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♪ >> Can you possibly pay
>> Can you possibly pay
someone back who very nearly
gave everything they have
fighting for this country?
Well, tonight, our Bill
Spencer may just have found a
way.
>> In a very special Spencer solves it. Bill travels across
solves it. Bill travels across
the country to help return
something incredibly precious
to us. Army veteran this
annual interprets and who almost lost his life fighting
almost lost his life fighting
in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
And then lost the one thing
commemorating his bravery forever.
♪
>> It’s a day Nathaniel
interprets and will never forget.
♪
>> We’re actually heading back
toward our home base. 3. Listen on the I was actually
Listen on the I was actually
on the gun turned. As I’m
sitting down. goes off. >> That’s about the closest
>> That’s about the closest
I’ve ever come.
>> For 16 years, U.S. Army
veteran Nathaniel prison,
dedicated his life to fighting for our country. He served in
for our country. He served in
Bosnia, Germany and Iraq. But
when he was nearly killed by a
roadside bomb that shower both
he and his Humvee with jagged pieces of shrapnel, shrapnel
pieces of shrapnel, shrapnel
that shredded his helmet and
cut deeply into his face arms
and hands. He was awarded the
Purple Heart for his sacrifice by one over there. I love the
by one over there. I love the
piecemeal over there. And I
came home with a Purple Heart. But 10 years ago in a move
But 10 years ago in a move
made from Texas to Nebraska
that precious symbol of his
bravery went missing, lost in storage last they thought for
storage last they thought for
ever it means everything. He
didn’t think you’d ever see it
again. So it’s like a piece of
him was missing.
>> Then suddenly, several months ago, another veteran
months ago, another veteran
Travis Cairo of Seabrook
discovered a box of Nathaniel
is military memorabilia and a
storage unit auction. >> First thought was wow, I
>> First thought was wow, I
can’t believe I just down the
Purple Heart.
>> That’s when Travis called
me and the Spencer solves the
teens for help. My mission is to work hand-in-hand with you.
to work hand-in-hand with you.
>> And let’s make sure we get
this Purple Heart back to
where it belongs. Take a walk
in here, OK, I was able to
locate the Daniel 1000 miles away disabled American
away disabled American
Veterans Hall in.
>> Fremont, Nebraska. And now
we’re about to hand deliver
the pieces of Nate’s life. He
thought he’d never see again. >> Something you’ve waited a
>> Something you’ve waited a
long, long time to see make
this kind of beat purple heart. This is for
heart. This is for
♪
>> Nate would tell me later he couldn’t even speak just too
couldn’t even speak just too
overwhelmed with everything.
For your sacrifice, your
service and everything you’ve done for all of us.
done for all of us.
>> We feel good.
>> let you know later what are you know all his
you know all his
♪
>> Yesterday to such a very, very good man still serving us
very good man still serving us
today. He works of the
Disabled American Veterans
Center. Fremont, Nebraska. He
works with disabled veterans. Every single day. want to
Every single day. want to
thank him and I really want to
thank Travis Cairo as well who
found and brought Nate’s
Purple Heart to me something