KILLEEN, Texas — The saying goes, 'one man's trash is another man's treasure,' and Michael Aker thinks he found someone's treasure in the trash.
Aker, who co-owns Five Brothers Lawn Care and Chimney Sweep in Copperas Cove, was on a job near the Killeen Bowlerama off Rancier Ave. when he noticed someone had thrown household trash in a dumpster.
He also noticed picture frames and when he pulled them out he discovered some very old photos. Among them was a man in what looked like a military uniform.
Aker, whose own family has deep ties with the military, said he just couldn't see letting them go to the dump.
He and his sister posted them to Facebook hoping to find the rightful owner.
The post was shared hundreds of times but that was more than 6 months ago and Aker said no one has claimed them yet.
Aker said an appraiser in Dallas told him that from the look of the photos and the man's uniform they were most likely taken in the 1920s.
6 News reporter Niki Lattarulo will have more on this story and how to help find the true owners on 6 News at 5 and 6.
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