Topic: RED FRIDAYS
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Thu 03/01/07 04:22 PM
I know I posted this earlier but I thought it was worth bring back up.
It is under General, thought I would move it over here.

As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support "Red Fridays.”
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 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 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 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, 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 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
liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.
Many Americans, like you, all our friends, and me 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 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.

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WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. THEIR BLOOD
RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! --- MAY GOD HELP AMERICA TO BECOME ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD. HAVE A GREAT DAY.