An old friend who served in the USN in the 60's told me a story of the kindness of a stranger when he was in training at Naval Station Great Lakes. It was Christmas and all were given a three day pass. He went to the bus station with a group of friends who were closer to home and could travel during the three day pass. Dicky was too far from Georgia to do anything except hang out in the Chicago area with little money. While at the bus station, a uniformed Sheriff approached him and two other seamen. He asked what they were doing over the holiday and they told him. "Well, you are coming home with me for Christmas dinner." The man did this every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dicky never forgot the kindness of that stranger or the Christmas dinner.
