Juveniles sentenced to community service help Vietnam Veteran

This is such an excellent idea! Aside from the help this Vietnam veteran received to make his life a little better, it managed to let these kids come into contact with someone willing to give up his life in service to this nation. Even if just one of these kids sees this nation differently and values the veterans, he will be a remarkable citizen. When regular people value the veterans with more than words, they see America thru different eyes. Instead of seeing only what is wrong with the USA, they begin to see what was so worthy to the veterans they were willing to die for it.

Some teens can see their impoverished neighborhood and think the world is out to get them. They can think money is the only way to get respect and they can be lead to do anything in order to obtain it. They end up spending their days making life miserable for others. Taking them out of their own problems and leading them to help someone, especially a veteran, shows them a different view. This is a good thing!

Juveniles On Probation Fix Up Vietnam Vet's House
Allegheny County Delinquents, Ages 10 To 18, help Gerald Lee Williams
POSTED: 6:54 pm EDT July 13, 2009


PENN HILLS, Pa. -- Instead of picking up trash alongside a highway, some local juveniles sentenced to community service worked at the home of a Penn Hills Vietnam veteran.

Ranging in age from 10 to 18, they fixed Gerald Lee Williams' garage door, painted his house inside and out and did some yard work.
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