On the Road: Ohio boy pays it forward with found fortune
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets an 8-year-old boy who found $20 in a parking lot and was thinking of spending it on a new video game. That changed when he saw the man in uniform.
I thought I was a hard ass until I see that picture of that boy in front of his dad's tomb stone makes me cry like a baby every time
osiyo made me cry and tear up to,
NO, NO, NO, it's those damned ALLERGIES 🤠✌
Amen Brother
Oh yeah me too
Anyone else hear the narrator choking up? I swear I can hear him choking up at certain times when talking about Miles and his dad.
I hear him, too, kinda makes me tear up hearing his voice crack.
yes, its real . semper fi
Yup
Garrett Stewart Yes😢
Yes
Not only does this child bring honor to his father's legacy, he is a shining example of quality parenting! There is NO family like a Military family.
His Father stands pretty tall in this life after all. So full of pride. He's a good son with a man-size heart. Thanks for sharing...
WOW! As a combat veteran this one brought tears to my eyes as I continually remember my brothers KIA in Iraq.
Thank you for your service
Way to go miles your a very special kid and have the real American spirit and principles that make this country great. God bless you all the time !!!
Damnit, got some sand in my eyes. This kid restores my faith in humanity.
NO, NO, NO . . . It's those damned ALLERGIES ✌🤠
He is a great kid but world is not so great. World is going to eat him Alive
Stupidest overused and tired statement. There's no restoration for something non existent. Kindness and altruism is a trait most sentient beings has, and there's always rotten apples too. It's just that the news chose to accentuate click baity news thinking you live in gloom and doom.
@@biggiesmol yup!
I'm not crying😢 you're crying
Myles is a little guy with a huge heart. I think this is just the beginning of what he will do. I'm impressed. And his mom has to be proud knowing her hard work trying to teach him to be better person is paying off.
don't thumbs down because you don't believe in the war, give it a thumbs up because it is an amazing story
BeginToThink Amen
Not for the guy who originally lost the 20 bucks. 😂
The people who disliked the story must hate the military. Go live in Cuba, Venezuela or North Korea if you don't like living here.
@@NotDecided420 Ok, yeah, they get to dislike the video, no questions asked.
@@hellianlunaris8464 👎👎
You are a special child. Thank you for reminding us how important life is and putting the needs of others before our own.
miles goes to my church and he told us about his story...he is very amazing
And not a dry eye was found on this section of TH-cam.
This 8 year old"s mother deserves a medal. She has done an excellent job raising this fine young man. She has to be bursting with pride.
Wow. Beautiful soul! Teared up!!
Yes. Definitely. He misses his dad something fierce.😎
I swear FACTS on top of facts
There's another On the Road where she is currently in college and is planning to graduate soon!
Some very cruel words posted here about the soldier. How sad it is that a little child has more compassion and giving in his heart, and yet so many adults can only think of posting foul language and criticize a very touching act of kindness. We have much to learn from children. They do not know hatred except that it is displayed by adults. May God bless those people who get so caught up in themselves that they fail to see the real message.
Steve Politte Yes you nailed it
What a beautiful story about the young boy who was not allowed to know his father due to a war. So he saw a soldier who reminded him of his father and made a huge impact on the soldier. Was so sad to see him hug his dad's tombstone, What a brave, wonderful young man.
Absolutely beautiful story! Thank you.
Clearly also an incredible MOM who raised this fine, young gentleman and instilled rare values in him. Mrs Eckert, I salute you, your son and all the other moms and dads who teach their children to do the right things.
My dad is a veteran of the army and whenever there is a soldier even when they are not in uniform ( you can tell when someone is a soldiers just by demeanor ) I always thank them for their service
Which service exactly? Fighting for corporations?
Such a lovely story. Also god bless his mom and family for instilling such heart and generosity and values. Children are a melting pot of their own unique selves and how they have lived and been raised. Kudos to all.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Never forget this beautiful child's words. Keep him in your hearts and minds for a long time. Americans forget too easily and too quickly! The vets and their family's in our country need all the help and support they can get. If you don't want to stand behind our veterans feel free to stand in front of them!
