Posted by Tommy on 10/1/2006, 16:10:00, in reply to "received email" --Previous Message--
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Good one, Greg..Thanks
: Hey Everyone,
: Got this via email a tic back. Thought you
: all
: might be interested. Could not get the
: pictures
: to insert, but if anyone has'nt seen them or
: would like to, i will email them to you
:
:
:
: Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:21 PM
: Subject: A Red Friday
:
:
: WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
: ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!
:
:
:
: A Simple
: Thank You
:
: 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 hi! s 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.
: signed: Stuart Margel -- Washington , D.C.
: Also, here are two very touching photos
: honored at this years International Picture
: of the Year.
:
:
: First Place
:
:
: First Place
: When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at
: the Reno Airport, Marines climbed into the
: cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag
: over his casket as passengers watched the
: family gather on the tarmac.
: During the arrival of another Marine's
: casket last year at Denver International
: Airport, Major Steve Beck described the
: scene as so powerful: "See the people
: in the windows? They sat right there in
: the plane, watching those Marines. You
: gotta wonder what's going through their
: minds, knowing that they're on the plane
: that brought him home," he said.
: "They will remember being on that plane
: for the rest of their lives. They're going
: to remember bringing that Marine home. And
: they should."
:
:
:
:
: Second Place
:
:
:
:
: The night before the burial of her husband's
: body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the
: casket, asking to sleep next to his body for
: the last time. The Marines made a bed for
: her, tucking in the sheets below the flag.
: Before she fell asleep, she opened her
: laptop computer and played songs that
: reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the
: Marines asked if she wanted them to continue
: standing watch as she slept. "I think
: it would be kind of nice if you kept doing
: it," she said. "I think that's
: what he would have wanted."
:
:
: PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING!
:
: "No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals
: of the world, is so formidable as the will
: and moral courage of free men and
: women."
: -- Ronald Reagan
:
: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
:
:
: 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.
:
: IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
:
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