The Daughter of a Soldier
Someone
wrote the following story, hope you like it.
While I was
in the Atlanta, Georgia airport, returning home, I heard several people behind
me beginning to clap and cheer. I
immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism
I have ever seen. Moving thru the
terminal was a group of soldiers in their camo's, as they began heading to
their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with
their hands waving and cheering. When I saw
the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for it hit
me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded American who
still loves this country and supports our troops and their families. Of course I immediately stopped and began
clapping for these young unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line
everyday for us so we can go to school, work and home without fear or reprisal.
Just when I
thought I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women
a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old, ran up to one of the male
soldiers. He kneeled down and said
"hi," the little girl then she asked him if he would give something
to her daddy for her. The young soldier,
he didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what did
she want to give to her daddy. Then
suddenly the little girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest
hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek. The mother of the little girl, who said her
daughters name was Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a
Marine and had been in Iraq for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much her
daughter, Courtney, missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.
When this
temporarily single mom was done explaining her situation, all of the soldiers
huddled together for a brief second. Then
one of the other servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie. They started playing with the device and
talking back and forth on it. After
about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to Courtney, bent
down and said this to her, "I spoke to your daddy and he told me to give
this to you." He then hugged this
little girl that he had just met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He finished by saying "your daddy told me
to tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home very
soon." The mom at this point was
crying almost uncontrollably and as the young soldier stood to his feet he
saluted Courtney and her mom. I was
standing no more than 6 feet away from this entire event unfolded. As the soldiers began to leave, heading towards
their gate, people resumed their applause. As I stood there applauding and looked around,
there were very few dry eyes, including my own. That young soldier in one last act of selflessness
turned around and blew a kiss to Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.
We need to
remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and thank God for them
and their sacrifices. At the end of the
day, it's good to be an American.
Red Friday
Just keeping you
"in the loop" so you'll know what's going on in case this takes off.
RED FRIDAYS
----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be
called the "silent majority". We
are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in
record breaking numbers. We are not
organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We
get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions. Many Americans, like you, me and all our
friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports
our troops. Our idea of showing
solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this
Friday -and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home,
sending a deafening message that every red-blooded American who supports our
men and women afar will wear something red.
By word of
mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red
much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will
share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be long before the USA is covered
in RED and it will let our troops know the
once "silent" majority is on their side more than ever,
certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing
a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make things better for
you?" is...”We need your support and your prayers.” Let's get the word out and lead with class
and dignity, by example; and wear something red every Friday.
IF YOU AGREE --
THEN SEND THIS ON IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON --- IT IS
YOUR CHOICE. WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. THEIR BLOOD
RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! MAY GOD HELP
AMERICA TO BECOME ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, AGAIN.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.