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'Ft. Hood Hug Lady' Gives Love to the Troops
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| 3/30/10
| Jim Forsyth
Posted on 03/30/2010 6:53:31 AM PDT by laotzu
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How cool is this fine lady? Prayers of thanks.
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:53:31 AM PDT
by
laotzu
To: laotzu
God bless our finest men and women and god bless this wonderful lady.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:03:41 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
To: laotzu
I know Ms Laird and she’s the crotchety but lovable lady from the neighborhood we all grew up with. She’s the lady who would yell at the kids to be careful around her flowers but would invite them over for cookies and she’s the lady with the bandaids for skinned knees and the bowl of candy at halloween.
God Bless her!
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:05:43 AM PDT
by
Leofl
(I'm from Texas, we don't dial 9-11)
To: laotzu
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:06:22 AM PDT
by
Soothesayer
(The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
To: laotzu
![](http://qa.guideposts.com/includes/guideposts/functions/round_corners.php?c=w&p=files/Elizabeth_Laird_-_Guideposts_only_2215_19265482_0_0_7037949_300.jpg)
Sometimes, all it takes is a simple gesture to provide inspiration to the men and women who serve this country.
Elizabeth Laird, a 77-year-old Salvation Army volunteer from Copperas Cove, Texas, has taken on a special mission: giving out a hug to deploying soldiers as they leave Fort Hood.
Laird has been saying farewell to soldiers since 2003 and has provided so many warm wishes that troops have nicknamed her the "hug lady."
Part of her promise to those who leave for combat is that she will be waiting to welcome them back upon their return. She also reads a letter to the soldiers and gives them a card containing Psalm 91the Soldier's Psalm, according to the Killeen Daily Herald.
laotzu =Why did you only give her last name? God bless this sweet little old lady-she is boosting morale!
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:16:27 AM PDT
by
cavador
(Wash your Hands-Cover that sneeze!It helps stop the H1N1 Virus)
To: laotzu
It’s folks like her and the volunteer greeters that continue to show up at Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) airport that make this country proud. My son has passed through the cordon at DFW several times, he said it will bring you to tears—and it did.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:17:26 AM PDT
by
brushcop
(SFC Sallie, CPL Long, LTHarris, SSG Brown, PVT Simmons KIA OIF lll&V, they died for you, honor them)
To: laotzu
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:18:54 AM PDT
by
thecodont
To: laotzu
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:19:18 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: laotzu
I hereby nominate for sainthood. Seconds?
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:24:55 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
To: laotzu
I think I heard a call for volunteers for this DFW airport detail on
radio station 820 AM WBAP our of Dallas within the last couple of days.
I’d step forward, but the commute from Mid-Missouri is just a bit
too much!
But for all the volunteers like this lady...SALUTE!
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:34:50 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: cavador
“
God bless this sweet little old lady-she is boosting morale!
“
(just my quirky way of looking at this...)
I guess I look at this in the “No Time For Sargeants” way.
I don’t see an old lady...but a real patriot given affirmation to
the volunteer patriots return from the toughest job they’ll ever do.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:37:45 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: brushcop
...I think it’s great that someone is there for the troopers- redeployment can be a very lonely time...having said that, when I returned from Mogadishu I didn’t want anyone near me, let alone try and touch me- we landed at Campbell Army Airfield Christmas Day- I apparently walked right by my family-
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:44:47 AM PDT
by
nicko
(CW3 (ret.) CPT, you need to just unass the AO; I know what I'm doing- that goes for you too, Major)
To: Soothesayer
“They also serve they who stand and wait’’. And hug. :-)
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:18:29 AM PDT
by
John-Irish
("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
To: CrazyIvan
I second. So noted. The “Hug Lady’’ is now a Freeper saint.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:20:11 AM PDT
by
John-Irish
("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
To: brushcop
My son has passed through the cordon at DFW several times, he said it will bring you to tearsand it did.I hope he was there one of the times my wife and I handed out hundreds of pounds of coffee donated by the citizens of Trophy Club.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:30:50 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Waco taught me everything I needed to know about the character of the U.S. Government.)
To: laotzu
That is so great.
I actually watched a PBS show about this type of thing. Seniors and what they do for the incoming and outgoing troops.
It was inspirational to say the least.
Thanks, great story.
To: nicko; zeugma
when I returned from Mogadishu I didnt want anyone near me, let alone try and touch me... Your feelings are not the exception. I told my son to always remember that this sort of thing is from the heart and these are the "winter soldiers", no quitters, so regardless, be kind, considerate and grateful. He is.
I hope he was there one of the times my wife and I handed out hundreds of pounds of coffee donated by the citizens of Trophy Club.
YES! He spoke of coffee being given out on one of his returns, he always remembers those returns (and departures) with a grateful heart. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of you involved in that, going on for YEARS now...
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posted on
03/30/2010 11:14:17 AM PDT
by
brushcop
(SFC Sallie, CPL Long, LTHarris, SSG Brown, PVT Simmons KIA OIF lll&V, they died for you, honor them)
To: laotzu
wow....very sweet story. What a doll!
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posted on
03/30/2010 11:59:16 AM PDT
by
gimme1ibertee
("In a time of universal deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"-George Orwell)
To: brushcop
The
USOGirls work out of DFW.
Jamie and Carolyn talk about this lady all the time.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:15:57 PM PDT
by
concretebob
(Because someone has to say it!!!!!!!!!)
To: brushcop
YES! He spoke of coffee being given out on one of his returns, he always remembers those returns (and departures) with a grateful heart. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of you involved in that, going on for YEARS now...Excellent! We had the customers who donated the coffee write their own message on each pound. I enjoyed the heck out of handing it out, though it was somewhat hectic. What I find to be really impressive are the people who are there just about every day. I also ride with the Patriot Guard when I can. It's the least I can do, to stand for those who stood for us.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:11:26 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Waco taught me everything I needed to know about the character of the U.S. Government.)
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