I appreciate this forum has an international flavour.
This was sent to me by email and it does mix up it's English and Britons a bit but the sentiment is right.
I was in Manchester airport a couple of years ago and I hesitated in going over to some blokes and shaking their hands, because I hesitated the moment was lost, I'll regret not going to them for the rest of my life. Anyway here's the email content.
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 an Englishman.
RED FRIDAYS
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday.
The reason?
Englishmen 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 English people, 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.
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