ceo_pte
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Got this from a friend. It may be true or not, but it's good!
As some of you may know, 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 U.S. flag lapel pin the
cashier wore on her smock.
The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said yes, I always wear it.
The woman in the Burkina 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 pay your way back to Iraq so you
can straighten out the mess you are obviously here to avoid."
Everyone in line, and within hearing distance, cheered the older gentleman,
coming forward as they reached for their wallets. The woman in the burkha
left the store in silence. Like some of the people in the store, I was
outraged! But it also warmed my heart to know that we, as Americans,
are speaking out, calmly and succinctly (finally) to those that enjoy the
freedoms here in the US. but who complain and berate the very government
(and the people) that protect those very freedoms.
Hooray for Rea's son; hooray for that checker; hooray for the gentleman in
the store for his actions. Hooray for Rea for sharing this with all of us.
God Bless America, and Our Troops
As some of you may know, 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 U.S. flag lapel pin the
cashier wore on her smock.
The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said yes, I always wear it.
The woman in the Burkina 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 pay your way back to Iraq so you
can straighten out the mess you are obviously here to avoid."
Everyone in line, and within hearing distance, cheered the older gentleman,
coming forward as they reached for their wallets. The woman in the burkha
left the store in silence. Like some of the people in the store, I was
outraged! But it also warmed my heart to know that we, as Americans,
are speaking out, calmly and succinctly (finally) to those that enjoy the
freedoms here in the US. but who complain and berate the very government
(and the people) that protect those very freedoms.
Hooray for Rea's son; hooray for that checker; hooray for the gentleman in
the store for his actions. Hooray for Rea for sharing this with all of us.
God Bless America, and Our Troops
