San Jose Runners Take Detour to Thank World War II Veteran
When Mercury News reporter Julia Prodis Sulek woke up Sunday morning, she wasn't sure why she heard all the clapping and cheering outside her San Jose home.
Then she peeked outside. She saw dozens of runners zipping by, up on the sidewalk, as part of the 408k Race to the Row, which benefits the Pat Tillman Foundation.
All the commotion outside was for 95-year-old World War II veteran Joe Bell, who came outside in full military dress and stood on the sidewalk to root on the runners. But it was Bell who soon began getting all the attention.
Runners spontaneously ran up to the elderly man fully decked out in a brown uniform, shaking his hands, shouting, "Thank you for your service."
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