The Aporia · Long Island Marine vet who delivered ‘2 million’ toys to needy kids keeps going despite stroke

Brandon Cruz

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A compassionate Marine is still running a Long Island holiday toy drive for needy kids after three decades — even as he contends with the after-effects of a debilitating stroke. asserted

he → run → stroke

Chuck Kilbride, a retired USMC Major and Long Island native who has led Nassau County’s Toys For Tots since the 1990s, showed up to help hand out toys to children from Hempstead at Miller’s Ale House in Levittown despite his health issues on Wednesday. asserted

who → lead → Wednesday

Kilbride, 73, suffered a stroke last October that left him struggling with aphasia — a debilitating brain disorder that impairs the ability to speak, understand, read and write — but the vet hasn’t let it slow him down. asserted

it → suffer → him

“Altogether, it’s probably been over 2 million [toys],” Kilbride said of the number of trinkets he’s given out to children in his more than 30-year career. asserted

he → say → career

He was honored on Wednesday during the drive by county government officials who said his decades of commitment and refusal to step back makes him a role model. asserted

him → honor → commitment

“He [just] wants to make sure all these kids are happy for the holiday season,” Toys For Tots co-chairmen Sean Acosta, who helped lead the honors for Kilbride, told The Post. asserted

who → want → Post

“He wants to make sure he puts a smile on every one of these kids’ faces — he collects the toys — [but] he never takes recognition, and that’s why this year we’re recognizing him,” Acosta said. asserted

Acosta → want → him

Kilbride first enlisted in 1971 and served 27 years in the Marines. asserted

Kilbride → enlist → Marines

He took on the responsibility of running the massive toy drive almost immediately after retiring, eventually earning a spot in the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame. asserted

He → take → Fame

He has since spent the next three decades rallying donors, volunteers and local officials behind the cause. asserted

He → spend → cause

After his stroke last year, some thought he would begin to take a step back from his duties — but instead, he kept pushing forward for the children that serve as his inspiration. asserted

that → think → inspiration

He doesn’t quit,” his daughter, retired Army Captain Kate Hiebert, 52, told The Post. asserted

daughter → quit → Post

“Toys for Tots became a mechanism for him to coordinate the generosity of everyone else to give to the next generation of kids, and I think also to teach them that there are people who care, and that this is the way you can give,” she said. asserted

she → become → them

But the humble vet was quick to pass the credit to the officials and workers he’s teamed up with for years as they sung his praises and passed the credit right back to him. asserted

they → pass → him

“That’s the Marines,” Acosta said. asserted

Acosta → ’ → ?

“He keeps going no matter what.” asserted

He → keep → ?

Long Island Marine vet who delivered ‘2 million’ toys to needy kids keeps going despite stroke

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