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Posted on 10/15/2004 4:52:37 PM PDT by woodb01
This peice was so moving that I posted it to the top of my own web site. It brought me to tears...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ posted on 10/15/2004 12:53:57 PM PDT by JFC
Last week, on Tuesday, our school had a field trip to see President Bush speak at the Farm Progress Show in Alleman, Iowa. It was even educational trip to learn about all the security we had to go through at the outdoor event.
It was a typical campaign stop for the President. He spoke for 45 minutes, much of his speech was about agriculture because there were many farmers there, along with thousands of other people.
A few days later we learned something very interesting about George W. Bush's visit to Iowa. Carson's former teacher had some friends there at the speech, whose son had been killed In Iraq as a Marine last April. The ouple's son was named Ben.
Ben's parents had blue tickets, which meant they would be standing outside on the ground with the rest of the crowd to hear the speech. At some point, their tickets were upgraded, and they were given tickets where they could be seated on the stage with the president.
About 45 minutes before President Bush came on stage, 2 secret service men asked them to leave the stage, and come inside a white trailer, behind the stage. The parents were told to wait there, and also told that when the door of the trailer opened, they would want to stand up.
When the door opened, there was President Bush. He greeted them warmly, sat down with them at a table, and said, "Tell me all about Ben."
The parents told of how Ben knew the all the reasons why he was going into Iraq, and how he was glad to be doing what he, as a Marine, had been called to do. They told of how they had a complete peace about his death, and how they were absolutely certain he was in a much better place now.
After about 20 minutes of conversation, Ben's dad said, "We want to tell you, Mr. President, that my wife and I pray for you every day." Then President Bush said, "Let's pray right now." They gathered hands around the table. Ben's dad opened the prayer and the President closed.
This quiet encounter happened on a day when the President had major campaign stops in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, as well as Iowa. He also made an appearance at the Republican National Convention that evening by satellite. We were amazed to hear of this kind and heartfelt deed, which is one of many that the President does without any reporters present, and a deed that will not likely ever hit the mainstream media. It was a lesson to my children, that a truly great leader is a humble person, one who will go out of his way seek out the hurting, and lastly, a man of prayer who loves and trusts God.
I hope that by sharing this, you will see a glimpse of this leader behind a closed door. I hope that we can also ponder, as Ben's parents did even in their sorrow, that God has a plan for our lives, and for our country.
posted on 10/15/2004 12:53:57 PM PDT by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
This is why he should win, but unfortunately God lets us do any stupid thing we want to, until He returns to rule with a rod of iron.
Truly honorable and great deeds are those that are not done for recognition. What a great man.
Had ALgore won the last election we would have had weekly attacks on this great nation. The President does NOT seek love, he seeks RESPECT, and he will have that. This is what a large majority of these here American People believe, and we stand by. You come and hurt my brother and I will hunt you down and kill you like a dog, period! That's too good for most of these assH**es. These vile conspirators from within our borders (RATS) give aid an comfort to the enemy. They are just as bad as our enemy.
The end of this election will be the start of the end of both of these enemies. This great nation will rise again, just like we always have. Sometimes, in peace and prosperity we sleep (we need the rest), but when we are angered and attacked, we get angry, and when the righteous are angered a blow from the God, almighty follows. The aftermath of this election will calm both this great country, and the world. The American People will have spoken, and the rest is ours to win.
Bump!! Great read
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I'm proud to say I support President Bush, you would never see Kerry doing anything like this unless it was a media event.
A great illustration of the true role religion should play in our society: shaping the character of individuals who will, in turn, live principled lives of integrity, compassion, and sensitivity. In a society like ours, religion should not be used to impose one's religious rules, but to be "salt and light" examples to make a quiet difference wherever one is.
Exactly my sentiment every time I get worried about Kerry, the evil Clinton follower.
Good will triumph over evil.
I imagine some of the prima donnas in the MSM would be truly shocked at these stories. They all think Bush's faith is faked. You cannot fake stuff like this.
whaht a beautiful story.
Your post is so very touching. Thank you.
Thank you for this special ping hobson.
Ping to you, WKB.
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Bush is a good man. As Lynne Cheney knows, Kerry is not a good man.
What a wonderful story!
I can vouch for this story.
The Marine mentioned was Ben Carman, from Jefferson, Iowa.
I used to work with his father, Nelson, and attend church with them.
A more patriotic and godly family you will not find.
They handled their grievous loss exactly the way Ben would have wanted them to; with faith, love and hope for America and freedom.
God bless and keep our President and the Carman family.
We are indeed blessed to have him as our president.
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"God bless and keep our President and the Carman family."
Yup. Semper Fi, Ben.
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