A stranger has been visiting a soldier's grave in secret, and when the mother discovers the reason why, she sets out to find him.
Joseph Villasenor was a United States Air Force Staff Sergeant whose love for his country surpassed everything else.
Sadly, after serving for 16 years, this courageous man was killed at the age of 36. His parents, Raymond and Rachel Villasenor, were shattered.
They couldn't fathom that their son was gone. Coping with the pain became a real struggle. They shared the story of their son's tragic passing and the mysterious event that unfolded shortly after.
Mom tracks the stranger down after realizing he always secretly visited her son's grave
One day, as they visited Joseph's grave at Garden Park Cemetery in Arlington, Texas, they noticed something unusual that was their son's grave was covered with a trail of beautiful green grass, while nearly all the other graves were covered with dead grass and dirt.
They couldn't possibly comprehend the reason behind it.
However, what they were unaware of was a chance encounter between their daughter and an elderly man named Jake Reissig a few months earlier.
It turned out that Jake was bringing flowers to his late wife's resting place when he saw Joseph's sister crying at his grave.
He couldn't console her, but he could do something to show that he cared. Jake decided to bring flowers to Joseph's grave and watered the grass every day.
One day, when Rachel and her husband Raymond visited their son's grave, they were greeted with the sight of beautiful flowers covering the grave. It brought them solace.
However, they didn't know whom to thank for this lovely gesture. Eventually, they discovered that it was Jake who had been taking care of the tombstone.
Jake's act of kindness moved them to tears. Words couldn't express how grateful they were to this elderly man.
Similarly, a woman has sparked a debate by choosing to clean a random stranger's gravestone at midnight.
The woman surprised people when she shared a video of herself cleaning an abandoned grave.
The TikTok video, shared by the influencer @_the_cleaning_girl, became very popular and received over 18 million views. But it wasn't just the cleaning itself that grabbed people's interest.
In the video, the woman expressed curiosity about the history of the grave, questioning how it had become so neglected.
She revealed that the person buried there was named Bienvenida and expressed sadness over the unfairness of the neglected resting place.
However, the video took an unexpected turn when the woman asked if Bienvenida liked chocolate cupcakes and proceeded to take a bite out of one she had brought along.
This raised further questions from viewers, including why she had a shovel with her for the cleaning process.
The video received criticism from online users due to the woman's tone and behavior.
Some felt that while cleaning a grave could be a noble deed, her lack of respect for the deceased was disconcerting.
Concern was expressed that she seemed to be exploiting the situation for content, rather than approaching it with the necessary sensitivity and reverence.
