Last week I was in West London 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 uniforms, 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 Briton 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 enjoy our
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 knelt down and said 'hi,' the little girl then
asked him if he would give something to her daddy for her.
The young soldier didn't look any older than maybe 22
himself, said he would try and what did she want to give to
her daddy.
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 5 months now.
As the mum was explaining how much her daughter, Courtney,
missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.
When this temporarily single mum 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 mum at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and
as the young soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney
and her mum.
I was standing no more than 6 feet away as 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 moment 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 British.
RED FRIDAYS
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red
every Friday.
The reason?
British men and women who support our troops used to be
called the 'silent majority'.
We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for
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 British people, like you, me and all our friends,
simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Britain
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 Briton who supports
our men and women afar will wear something red.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make Great Britain
on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football
team
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 Britain 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 NOT CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON.
IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! ---
Lest we Forget.
dont know where this came from but glad i read it.... so please forward to everyone..
Group is here
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