Tag: Elizabeth

HEMET: 3-year-old found wandering neighborhood reunited with her family

HEMET – A young girl, who was found wandering with a small dog in a gated Hemet neighborhood, started a community-wide effort to identify her via social media Tuesday, Oct. 11. The little girl who identified herself as three-year-old Elizabeth was found lost and afraid in the Laurel Park gated community in Hemet. The community is bordered by W. Whittier and […]

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Soldiers return the favor to the “hug lady” who has greeted them for years

Elizabeth Laird has greeted every soldier that has passed through Fort Hood since 2003. It all started with shaking their hands to thank them for their service, until one day someone decided they wanted a hug. Ever since then, Laird estimates she’s given out over 500,000 hugs while both welcoming home and sending off soldiers. The 83-year-old from Copperas Cove, […]

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