Donald Unger saves lives.

He’s been doing it for 52 years. For free.

But after five decades of volunteer service, he’s hanging up his EMT uniform.

Unger, who will turn 70 next month, has always valued the idea of giving back to his community. His father did volunteer dental services in New Jersey while Unger was growing up.

“I think it’s important to give back if you’re able to,” Unger said. “More and more people need services and may not have access to them.”

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