRISTORANTE IN WEST PALM BEACH.(SOT 17:44:10)As I’m throwing the trash away,he gets off the phone with hisdoctor and he just startsbreaking down crying and I askedwhat’s wrong David?

He said Ijust beat pancreatic cancer andI was shocked.Nats:(VO)SO SHOCKED THAT LUCA TOLD HISMOM... AND GOT TTO THINKINGPLANNING, AND CALLED SOMEFRIENDS.(SOT 17:40:23)We said let’s just get togetherover there give him a surprise.Nats:18:09:39What is that?(VO)NOT ONLY DID THEY SURPRISE DAVIDWITH THE ARROWHEAD THEY PUTTOGETHER A FEW BUCKS SO HE COULDTREAT HIMSELF TO SOMETHING NICE.(SOT 18:00:37)Obviously, I feel blessed.feel blessed because I don’thave to plan on saying goodbye.I don’t have to figure out howto tell my mom, my brother, mydad.Nat(VO)