Letter to Bush Saves Wedding Day (AF Reservist allowed to come home for daughter's wedding)

Press Enterprise ^ | 8/17/03

[yooper]

What a wonderful story!

[McGavin999]

Her father must have been so proud.

[ChemistCat]

I do really appreciate her father's and her brother's service to our country, and to this young woman. I'm glad they have had this special time together at her wedding.

I will save my opinion about single parents in the military for another time.

[RightOnGOP]

How truly heartwarming, symbolic, and special. What a nice outcome.

[jigsaw]

There's a photo of the bride and groom at http://www.floridatoday.com/war/warstoryA48963A.htm
Can some kind soul please post it on this thread?

[kAcknor]

[deadhead]

The happy couple

Sarah and her Dad

Lovely, heartwarming story.

[MJY1288]

A ping for a great story

[Arpege92]

Very touching!

[Miss Marple]

Thanks, Mike! A really wonderful story!

[deadhead]

Sarah Stout with her fiancé, Mike Forrester, says she is elated her father Tech. Sgt. James Stout will be able to attend her wedding.

[mystery-ak]

You can't tell me the Prez didn't make this happen.

[deadhead]

Tech. Sgt. James Stout

[txzman]

Great story to close out a Sunday night!

[ohioWfan]

You can't tell me the Prez didn't make this happen.

I totally agree, mystery! He put the wheels in motion.....I'd bet on it!

Great story, Mike! Thanks!

[billbears]

Sarah's letter to the president was routed through channels from the White House to the Department of Defense, according to a story by Corey Schubert in the newspaper Florida Today, Melbourne.

Such requests are granted on a case-by-case basis and are not decided or influenced by the president, a military spokesman explained.

Doubt he ever saw it, but good story nonetheless

[ohioWfan]

Maybe......maybe not........but if DID see it, he'd do something about it.

Even if not, the attitude in the WH comes from the top. You can bet that a letter like this would end up in the wastebasket in the xlinton WH. The fact that it was sent to the Pentagon indicates a lot of care from someone.....

In any case, I love a happy ending........ :o)

[jigsaw]

Thanks for posting the photos!

[MJY1288]

We will never know if President Bush had any influence on the decision or not, Because even if he did, he would never admit it publicly, It's not his style. I remember reading a story by the Governor of Pennsylvania asking President Bush to attend the ceremony for the 9 coal minors who were rescued. The Governor said he thanked President Bush for having the Navy fly in 9 Hyperbarric Chambers in case the minors were to develop the Benz on the way up out of the mine. The Governor said the President Bush turned down the inbvitation and said "This is your day, my presence would take that away from you"