Garnie Edwards, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran, was robbed in broad daylight while at a gas station in Warren, MI.
Surveillance footage shows the unbelievable moment a woman reached into his pocket and fled in a nearby car. The thief, who was later caught, took $800 of his Social Security money, which he uses to pay his bills.
When a stranger named Molly Coughlin Clark saw the incident on the news, she immediately stepped in to help. The astonished woman told Detroit's WXYZ, "If it was my grandfather or my father, I would want somebody to do that for them."
In turn, she and her husband started a GoFundMe page to help Edwards in his time of need, a heartwarming gesture reminiscent to the business owner who helped impoverished local kids. But the couple had no idea that they'd receive much more support from the community leaving Edwards at a loss for words.
"I talked to my dad (Garnie Edwards) this morning, and he is overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support. You don't know how much [this] means to someone who lives from Social Security check to Social Security check. He wants to thank each and every one from the bottom of his heart!" his daughter, Debbie Edwards Knox, shared on the fund-raising page.
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