One of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in
California. He called me yesterday to let me know
how warm and welcoming
people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes,
telling me how
people shake their hands, and thank them for being
willing to serve, and
fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others
may have them also.
But he also told me about an incident in the
grocery store he stopped at
yesterday, on his way home from the base.
He said that ahead of several
people in front of him stood a woman
dressed in a burkha. He said when she
got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the
US flag lapel pin the
cashier wore on her smock.
The cashier reached up and touched the pin,
and said proudly, "Yes, I always
wear it and I probably always will."
The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier
when she was going to stop
bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi.
A gentleman standing behind my son
stepped forward, putting his arm around
my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son,
said in a calm and gentle
voice to the Iraqi woman:
"Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women
like this young man have
fought and died so that YOU could stand here,
in MY country and accuse a
check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen.
It is my belief that had you
been this outspoken in YOUR own country,
we wouldn't need to be there today.
But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so
loudly and clearly,
I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to
Iraq so you can
straighten out the mess in YOUR country that
you are obviously here in MY country to avoid."
Everyone within hearing distance cheered!
Pass it on.... Patriotism is not a Fad message.
It's what we stand for.
May we always remember the lives
lost on 9-11-2001,and may they
rest in peace forever.
May we never forget the HEROS who have sacrificed so
much sense 9-11
Keep them in the palms of your hands Dear Lord.
