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    Thumbs up Service men

    Hey guys sorry to barge in but just received this and had to pass it on so you can in turn pass it on. I was going to appoligise for it being so long but then thought NO please be patient and read it all I just thought this was the best place for it Dean.



    The daughter of a Soldier Last week I was in Atlanta, Georgia attending a
    conference.

    While Iwas 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 act's 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, their 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 an 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.


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    Good read, Dean. Thanks.

    Romeo
    (writing from a ship in an undisclosed location...but bgstew6 with his super-secret whizbang gizmos can probably pinpoint our lat/long in a jiffy!)

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    I check up on ya bout twice a week....

    You can run but you cant hide...

    Good Read Heimuk!

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    I have such a huge respect for the military and everything they are doing for this country. Let's hope this spreads to everybody... i know im gonna pass it along. No need to post this only in the military section.... this should be read by everyone.

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    Here in Dallas/Fort Worth there is a support group that hangs out at the airport for just that purpose.
    Yes officer... I am aware of how fast I was going!

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