Thieves stole from veteran, community gives her much more

Navy Veteran Robbed Gets Help With Thanksgiving Dinner
News 10 Central Ohio
November 27, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Inside a Hilliard home, a Thanksgiving meal is taking form for a guest these cooks have never met.

"When we saw Jeanette's story we wanted to reach out and help and try to give her a better thanksgiving that's she's had so far," said Mallory Hammond of Pinup Patriots.

She's talking about Jeanette Waldon-- A Navy Veteran robbed on Veteran's Day. Waldon was waiting at this COTA bus stop in Clintonville. She told police two men robbed her of her purse and a gift card she hoped to use to pay for a thanksgiving meal.

"Watching Channel 10 it was just devastating that someone could do that to somebody we wanted to make sure that this will not stand and that she is not alone and that the community will stand behind her," says Hammond.

Hammond's group dresses like the pinups of 1940's and makes appearances at veteran's groups and makes care packages for active military.

"This is the first time we've taken a thanksgiving dinner to a veteran," she says.
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