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Boy wins trip to Disney and gives it to fallen soldier’s family

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A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy who earned an all-expenses-paid Disney World vacation through an innovative Facebook experiment gave the trip away to the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Brendan Haas created the "Soldier for a Soldier" Facebook page in February. Inspired by the story of the guy who, through a series of trades, turned a paper clip into a house, Haas started with a toy soldier and eventually traded up to $900 worth of Disney gift certificates, airfare and hotel credits.

On Memorial Day, Haas gave the trip to the family of U.S. Army Lt. Timothy Steele, a 25-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan last year. According to NBC's WHDH-TV affiliate, Haas pulled the name of Liberty Hope Steele, the fallen soldier's now-2-year-old daughter, out of a hat and surprised the Steele family at their Duxbury, Mass., home.

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Lad.
Well done that man boy.
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Rhiannan94
That is really sweet :colondollar:
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Mathematix
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Great story!

I don't think "win" is the right word though.
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Wawasan
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Exceptional, good standards already set by the boy.
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Bonged.
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Honour. Valour. Pride.
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madders94
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That's so lovely :h: what a wonderful young man.
A wonderful young man. To even understand about war and fallen soldiers as well.
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Honour. Valour. Pride.


Was perhaps the runner up. To Liberty Hope Steele.
Man dies pointlessly in a pointless war - make his family feel better by an all expense paid trip to Disney Land.

Good lad.
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