While most kids these days are more interested in iPads or video games, 10-year-old twins Carter and Jack Hanson are complete history buffs.
After falling in love with the Battleship board game (yes, a board game — not a video game!), the twins became enamored with World War II and naval warfare.
It's nice to see youngsters like this who know how much veterans sacrifice, like this one who never finished high school or Noah Galloway, who lost two of his limbs.
Attuned to the twins' interest, their family took them to Charleston, SC to visit the Yorktown, a retired WWII aircraft carrier.
Carter and Jack were pretty much in heaven.
"My mind was just blown. I just realized how amazing history can be," Carter said about seeing the battleship up close.
While on the trip, they learned that war veteran Robert Harding was not only a sailor on the Yorktown naval ship, but that he was still alive and could be reached.
The twins then emailed Harding, who happily wrote back. The trio began to send each other pictures and formed an incredible bond. They even keep a photograph of Harding in his old uniform on their nightstand.
It's safe to say that veteran Robert Harding wasn't just a true blue American hero, he had become Jack and Carter's own personal hero to boot — and they hadn't even met.
The next time the boys went to Yorktown, they got an incredible surprise.
Watch their heartwarming reaction in the video below, and SHARE if you wish more kids were interested in history like Jack and Carter!
