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VIDEO: Community pays it forward to WWII veteran

Monday, July 27, 2015
VIDEO: Community pays it forward to WWII veteran

When a World War II veteran took a wrong turn and found himself alone and lost in a New Jersey town at night, some everyday heroes came to the rescue of the elderly war hero.

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