Red Friday

Below is the text of an email message I received from the mother of two soldiers:

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 overbearing. We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America 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, coworkers, 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 some thing red every Friday.

IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON

IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON --- IT IS YOUR CHOICE. WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.

THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED --- MAY GOD HELP AMERICA TO BECOME ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!


The two soldiers are young men who I have known since they were small boys. They were both like auxiliary sons who spent vast amounts of time playing and hanging out with my sons. Often I would play sports with them or go places with them, sometimes with their dad along as well. They grew into fine young men and both chose, like my oldest son Rob, to join the military.

You may know that my son (Sergeant) Robert served in a combat zone in Afghanistan and while still in the military, is now stationed stateside.

Of the two young men previously mentioned, one of them (Specialist Four) Charles served in Iraq and is now back stateside. He is in the National Guard. The other, (First Lieutenant) Cecil, is preparing to go overseas to Iraq. Military and military-familiar folks call it "The Sandbox". The entire country is a combat zone so anyone deployed there is risking his life and limb for the sake of the rest of us.

I tend to dislike forwarding emails like the one above. Yet I am doing more than forwarding, I am publishing this one out of respect to the children and parents of those who serve their country. In an all-volunteer military force, those who serve are doing so by choice and not by force. They deserve to be acknowledged and honored. So I will find something red to wear on Friday. It is a small thing for me to do, is it not?