OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — Election security was top of mind for many voters standing in long lines before reaching the ballot box. For one man volunteering at a polling place, he experienced kindness in the form of a warm coat given to him. Now, he needs help returning it to its owner.
“Feels just as warm as it did Tuesday,” said Larry Smith, as he put on the long green coat.
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In the 1960’s, olive drab was Smith’s color during the Vietnam War. Sixty years later, it’s the color of kindness for this marine.
Smith fought for the American way and has the battle scars and stories to prove it. Still believing in the process Tuesday, he volunteered at the polling place where he’s been voting for the past 15 years, Crown Heights Christian Church.
“I thought I’d see it from a different side,” said Smith.
Smith remembers it being a cold Election Day morning.
“It was exactly the temperature Mike told us it was going to be,” said Larry Smith.