North Platte Canteen

When the "Greatest Generation" passed through North Platte, Nebraska during WWII, they got a hug and a handshake, homemade cakes and cookies, and a moment of respite and prayer provided by thousands of volunteers from the surrounding communities. This spirit of service is vital to America today. You can give something back to our military members and their families. Visit militaryministry.org to see how!

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[keithishere4266]

The video was great.  Acts of Love last forever.

[nancyfansclub]

aahGuys I really feel lonely today any one wanna chat

[Emmeefive]

I don't care who put this on you.tube, I just care that the video makes me want to do more for others like these great women did for their country's soldiers.

[CaseyStelken]

Does a child's belief in Santa Claus threaten you? I doubt it. It's just cute, that's all. Until they turn six or seven and still believe. Then it just gets sad.

[gigget1939]

It was grate

[ki7xh]

Even as an agnostic, I feel compelled to ask you, "Does it lessen the value of their charity because they believe in God?" Or that this video was produced by a religious group? Does their faith SO threaten you that you must make that disrespectful comment?

[granniefromky]

It's just according to where you live. In our part of the country, it is still that way. The way to make it that way where you live is up to you.

[nealmarrison]

Thank you for your service Marine.

[Stephen Kennedy]

i an 86 and was on a troop train at age18 when we stopped there on the way to Camp Pendleton..what an inspiring group of women...it was like a five minute sojourn in paradise for us....shall never forget this...thanks for this flashback

Steve Kennedy, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

[kcatto21]

I am sorry I do not live in an American like that.... My grandparents were lucky to have lived during a time when people cared about their neighbors and strangers...

[CaseyStelken]

Spoiler alert: most of the video has a great story and message about helping our fighting forces, but the last thirty seconds reveal that the video was in fact just produced by some dumb religious group.

[VintageBeauty1313]

reading a book about this right now called "Once upon a town" and ask a nebraska resident, who lives only a few hours/miles from North Platte i'm very upset that i didn't learn about this in school!! I LOVE IT!!