Posted on 05/24/2007 8:32:27 PM PDT by donnab
As we pause to remember our fallen heroes from days past, I am hoping that we can also come together this weekend and pause from our differences of opinion. This is a weekend to remember and pay honor and respect to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in our behalf. All the wars...all the men and women who have served their country and us so proudly. We owe it to them. Rarely do I watch any TV, but tonight I watched. I have been trying to keep busy and keep my mind focused on positives. It has been a hard thing to do today. My son, my wonderful smart, funny son was deployed yesterday. His wife is expecting their first child. But God bless them, they both are upbeat and strong in their convictions of what their mission is and what it means to them and us and the future of their child. I am in awe of their clarity and focus. This old dog has learned a valuable lesson just by watching the two of them. I am at once humbled and proud. So....tonight I was flipping through the channels looking for something to amuse me. Of course when I heard that Greta Van Susteren say that we could help the troops without spending any money, I stopped channel flipping and listened. She was discussing Operation Hero Miles. http://www.heromiles.org/ In October of 2003, Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger started this organization aided by a number of US Airlines. Its a great concept and a wonderful way to help our troops and to support them and their families in a meaningful way. This weekend beginning at 6AM Friday, May 25, 2007 and continuing until 11:59PM, Monday, May 28th, you can donate your frequent flyer miles to this organization and the 10 participating airlines will match your donation mile for mile. This is a perfect weekend to reach out and help the men and women in our military. As we remember and honor those who given their lives for our country, let us take a moment to remember those that are still in battle. And maybe in some small way, bring them some joy. For more information ... .http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/CNNmemorialDayPromo.pdf
God bless the valiant and brave that this weekend represents....God bless our military and their families....and whispers ...God bless you son.
Your son is in my prayers.
Please keep my husband in yours.
Who knows? Perhaps they will run into each other over there.
((( hug )))
Thank you for posting this. I was going to...glad I did a search first. American Airlines doubled my donated miles.
God bless your son.
God bless your husband.
I just donated 250k miles. Match will put that at 500k, I suppose.
That should be good for a dozen coach tix.
Ironically, the fact that those guys are out there in the real world killing bad guys is probably why I was able to earn that many miles on business trips without ending up like the 757 into the WTC.
The isolationist wings of the left and right don’t seem to get that.
If we pulled inside our borders today and renounced the Patriot Act, then none of us would likely be safe from MANPADS or suiciders on even domestic flights, much less international.
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