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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nYou might remember Matt Ott, the teenager who used to raise money for veterans in order to memorialize his late mother. His mother passed away soon after he was born, while she was a soldier. He came to our attention more than two years ago when he was fooled into giving money to Nate Fornwalt<\/a>. Matt thought that Fornwalt was a wounded veteran, but he wasn’t. So TAH came together an replaced the money since Fornwalt wouldn’t take his grubby paws off of it and give it back. Matt also became the face of Stolen Valor in the halls of the Pennsylvania legislature last year as he worked shook hands and kissed babies to get a stolen valor bill passed there.<\/p>\n Well, Matt has a new organization to get money to veterans who need it called Veterans’ Challenge<\/a>. He wants to raise a million bucks by Memorial Day to donate to the Lebanon, Pennsylvania VA. From local TV<\/a>;<\/p>\n “He’s an inspiration. We need people like that,” South Mountain VFW Post Senior Vice Commander Mike Gaffney said.<\/p>\n Over the last few months, he raised $3,500. But by the end of Sunday’s event, that number soared to $4,500.<\/p>\n “I haven’t seen any as young as he is and for what he’s doing, it’s very admirable,” Gaffney said.<\/p>\n It’s a good start to a goal for a good cause, in honor of a good woman.<\/p>\n “He’s going to do it, no doubt about it,” Gaffney said.<\/p>\n “She would definitely be proud,” Ott said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I agree with Commander Gaffney. Good job, Matthew. I’m not asking you to give to Matt, just appreciate the work this youngster is doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"