Tulsans' Generosity Makes Christmas Merrier For Soldier, Family

The generosity of our News On 6 viewers has made Christmas a lot merrier for a soldier and his family.

After we aired a story on Even Tyler, the soldier whose truck was vandalized after a wreck when he brought his family home to Oklahoma for Christmas, people responded with open hearts.

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We asked Tyler to bring his family to the TV station to deliver a little good news.

Tyler drove his family six hours to the Tulsa area for Christmas when they had a wreck. He had to leave his truck on the highway overnight, and when he went back to get it, someone had broken out the windows, which cost him $400 – their entire budget for the trip and Christmas.

Lori: "So, not only did they give you your $400 back, they brought you more than $1,100, isn't that great?"

Lots of veterans and people who wanted to remain anonymous dropped off donations.

"The other day, I said I lost my faith in humanity, this whole thing wasn't about donations or anything, we just wanted our story told. Faith in humanity restored," Tyler said.

Tyler deploys to Kuwait in a month and will be gone from his wife, two little girls and family for nearly a year.

Lori: "It's important you know how much people appreciate your service."
Tyler: "I thank you, it doesn't go unnoticed. I thank everybody, Merry Christmas to everybody."

He even had a woman track them down on Facebook to offer help.