Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: little jeremiah

FEEL GOOD STORY that was in my emails today...

In 1991, at the end of Desert Storm, a 19 yr. old US Army Cavalry Scout Private who had just spent 8 months at war sat out on a street at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia.

He sat there on his duffel bag with his Battalion around him for 4 days waiting for the buses to come and take him to the King Fahad Airport so he could go home.

Unfortunately, the politicians of the day never planned for how to bring so many soldiers home after the war ended, so there was a shortage of planes. Politicians are great at talking, but terrible at doing.

Finally, the buses came and took the young man to the airport. The planes waiting were from Tower Air. The owner of Tower Air had volunteered his planes and staff to bring soldiers home for the cost of fuel only.

Happily, the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991, and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him.

That Private was me.

The Airline owner - Donald J Trump.

Written by Ron Knouse


812 posted on 01/23/2019 2:30:24 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm ( 32:12))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 806 | View Replies ]


To: stars & stripes forever

That is a nice story. Fake, I’m afraid, but nice.


815 posted on 01/23/2019 2:42:25 PM PST by Chuckster (Battlestar Galactica is not fiction)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 812 | View Replies ]

To: stars & stripes forever; defconw

WOW! I needed that. Defconw - read the referenced story!


820 posted on 01/23/2019 2:51:24 PM PST by little jeremiah (When we do not punish evildoers we are ripping the foundations of justice from future generations)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 812 | View Replies ]

To: stars & stripes forever
Happily, the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991, and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him.

That Private was me.

The Airline owner - Donald J Trump.

Written by Ron Knouse

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oh my. That was heart rending, but thanks for sharing it S&SF.💖

879 posted on 01/23/2019 4:57:05 PM PST by John4.11 (WWG1WGA (Stand firm and stay strong))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 812 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson