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(borrowed from an email sent to me, if you agree then please coppy it and pass it along.)
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
through 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 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 few seconds. 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, 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 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 FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing
Red
every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops use d
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 Americans support 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 is de 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 COULDN'T 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 AMERICA TO
BECOME ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD Have a blessed day everyone.
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