This touched my heart as a military spouse I relate...I had my children watch and we all ran and hugged daddy lol cherish ur loved ones be a blessing to all
thnk you scott pelley and cbs for sharing this beautiful story.
I cried after watching this Boy,I felt Him because I lost my dad when i was 2years old.....
My deepest condolences for you and your family!
Lump in throat. God bless our troops and the families left behind. Navy Corpsman Vet here.
God Bless his heart. What a fine example of a young boy who honors his dad and was raised to serve others. May we all be blessed by this video. Thank you.
This story just breaks your heart and warms it at the same time. If that picture of Myles hugging his father's grave isn't picture of the year, there is something wrong with people. The genuine emotion both Steve and Scott showed just goes to show there is reality in these fake times. God bless you Myles , your mother is very proud of you and I am sure your Dad is smiling down upon you. I know I am.
Just a boy,... but with such a generous old warrior soul. It is so heartwarming to know and see that there is still so much good left in human kind.
It's mankind!
I don't understand who would dislike this video. This child is a beautiful soul. He restores my faith in his generation.
Not only a credit to a fine young man but also to the Mom for the love and morals she has instilled in her son and love of country and fellow man he has come away with. GOD bless you and God bless the USA.
Paula KyRed Yes she is a good woman and Mom.
Oh sweet Jesus. I really think my soul broke a little when they showed him hugging his daddy at the end. Oh god please bless this gorgeous boy and give him a full life with lots of people that love him!!!
I'm not a man who typically sheds tears. But after watching this video, i couldn't hold back my tears. God bless the american soldiers who sacrifice so much, for us to have the ability to live in this amazing country. If you see a soldier, give him/her a big thank you. If you have children, hug them more often than usual, and tell them you love them constantly. To all the soldiers, i want to leave you this words, BEING DEEPLY LOVED BY SOMEONE GIVES YOU STRENGHT; WHILE LOVING SOMEONE DEEPLY GIVES YOU COURAGE. THIS COUNTRY LOVES YOU; AND YOU FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU LOVE THE MOST...YOUR FAMILY. STAY SAFE. AND GOD BLESS THE USA.
Well said good sir. I too cried a little.
Wow! What an awesome touching story. Makes me so happy to see such a wonderful story. You know after watching both sides of the media resounding with how this President or that President will unite the nation again, I am reminded, ”no!
That’s not correct! Our nation will rebound with UNITY because of people like the young man and the Lt. Colonel and the mother in the story. That’s REAL UNITY!” Thank you to everyone who contributed to the production of this video! It’s fantastic!
This young man should be applauded for his generous selfless move.
Beautiful! Thank you CBS News.🇺🇸
Why do I always watch videos that I know will make me cry ;~;
That was absolutely a beautiful story!! God Bless this child and soldier ✝️
I like to collect stories. One is of a schoolboy who befriended another and played after school. The befriended child shared later that he had been planning to kill himself after school that day, as his life was hard and he had not been able to make friends, but decided not to when this boy was kind to him... We never know how much it can mean.
Beautiful story and thank God we still have children raised with integrity ❤️
You can even hear the crack in the reporter's voice as he's narrating it
God Bless you Myles! You have a heart of gold, and it's larger than mine! Thank you for the reality check and may God continue to bless you through all your years.
continue where I left off on the below comment. my dad only held me once when I was three months old and then he was called off to war. my mom told me how much he loved me and couldn't wait till the war was over so he could raise his beautiful little girl with the heart shaped mouth I'll always remember that what she had said. I have love letters stacked in a box that he wrote to my mom end many of them included me in each of his letters he even Drew beautiful flowers and pictures to my mom and about me big hearts and kisses. I treasure those letters as if he were here now. and someday we will meet when it's time to go to the other side and he won't be in a grave but his arms will be stretched out to greet me and so will my mom because she's with him now. this was such a heartwarming video it's making me cry sorry about that but life is really hard and war is very cruel. it ruins lives where there could have been love instead thank you for this video
Yes it made me cry....I know his dad is looking down smiling at him and saying good job.
