A deserving Navy veteran no longer has to rise at 3 a.m. to catch the bus to work since a generous “patriotic donor” gifted him a car, just ahead of Memorial Day. For Michael Parks of Indianapolis, the thoughtful gift means he can pick up extra shifts and even find a new home with less time spent on public transport. The Helping Veterans and Families (HVAF) organization video-recorded the May 26 official handover where the president and CEO, retired Brigadier General Brian Copes, told Parks that the gifted vehicle would be a “life changer” for him. While the donor wished to remain anonymous, he made sure that Parks was selected by HVAF for both his need and his ability to maintain the car by paying for gas and insurance himself, Copes says in the video. Parks, who served in the U.S. Navy in the 1980s and is a graduate of the …