Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:03 PM
Will you give this to my Daddy? > As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.' > Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While I was > in > the 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 camos. 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 asked him if he would give something to her daddy for > her. > The young soldier, who 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 daughter's 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 e xplaining how much her daughter > Courtney > missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up. > When this temporarily single mom was done explaining her sit uation, 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. > 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 arou nd 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 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 some thing 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-worker s, 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. I > don't know if you've seen this, but I couldn't delete it. >WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. > THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! --- MAY GOD HELP God Bless The U S A. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
