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Posted: July 27 2006,10:28 am |
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I got this email today, and thought I would share.
> The daughter of a Soldier
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> Last week I was in Atlanta, Georgia attending a conference. While I
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> was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me
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> beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and
> witnessed
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> one of the greatest act's of patriotism I have ever seen.
>
> Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camo's, as
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> they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was
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> abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering. When I
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> saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered
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> for it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded American
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> who still loves this country and supports our troops and their
>
> families. Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for
> these young
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> 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
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> 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,
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> ran up to one of the male soldiers. He kneeled down and said "hi,"
> the
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> 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
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> 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
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> him the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek.
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> The mother of the little girl, who said her daughters name was
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> Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Marine and
> had
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> been in Iraq for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much
> her daughter, Courtney,
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> missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up. When this
> temporarily single mom was done
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> explaining her situation, all of the soldiers huddled together for a
> brief second. Then one of the other
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> servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie. They started
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> playing with the device and talking back and forth on it.
>
> After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over
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> to Courtney, bent down and said this to her, "I spoke to your daddy
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> and he told me to give this to you." He then hugged this little girl
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> that he had just met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He finished by
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> saying "your daddy told me to tell you that he loves you more than
>
> anything and he is coming home very soon."
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> The mom at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as the
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> young soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney and her mom. I
> was
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> standing no more than 6 feet away from this entire event unfolded. As
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> the soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people
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> resumed their applause. As I stood there applauding and looked
> around,
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> their were very few dry eyes, including my own. That young soldier in
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> one last act of selflessness, turned around and blew a kiss to
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> Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.
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> We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families
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> and thank God for them and their sacrifices. At the end of the day,
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> it's good to be an American.
>
> Red Friday
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> Just keeping you "in the loop" so you'll know what's going on in case
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> this takes off.
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> RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing
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> RED every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used
> to
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> be called the "silent majority". We are no longer silent, and are
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> voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers.
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> We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no liberal
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> media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.
>
> Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to
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> recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops.
>
> Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity
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> and respect starts this Friday -and continues each and every Friday
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> until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that..
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> Every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar will
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> wear something red.
>
> By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every
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> Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the
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> bleachers.
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> If every one of us who loves this country will share this with
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> acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be long
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> before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the
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> once "silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more
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> than the media lets on.
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> The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make
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> things better for you?" is...We need your support and your prayers.
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> Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example;
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> and wear something red every Friday.
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> IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON
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> IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON --- IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
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> WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.
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> THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! --- MAY GOD HELP AMERICA TO
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> BECOME ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.
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> HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>
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