The Daughter of a Soldier

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Thank you to Gingy and Pappa:

Forward to every one you know: The Daughter of a Soldier

We received this letter from a lady that serves the Lord and asked us to send it to every
one we know in support of our soldiers oversease, please do the same in appreciation to
our soldiers who are defending our freedom and liberty. Thank you

The daughter of a Soldier

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 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 of 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 asked 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 walkie-talkie and
started 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, "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 looking 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 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 media
coverage 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 we can 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 let's wear
something red every Friday.