I got this in and email today. It needs to be here...
>>
>> 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 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
>>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 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
>>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
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 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? Canadian 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, me and all our
>>friends, 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.
>>
>>
>> IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
>>
>> THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! ---
Lest
>>we Forget, Lest we Forget. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
ANd for my USA Bloggers wear red white and blue on Fridays..
Canada
Gloria
