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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 an Englishman.
RED FRIDAYS
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red
every Friday.
The reason?
Englishmen 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 English 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.
