red friday.pass it on

[whatsthepoint]

 

Hi,

 

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 British.

 

RED FRIDAYS

 

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday.

 

The reason?

 

British men 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 Britons, 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.

[lesbos]

what has this got to do with essex senior league football you pr1ck.

[whatsthepoint]

nothing

[lesbos]

all of us have our own interests, concerns,beliefs and points of views how about we post them in the appropiate place.

[coupwotcoup]

Do you ever stop and think to yourself: "Why does everyone think I am a total tw@t?"

[whatsthepoint]

so you agree with what was written then

[Big J R]

I thought this was The Pub', where any subject could be put up for discussion !

 

As it happens, I do agree with the original post.

 

It's a sorry Nation that allows people of a certain religious persuasion to hi-jack our brave troops when they return home.

 

Personally, I'd ship 'em back an Eastern country of their origin and see if they could protest in such a manner there !

[coupwotcoup]

I slit my wrists after line two.. borin sh!te..and it was originally on the ESL forum, but was moved. should have been to the graveyard......

[whatsthepoint]

didnt you know BJR its a perk of the job as moderator to decide what get left in or removed.

[Big J R]

The rattling of chains ! The turning of keys !