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ABATE of Florida Inc SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
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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.
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, 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 some thing 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 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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