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Will you give this to my Daddy?

As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.' 

Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia 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 camos. 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
American 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 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 kneeled down and said 'hi.' 

The little girl then asked him if he would give something to her daddy
for her. 


The young soldier, who didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said
he would try and what did she want to give to her Daddy. Then 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 daughter's name was
Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Marine and had
been in Iraq for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much her
daughter Courtney missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.



When this temporarily single mom 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 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
American, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize
that the vast majority of Americans 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, co-workers, 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.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial =
Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'>Will you =
give this
to my Daddy?<br>
<br>
As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.' =
</span></font><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
Last week I was in </span></font><st1:place><st1:City><span =
class=3DGramE><font
  size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
  "Arial Black";color:red'>Atlanta</span></font></span></st1:City><span
 class=3DGramE><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
 18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'> =
,</span></font></span><font
 size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
 "Arial Black";color:red'> </span></font><st1:country-region><font =
size=3D5
  color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";
  color:red'>Georgia</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black";color:red'> 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. <br>
<br>
Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their <span
class=3DSpellE>camos</span>. As they began heading to their gate, =
everyone (well
almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and
cheering.</span></font><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
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 American who =
still
loves this country and supports our troops and their families. <br>
<br>
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 home without fear or reprisal.</span></font><b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
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 kneeled down and said 'hi.' </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red;background:#FFFF7D'>The =
little girl
then asked him if he would give something to her daddy for =
her.</span></font><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></b></span></font><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial =
Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
The young soldier, who didn't look any older <span class=3DGramE>than =
maybe 22
himself,</span> said he would try and what did she want to give to her =
Daddy.
Then 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. <br>
<br>
The mother of the little girl, who said her daughter's name was =
Courtney, told
the young soldier that her husband was a Marine and had been in =
</span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
  "Arial =
Black";color:red'>Iraq</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><fon=
t
size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black";color:red'> for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining =
how much
her daughter Courtney missed her father, the young soldier began to tear =
up. </span></font><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
When this temporarily single mom 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<span class=3DGramE>..</span> =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'>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.'<br>
<br>
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. </span></font><b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
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 =
<span
class=3DGramE>selflessness,</span> turned around and blew a kiss to =
Courtney with
a tear rolling down his cheek. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing =
Red every
Friday. <span class=3DGramE>The reason?</span> 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. =
</span></font><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no liberal =
media
coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions. Many American, =
like
you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast =
majority of
Americans supports our troops. </span></font><b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
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. =
</span></font><b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><br>
<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";color:red'><br>
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the =
</span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
  "Arial Black";color:red'>United =
States</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black";color:red'> on every Friday a sea of red much like a =
homecoming
football game in the bleachers.<br>
<br>
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 the =
</span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
  "Arial =
Black";color:red'>USA</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font=

size=3D5 color=3Dred face=3D"Arial Black"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black";color:red'> 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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and =
wear
something red every Friday.</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
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