This came to Me by an E-mail so I thought I'd share this pricless message with each of You today ! catcmo2006 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 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 ho me 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 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 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.
IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON
IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THEN HIT THE
DELETE BUTTON --- IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.
THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED EVERY FRIDAY!
--- MAY GOD HELP AMERICA TO BECOME ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
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