Passing it on
This was sent to me and i am passing it on.
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 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 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 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 American, like you, me and
all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of
Americans 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.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.
Cruzr Joe
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