Two twin sisters in Detroit absolutely made a veteran’s day when they returned his wallet. It’s proof positive that, amid the doom and gloom of the daily headlines, humans are still capable of being very good to each other.
The girls were walking to school.
14-year-old twins Makyla and Makhia Vincent were on their way to class on the west side of Detroit when they made their discovery: a wallet that had been dropped on the sidewalk.
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It was quite a find.
The wallet discovered by the sisters contained a decent amount of cash, along with credit cards and a military ID. While many people might want to pilfer the money, the girls decided to do the right thing.
The wallet belonged to Marc Walsh.
Walsh, a disabled veteran who served in the Marine Corps, misplaced his wallet while he was walking along Ward Street in Detroit. Sometime later, Makhia and Makyla stumbled upon it.
The girls recognized the military ID.
“I read the veterans card and I was like, ‘I would hate if that was my granddad and that happened to him,’ so I knew we had to return it,” Makyla told FOX 2 Detroit.
The girls dropped it off.
Walsh wasn’t home at the time, so the girls dropped the wallet off in his mailbox. The moment was captured on Walsh’s security camera. When he saw the video, he knew he needed to track down the Good Samaritans.
Walsh was touched by the gesture.
“It renews my faith in humanity,” Walsh said. “It really does.” He was so moved by the gesture that he contacted local media in an effort to track down — and thank — the Vincent sisters.
Walsh had a chance to thank the girls.
“All of a sudden, we were all over the news and people were saying ‘Thank you for turning it in’ and everything, it was great,” said Makhia.
The girls were rewarded for their honesty.
Walsh made sure to thank the girls from the bottom of his heart, giving them some cash for their trouble. The girls said they weren’t expecting a reward, and that they’d probably try to save most of the cash.
It’s a powerful story.
“I feel really happy and grateful that I could help somebody, because I know other people could have kept the money,” said Makyla as she reflected on the lost wallet.
What do you think?
Usually, the best-case scenario for a lost wallet is having it returned, minus whatever money was in it. Here, two fourteen-year-olds showed us the power of honesty. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
h/t: FOX 2 Detroit
