EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A little girl in Monroe County had a special birthday wish to serve veterans in her community.
Nine-year-old McKinley Ford hosted a veterans appreciation luncheon at the VFW Post 2540 in Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg.
She said instead of having a birthday party, she wanted to do something for those who served our country.
"It just means, like, I'm a part of this whole world, and I'm making everything better,” said Ford. “And they're trying to help me."
"She's grown up in the post, and this is her village, and they have taught her so much,” said Anita Boswell, Ford’s grandmother. “And when she said she wanted to do it, I just pushed on forward."
Dozens of people came out to the veterans luncheon in Monroe County.
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