I normally don’t forward these types of email, but this one really struck my heart. Please read and forward to your friends and loved ones.
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Date: 18 Aug 06 - 10:29 AM - http://www.redfridays.ca
From the daughter of a Soldier:
Please read all the way to the
end of this email.
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 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
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, 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
are no longer needed for peace,
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
Please visit http://www.redfridays.ca
A list of fallen soldiers is listed there on a memorial page. Sign their memorial guest book if you wish for their families.