Dennis Schlundt a very humble man who was hesitant to tell his story has owned Dennis' Automotive for more than 25 years; he got chocked up as he thought about the young solider he helped.
"They are sacrificing a lot for us and there's a lot of us out there that don't know how to do it and I felt like this is a way I could help out,” said Schlundt.
26-year old Jay Cahill was in
"You know I ambushed him practically I was like, oh my car just broke down and I have to get back to the Sacramento for duty and he was like ok, come on in and we'll take a look at it,” said Cahill.
Dennis gave Jay an estimate and the green light was given to work on the car. As Dennis repaired jay's car, they talked and Dennis knew he had to do something for this young man who just returned home from fighting in
“He was just a great personality, proud to be an American, serving his country,” said Schlundt.
When Jay went to pay the bill, it was taken care of. Jay didn't have to pay a dime for the services.
“Citizens like him are the reason why people serve, and you know being a small business man like himself are what makes
Jay plans to send Dennis and his employees at the auto shop pizza for lunch. But says he will never forget what this small business man did for him.