121918 Veteran Gifts (MA)

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Marine veteran Robert Temple of Crystal Lake unwraps a gift of a reciprocating saw at Home Depot on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The store raised more than $3,300 from customers who purchased gift cards and then donated them back to make purchases on wish lists for 50 area veterans.

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Home Depot Store Manager Dave Thomas, left, shakes hands and thanks marine veteran Robert Temple of Crystal Lake, right, for his service after an introduction by Associate Support Supervisor Claire Johnson, center, at Home Depot on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The store raised more than $3,300 from customers who purchased gift cards and then donated them back to make purchases on wish lists for 50 area veterans.

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Wrapped gifts are piled up and awaiting their recipients at Home Depot on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The store raised more than $3,300 from customers who purchased gift cards and then donated them back to make purchases on wish lists for 50 area veterans.

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Associate Support Supervisor Claire Johnson smiles as she talks with veterans at Home Depot on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The store raised more than $3,300 from customers who purchased gift cards and then donated them back to make purchases on wish lists for 50 area veterans.

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Associate Support Supervisor Claire Johnson, right, hands a wrapped gift of a smoke alarm to Army veteran Harvey Schmidt of Wauconda at Home Depot on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The store raised more than $3,300 from customers who purchased gift cards and then donated them back to make purchases on wish lists for 50 area veterans.