(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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