Our soldiers...
Is it just me or does everyone think we should never forget the soldiers who risk their lives everyday for us?
There is an email doing the rounds at the moment which was sent to me by a girl who has one brother stationed in Iraq at the moment, and one about to go to East Timor…
The email was written by the daughter of a Soldier:
Last week I was in Melbourne attending a conference. While I was in
the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me
beginning to clap and cheer.
Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their uniforms,
as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone)
jumped to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.
I too 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 to the little girl, she 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, but said he would try. With her mum behind her saying, “Go on…give it to him…” 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 11 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 had finished 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
dad 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 dad told me to
tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home
as soon as he can."
We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families
and thank God for them and their sacrifices.
There is an email doing the rounds at the moment which was sent to me by a girl who has one brother stationed in Iraq at the moment, and one about to go to East Timor…
The email was written by the daughter of a Soldier:
Last week I was in Melbourne attending a conference. While I was in
the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me
beginning to clap and cheer.
Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their uniforms,
as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone)
jumped to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.
I too 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 to the little girl, she 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, but said he would try. With her mum behind her saying, “Go on…give it to him…” 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 11 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 had finished 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
dad 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 dad told me to
tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home
as soon as he can."
We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families
and thank God for them and their sacrifices.
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