Soldier Plans to Give Away More Than $50,000 Donated for His Cancer Treatment
After donors gave more than $50,000 to Fort Carson Sgt. 1st Class David Hong to cover the cost of a new cancer treatment, the soldier now expects to give it all away to other cancer patients. “I was just blown away,” Hong said, about the outpouring of support. Hong, a religious affairs specialist, wants to […]
A 98-Year-Old War Veteran's Liver Was Donated. He Is Believed to Be the Oldest American Organ Donor Ever.
ST. LOUIS — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver. Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural southeastern Missouri, is the oldest American to ever donate an organ, […]