Daddy left one hell of a strong little son behind. Watch over him, protect him, keep him strong.
what a great story.....bless his heart for his generous comments
I think my wife is cutting onions.....or something
Mine too
Your not alone brother!
That is one helluva kid. God bless him and his family and all those who serve.
This makes my heart melt.
God love this precious little boy and rest his daddy's soul
Brought tears, God bless all our vets.
What a beautiful boy, kind, generous and loving. His mother must be so proud of him.
Can't hold back the tears! 😭 What a wonderful kid. Dad would be proud.
God bless that young man, and so sad for his loss! A loss so heartbreaking you never get over!
To the people that dislike this video calling it war propaganda, you can dislike the war and still like this kid. I agree we had no business being in Iraq, but for the people who served in our military who honestly believe they were just trying to help our country I thank. I am thankful that people still love our country enough to die for it, next time we maybe the defenders, not the aggressors. To the people slamming the kid in this video, how could you not have a soul? You can call his note egotistical, self-agrandizing, and misplaced, but the kid wanted to do something nice for somebody that the kid associated with his father, having effectively never met him and living vicariously through other people memories and stories. He could have been selfish and spent the money on himself, but instead he though that money could be used to brighten two people's days, just like that soldier went ahead and used the money to brighten another person's day by donating it to a charity. The true gift of charity is not really the item given, no matter how desperately needed it may be. The true gift of charity is the gift of letting someone know that somebody else out there, who probably doesn't even know them, still cares about them and their well being, and when it seems like the entire world is stacked against you, that can be an amazing message to give to someone. The soldier kept the bigger gift for himself, that being the note from the kid. The twenty bucks could easily be spent in an instant, that note will motivate that soldier to be the best person he can be for quite a while, I would wager.
NobodyNowhereKnowhow Thank you for your comment 💖
20 dollars is not much to a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, but to that kid, it was everything he had! He gave all of him! True hero, all gave some, some gave all.
Best story ever.
Thank you.
Thank God for these stories and letting us realize that that lil boy was raised awesomely and bravely. God bless America ;*)
Thanks STEVE HARTMAN AT CBS NEWS. What a beautiful, beautiful, touching story. Such a special little boy and I know his daddy is looking down from heaven and very proud of him. WoW! This story makes one cry.
Myles goes to my school and he is in my class!
oh my.......My dad was a veteran as well, he did not die in war or anything of the sort, but he does have a huge place in my heart and when I hear stories like this, it gets the waterworks going. I want to do good for my dad, because he always did good for others.
From one extreme to another. One minute I'm watching this while wiping the tears away. Then when I'm done I scroll down & see all of these thumbs down & I'm really angry. I'll never understand why ppl feel it necessary to be mean. Who could possibly find fault with this child who's never known his father & did an incredibly noble & admirable thing??? All of you who did that should be ashamed of yourselves. You are all heartless, mean & cruel.
Hello T.D., I am new to U tube and didn't understand almost all of it until my granddaughter explained some of my questions to me. Like you, I thought the little "thumbs" down were votes against the item shown. They are not. It is the symbol for those who want to give a thumbs down and the numbers next to the thumbs are how many were given. No thumbs down have numbers so zero were given. Many, many numbers are by the thumbs up (as this news feature deserves). So don't worry like I did that a good number of people here were haters or jerks (or kooks). Not everyone is at all. Nor are you because it mattered that there were votes against this goodness. I thank you for that.
paula null I'm sorry but that's not true. The video had 316 beside thumbs down. I'm of the belief that if you have nothing good to say don't say anything. If you ever give one a thumbs down you will see the number change when you do. So yes, ppl are mean and cruel and even give kids like this a bad review. I don't understand & I wish it wasn't so but it is.
So glad this happened in Ohio! I'm so proud of those who serve our Country!
Faith in humanity restored.
Such a beautiful story! Thanks for the heartfelt direction changing video!
