Cpl. Heather Martin responded to a call requesting a welfare check on an elderly man.  When she arrived at the residence, Cpl. Martin found a 91 year-old war veteran in very poor living conditions.  The elderly man advised Cpl. Martin that he lived alone and didn’t have any family members to assist or take care of him.  As Cpl. Martin spent time with the man, she learned that he was not receiving any government assistance, because he was unable to complete the necessary paperwork and had no one to help him with it.  As she spoke with the man further, Corporal Martin learned that his house had plumbing issues that he could not afford to have fixed.  Also, he was not eating regular, nutritious meals.  Cpl. Martin knew she could not let this veteran continue living like this!  She immediately contacted the Office for Veterans Affairs to begin the process of obtaining benefits for him.  Next, she contacted the local “Meals on Wheels” program and arranged for meals to be delivered to the man.  Cpl. Martin then reached out to her social media followers and persuaded them to donate funds to assist the elderly man with his many financial needs – including having his plumbing fixed.  On her next day off of work, Cpl. Martin went back to the elderly man’s residence to give it a thorough cleaning.  She also restored a recliner for the man, so that he would have a comfortable place to sit while in his living room.  Due to the kind efforts of Cpl. Martin, the elderly man is now able to live out his remaining days in a clean and comfortable home, with nutritious meals regularly delivered to him, and with all of the government resources he is entitled to as a veteran of our great nation.