Posted on 08/27/2005 5:46:53 PM PDT by budvol
I was at work today at the dealership... A Marine and his wife walked on the lot... He had his desert uniform on and I spoke with him and he had just been picked up the Knoxville airport and his car was acting up and was back in the shop.
He said he was back from his 2nd tour over there and had been there 1 solid year and was back for a month and going back. I mean he still had Iraq desert sand on his boots. He was big about 6’4 250… maybe 30 years old.
We talked for a good bit… I will not go into that part of it… but he had seen it all. Anyway after talking he and his wife started walking around the lot holding hands and hugging so I left them alone while they waited for their car.
I called my 9 year old son as I do every day… I said… guess who I have been talking with. And when I told him the first words out of his mouth was let me talk to him.
I ask why and he wouldn’t really tell me he just said PUT HIM ON THE PHONE.
So I went and got the HERO and told him my 9 year old son was on the phone and wanted to speak with him. He said sure… I had no idea what my son wanted to say to him.
He got on the phone and in about 2 mins he was crying a bit.. they spoke for about 10 mins or so. I ask what my son said
He said my son said …. I want to thank you for defending this country… and that all his friends at school looked up to sport players or rock stars etc.. but that he looked up to him and if he wasn’t on the phone he would give him a big o hug!
The Marine said to me with all that is going on with stuff like that Cindy bi*ch etc.. that phone talk with a little 9 year old boy made him feel GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He ask me if my son lived close by and that he wanted to met him Monday and get that HUG! Of course …. I said sure.
God Bless your son and all our servicemen and women. What a great and touching story. What a fine son you have! I hope he told all his pals at school and his teacher too!
see post 67
Blurry screen ping!
Thanks for the ping,CSM. I tend to peruse DU occasionally and they HATE the military,in spite of the "We support the troops,not the war" crap.
I'm glad there are little kids out there who can see the big picture.
I didn't even realise I was dragging up such an old thread. Glad you enjoyed it.
Old thread,new thread---what's the difference if you haven't seen it before?
I don't know if your son ever met him, but if he did, and you got a foto.. could you repost this with the pics?
Great story.
When a soldier, sailor, airman, marine or coastie is asked "Why did you join?" The answer is you. It might be globally correct to say that we joined to protect the Iraqis from Saddam, or the world from BinLaden. But no, deep in our hearts, we joined because we love our country and our country is your boy. Our country is VictoriaG. Our country is every boy and girl and man and woman who has the priviledge to call themselves Americans. I joined because there were tired young men and women already in the thick waiting for relief. My uncles went to VietNam for the same reason. My grandfathers served in WWII and Korea. My brother and I crossed the Atlantic at the same time, he, coming home from the desert and me going to Korea. My stepfather guarded the skies in VietNam and my father protected the homefront in the ATF. I've said it before and I expect it will be on my tombstone . . . if there weren't people like you and your sons and daughters back home, there wouldn't be any reason for us to be out here. Thank YOU for the priviledge. God help me to be worthy.
O.K., what's happened here?
"budvol"
This account has been banned or suspended.
Awesome story, God bless you and your family!
*HUGS!*
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