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I got a email just now and I wanted to share this with everyone.. I have a best friend and a cousin that is serving right now over in Iraq for us! Lets make it happen!!
> >> Subject: Red Shirt Fridays
> >>
> >> If the Red shirt thing is new to you, read below...
> >>
> >>
> >> Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a
> >>Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and
> two
> >>together.
> >>
> >> After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd
> been
> >>invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was
> >>heading home.
> >>
> >> No, he responded.
> >>
> >> Heading out I asked?
> >>
> >> No. I'm escorting a soldier home.
> >>
> >> Going to pick him up?
> >>
> >> No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq, I'm taking
> him
> >>home to his family.
> >>
> >> The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a
> >punch
> >>to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he
> didn't
> >>know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the
> >soldier's
> >>family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few
> >days.
> >>
> >> I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you.
> Thank
> >>you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
> >>
> >> Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate
> and
> >>made
> >>the following announcement over the intercom.
> >>
> >> "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had
> the
> >>honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps
> join us
> >>on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his
> family.
> >I
> >>ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door
> to
> >>allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We
> will
> >>then turn off the seat belt sign."
> >>
> >> Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant
> >>saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action
> made
> >me
> >>realize that I am proud to be an American.
> >>
> >> So here's a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for
> >what
> >>you do so we can live the way we do.
> >>
> >> 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 overbearing.
> >>
> >> Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, 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, coworkers, 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.
> >>
> >> IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON.
> >> IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON
> >> Subject: Red Shirt Fridays
> >>
> >> If the Red shirt thing is new to you, read below...
> >>
> >>
> >> Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a
> >>Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and
> two
> >>together.
> >>
> >> After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd
> been
> >>invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was
> >>heading home.
> >>
> >> No, he responded.
> >>
> >> Heading out I asked?
> >>
> >> No. I'm escorting a soldier home.
> >>
> >> Going to pick him up?
> >>
> >> No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq, I'm taking
> him
> >>home to his family.
> >>
> >> The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a
> >punch
> >>to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he
> didn't
> >>know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the
> >soldier's
> >>family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few
> >days.
> >>
> >> I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you.
> Thank
> >>you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
> >>
> >> Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate
> and
> >>made
> >>the following announcement over the intercom.
> >>
> >> "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had
> the
> >>honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps
> join us
> >>on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his
> family.
> >I
> >>ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door
> to
> >>allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We
> will
> >>then turn off the seat belt sign."
> >>
> >> Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant
> >>saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action
> made
> >me
> >>realize that I am proud to be an American.
> >>
> >> So here's a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for
> >what
> >>you do so we can live the way we do.
> >>
> >> 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 overbearing.
> >>
> >> Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, 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, coworkers, 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.
> >>
> >> IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON.
> >> IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON
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