RICHMOND, Va. A father who has found healing by supporting Gold Star families and veterans struggling with PTSD was recently surprised by award-winning reporter and anchor Greg McQuade as part of the CBS 6 Month of Giving.

Steven Ross' son, Drew, was killed by an IED in Afghanistan in 2018. The West Point graduate grew up in Lexington, Virginia.

"Awesome son, athletic, fit, patriotic, a great brother, great uncle, just a good all-around guy, proud American," Ross said.

The Drew Ross Memorial Foundation works with Gold Star families and veterans, particularly special forces soldiers. The organization partners with the STAR program at the VA hospital in Richmond, bringing veterans out for day-long woodworking sessions where they build American flags.

"They come out, they get out of the h

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