Woman Who Hugged Every Returning Soldier Gets Hugs Back in Hospital

A steady stream of service members has marched through Elizabeth Laird’s hospital room over the past few weeks, returning the favor for the woman who has hugged a half-million troops.

Known as the “Hug Lady” around Fort Hood, Texas, the 83-year-old has made it her mission to hug every service member leaving for war or coming home from deployment. For 12 years she’s been a fixture at the airport whenever planes are arriving or departing filled with troops.

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