FRIDAYS
- Attention ALL Canadians, this is a must read!!!
From the daughter of a Soldier.
Last week I was in Trenton, Ontario, 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 thru 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, it hit me. I'm not
alone. I'm not the only red
blooded Canadian 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, 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
daughter’s name, was Courtney, told the young soldier that her
husband was a Corporal and had been in Afghanistan 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 where
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, 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 a Canadian.
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? Canadians 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 Canadians, like you, all our friends, and
me simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Canada
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
Canadian who supports our men and women afar will wear something
red.
By word of mouth, Press, TV -- let's make the
Canada 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 Canada 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. THEIR
BLOOD RUNS RED----
SO WEAR RED! ---
Lest we forget, lest we forget. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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