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IF YOU CAN'T POST IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN, RIGHT? TODAY, MANY FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM USERS AROUND THE WORLD STRUGGLED TO SHARE THEIR THANKSGIVING MESSAGES AND PHOTOS. TURNS OUT IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT WAS BLAMED. THEY SAY CATS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE SEVERAL LIVES. DOGS SOMETIMES GET LUCKY, TOO. SCHIELE WAS A HOMELESS PUP WHO SURVIVED HURRICANE MARIA IN PUERTO RICO. HE WAS ADOPTED BY A DOCTOR IN MIAMI. BUT HE WAS STOLEN. WELL, THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS LATER, SCHIELE TURNED UP IN AN ANIMAL SHELTER AND WAS REUNITED WITH HIS OWNER. TURNED OUT A MICROCHIP IMPLANTED IN THE DOG MADE THAT HAPPEN. WAY TO GO, SCHIELE. A REUNION OF ANOTHER TYPE TONIGHT, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IN SAN DIEGO, OVER 4, 500 SAILORS AND MARINES WHO SERVE ON THE U. S. S. " BOXER" GOT A WARM WELCOME HOME YESTERDAY FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THEY HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR SEVEN MONTHS IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. WE WELCOME THEM HOME. WHEN WE COME BACK, VETERANS ON THE FRONT LINES OF SERVICE, RIGHT HERE AT HOME. >> THIS TIME AT THANKSGIVING, AWAY FROM OUR FAMILIES, WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE TO SAY THANK YOU. >> AND WE WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THE REAR SUPPORTING US AND OUR ENTIRE TEAM. >> HAPPY THANKSGIVING! >> Begnaud: WE WILL END TONIGHT IN TEXAS. A GROUP OF VETERANS WHO FINISHED THEIR OFFICIAL SERVICE ARE NOW ACTIVATED BY A PERSONAL CALLING. JANET SHAMLIAN HERE WITH A " PROFILES IN SERVICE ." >> Reporter: THEY HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH DRILLS AND DIRKT BUT OUR EXPERTS IN WORKING AS A TEAM. 60- PLUS VETERANS ARE SPENDING THEIR SATURDAY SERVING, ONCE AGAIN, PROVIDING LONG- OVERDUE MAINTENANCE-- FOR WHICH THERE IS NO BUDGET-- AT A HOUSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NEED. >> WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER TO GET SOME OF THE SMALL PROJECTS DONE. >> GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS! THANK YOU. >> I WORK FOR A LIVING. I WORK FULL TIME. THIS IS-- THIS ISN'T MY SECOND JOB. THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO. >> Reporter: CARLIS MILLER IS A VOLUNTEER WITH THE " MISSION CONTINUES ." IN MORE THAN 50 CITIES, THOUSANDS OF VETERANS REPORT FOR DUTY, THIS TIME, IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE'S THEY LIVE. MARINA ACOSTA AND HUSBAND ABEL ARE NAVY VETERANS WHO BROUGHT THEIR CHILDREN TO HELP, HOPING TO FUEL A PASSION TO SERVE. DO YOU EVER THINK, " I'VE ALREADY SERVED, IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S TURN "? >> NO, NO. I'LL PROBABLY SERVE UNTIL THE DAY I DIE. >> Reporter: EVERY PROJECT IS DIFFERENT. VETERANS BUILT A PICNIC TABLE AND LANDSCAPED A GARDEN IN EAST LOS ANGELES. WHAT'S SIMILAR ORGANIZERS SAY IS THE THERAPEUTIC NATURE OF THE CALL TO ACTION. YOU WORKED WITH YOUR HANDS TODAY. >> I SURE DID. >> Reporter: BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S YOUR HEART THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE. >> YES, IT... IT'S MY HEART THAT BROUGHT ME HERE. BECAUSE IF YOU CAN-- THE WAY I FEEL EMOTIONAL NOW, THOSE PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME WE ARE TOGETHER. IT'S ABOUT BEING TOGETHER. >> Reporter: CARLOS SAYS THE WORK HAS GIVEN HIM NEWFOUND PURPOSE AND FRIENDS, WHO ARE AS CLOSE AS FAMILY. IT'S WHY HE'S VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN 50 TIMES. AND HOW MANY MORE? >> IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME BEFORE I STOP DOING THIS, BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOY THIS. THIS REALLY FILLS MY HEART. >> Reporter: OUR NATION'S BEST STILL DEDICATED TO DUTY. >> THANK YOU! \( CHEERS ) >> Reporter: JANET SHAMLIAN, CBS NEWS, HOUSTON. >> Begnaud: AND THAT IS THE " CBS EVENING NEWS" FOR TONIGHT. FOR NORAH O'DONNELL, I'M DAVID BEGNAUD AT THE BROADCAST CENTER HERE IN NEW YORK. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. AND GOOD NIGHT.