Dang those onions.... I need a tissue too. :/
Thank you, CBS, for opening the window that we all need to look through more often... that of compassion, respect, love, and honor... it really still exists, but sometimes we forget and need to be reminded.
You got me right in the feels kid...... Right in the feels :')
this little boy reminds me of myself when my dad was killed in the Normandy invasion when I was just a baby like this little boy. my mom kept him alive in my mind with the many beautiful love stories she shared about him and how much they loved each other and how much they love nature and hiking and how they had picnics in the park and showed me pictures of his artwork which was fantastic that he created in his school years. I still have his scrapbook with all his drawings that's all I have of my dad and a few of his photographs in uniform. this little boy wants to keep his dad alive for himself. his mom will become both mom and dad like my mom did for me. this little boy in the video will always miss his dad for the rest of his life. inspirit his dad will be right next to him always.
My wish for all of us who see this young boy's message will have a heart that is open to learn from him and what he did. A story like this makes me know that for sure there are still people (kids) alive on earth who care and have love and not hate towards others.
What a sweet child. Great parenting mom. Great job son, never lose it! Always pay it forward.
What a well brought up young man. May he be as blessed as he blesses others!
I wish more adults were as grown up as this young man!
No matter how many times I watch this video I can't help but wipe the tears from my eyes...Only wish for a son like that.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
God Bless you & your family Precious generous little boy
The wheels of the feels go round and round... . _.
Excellent story.
Kinda messed up how they didn't at least give the kid a video game.
This child is wise beyond his years and 7years later I'm seeing this and weeping because of how thoughtful he was and how he poured out his heart to another human being.
What a wonderful mom this young man has. She has raised him alone and has taught him of the most important things in life. His little heart brought tears to my eyes. Special blessings on them Lord. We can all learn a lot from him.
So sweet, and what a selfless kid. I hope his family is proud of him =)
If we could all have just child-like faith such as this sweet boy!
WoW!
I will never forget this Man in a Child’s Suit ! His Future is Glowing within him, God Bless.
If this is not an inspiration to everyone that watches it, you are the problem. Semper fi young man. You are a hero. You will be a great man some day. You are already better than 90% of the people in this country
You know, if parents made more of an effort to raise children like this all of our children would be happier. Great job Mom, and Dad is being an amazing angel in this boy's life.
Well if this doesn't make you cry it at least makes you feel excitement for the future of the U. S. when there are kids like this and soldiers like his dad and this LtCol. Really great story that everyone should watch.
What a great kid 👏👏👏 had me crying from the start to the end !
Damn so much dust in my house. Need a tissue.
Yea, a lot of dust in my house to. Thanks for posting this.
Tracy Belt it breaks my heart when a child loses its dad at so early age. Kids always need a father figure in their life.
Orion Pax His father is with him and he must have been a good man because the mere memory of him left such an impression on that kid as to instill values that make this world a brighter place. His mother definitely has a huge role in this as well. I'm happy people like him exist
so wonderful and such a touching story of this little one,
Let me tell you all something about giving... Well it has changed my life. Sow a seed of good, and expect it's vast return... Give, Jesus did...
A very remarkable mind and heart in that boy. I just wish we could all be the same towards each other. Give when you can it makes you feel good inside.
1:12 WAM! right in the feels.
That's one awesome young man right there!! Unlike the 61 people who already disliked the video. What a sad sad life they must have.
God bless that little boy.
This wee lad's daddy is SO proud and smiling down.
What a touching story, this little boy is so precious he has a big heart.
Hats off to Ohio's generous boy looks like an angel and acts like an angel
That kid has a beautiful outlook on life. He must have a very good mother and I'm sure his father is more than proud!
This little guys father would be so proud of him. What a heartwarming, wonderful thing to do. God bless him. Noted there are over 300 thumbs down, who aside from evil citizens would do that.
There is good in the world, and that young man demonstrated it. It is an example for all to follow. Well done!
2:48 when even the narrator becomes emotional.. ah, I love this!
So hard to watch without crying, such an admirable little man, god bless your family!
Wow nice really nice almost cry when he said my dad WAS a soldier every news show should end like this