|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
Anonymous Donor Thanks America for His Rescue NewsMax.com WiresWASHINGTON - The anonymous donor turned up at a U.S. diplomatic office and presented an envelope with 1,000 euros (about $1,245) for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. It was a way of repaying a debt to the United States for being liberated by American soldiers from a concentration camp and treated more than 60 years ago, Sean McCormack, the State Department spokesman, said Wednesday in relating the incident. Story Continues Below The donor was 90 years old, but that is all McCormack would say by way of identification. "This is a person who is not seeking any publicity for this act - which in the time we live makes it even more extraordinary," he said. "This is a selfless act by somebody who is repaying what they felt was a deeply felt debt of gratitude to the United States," the spokesman said. This is one of many stories from around the world of individuals being very generous with the American people at a time of need, McCormack said. "It's extraordinary," he said.
© 2005 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics: |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
| All Rights Reserved © 2009 NewsMax.Com |