Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service, mows a lawn in Madison, Ala., on Oct. 28, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

​MADISON, Ala.—Rodney Smith Jr. hopped out of his 2000 Ford truck parked outside the home of a 90-year-old Air Force veteran, and unloaded his three-wheel lawnmower.

He fiddled with the mower, which, like his pickup truck, has seen better days. The mower has been missing a wheel for a while, but it works well enough, Smith told The Epoch Times.

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