 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. 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?' '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. Now it's up to you to spread this around, please send it to all in your address book, even if you have seen it before. |
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Thank you so much to the Almont resident who suggested we add information about ''Red Fridays''. We have now created a special page on the website to help show support for our troups. Please feel free to share a story and photo of your loved one who is (or has) kept us safe by serving in the US Military! Just click the tan tab to add your submision - posts to this page in 24 hours! -
This is a photo of my nephew, Mike, with some of his friends in Iraq
during
his second tour of duty. As you can see they are all praying for their
safety & for all of the troops that are involved. This is not an
uncommon
site to see, our soldiers not only pray for their own safety on a daily
basis but for all of ours as well.
Karen LaGrou - Let’s Say Thanks To Our TroopsXerox is sponsoring a program to send printed post cards to military personnel serving overseas. Please visit the the following website to send your cards:
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html
You may wish to use this link and add it to your holiday emails, - Prayer RequestAccording to the weather reports, it is my understanding that it is 122
degrees in Iraq right now - and the low will be 111 Our troops need our
prayers for strength, endurance, and safety. If it be God's will, give
these men and women the strength they need to prevail.
Let us pray for our Military...
Pray this prayer for our soldiers...
'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus,
our
Lord and Savior. Amen.'
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We must remember God is in CONTROL - When you think about it there is a real good moral to this story for everyone> The Old Man...
>
> As I came out of the
> supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of
> groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of
> his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door
> open.
>
> The old man was looking at
> the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued
> to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet
> away.
>
> I saw a young man in his
> early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking
> towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too
> and took a few steps towards him.
>
>
> I saw the old gentleman point
> to his open hood and say something. The young man put
> his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac
> Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him
> yell at the old gentleman saying,
>
> 'You shouldn't even
> be allowed to drive a car at your age.' And then with a
> wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of
> the parking lot.
>
> I saw the old gentleman pull
> out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his
> car and again looked at the engine.
>
> He then went to his wife and
> spoke with her and appeared to tell her it would be okay. I
> had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw me
> coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said,
> 'Looks like you're having a problem.'
>
> He smiled sheepishly and
> quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and
> knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me.
> Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the
> old man that I would be right back... I drove to the station
> and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I
> approached one of them and related the problem the old man
> had with his car and offered to pay them if they could
> follow me back down and help him.
>
> The old man had pushed the
> heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be
> comforting his wife. When he saw us he straightened up and
> thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the
> problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old
> gentleman.
>
> When I shook hands with him
> earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had
> commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine
> too. I nodded and asked the usual question, 'What
> outfit did you serve with?'
>
> He had mentioned that he
> served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo
> Jima and Guadalcanal .
>
> He had hit all the big ones
> and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As
> we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the
> mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the
> old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I
> told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.
>
> He still reached for the
> wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his
> name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket.
> We all shook hands all around again and I said my
> goodbye's to his wife.
>
> I then told the two mechanics
> that I would follow them back up to the station. Once
> at the station I told them that they had interrupted their
> own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I
> said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to
> charge me.
>
> One of them pulled out a card
> from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man
> had given to me. Both of the men told me then that
> they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook
> hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I
> should look at the card the old man had given to me. I
> said I would and drove
> off.
> For some reason I had gone
> about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of
> my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name
> of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and
> under his name........
> 'Congressional Medal of
> Honor Society.'
> I sat there motionless
> looking at the card and reading it over and over. I
> looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and
> marveled that on this day four Marines had all come together
> because one of us needed help. He was an old man all
> right, but it felt
> good
> to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor
> to have been in his presence. >
> Remember, OLD men like him
> gave you FREEDOM for America . Thanks to those who
> served...& those who supported them.>
> America is not at war. The
> U.S. Military is at war. America is at the Mall.
> If you don't stand behind our troops, PLEASE feel free
> to stand in front of them!>
> Remember, Freedom isn't
> Free, thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy what
> you have today.>
> LET'S DO THIS JUST 19 WORDS >
> GOD OUR FATHER, WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE AND
> TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES; AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL MY
> FAMILY IN JESUS '
> NAME. AND PLEASE PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WATCH OVER
> OUR TROOPS WHO ARE DEFENDING THOSE FREEDOMS.
> AMEN
