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E-mail received this morning, must be doing the rounds..........

 

The Story Begins

> Last week I was in West London attending a conference.

>

> While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer.

>

> I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen.

>

> Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their uniforms, as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.

>

> When I saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for, it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded Briton who still loves this country and supports our troops and their families. Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for these young unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line everyday for us so we can go to school, work, and enjoy our home without fear of reprisal.

>

> Just when I thought I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old, ran up to one of the male soldiers.

>

> He knelt down and said 'hi,' the little girl then asked him if he would give something to her daddy for her.

>

> The young soldier didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what did she want to give to her daddy.

>

> Suddenly the little girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek.

>

> The mother of the little girl, who said her daughter’s name was Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Corporal and had been in Afghanistan for 5 months now.

>

> As the mum was explaining how much her daughter, Courtney, missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.

>

> When this temporarily single mum was done explaining her situation, all of the soldiers huddled together for a brief second.

>

> Then one of the other servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie.

>

> They started playing with the device and talking back and forth on it.

>

> After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to Courtney, bent down and said this to her, 'I spoke to your daddy and he told me to give this to you.'

>

> He then hugged this little girl that he had just met and gave her a Kiss on the cheek.

>

> He finished by saying 'Your daddy told me to tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home very soon..'

>

> The mum at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as the young soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney and her mum.

>

> I was standing no more than 6 feet away as this entire event unfolded.

>

> As the soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people resumed their applause.

>

> As I stood there applauding and looked around, there were very few dry eyes, including my own.

>

> That young soldier in one last act of moment turned around and blew a kiss to Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.

>

> We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and thank God for them and their sacrifices.

>

> At the end of the day, it's good to be British.

>

> RED FRIDAYS

>

> Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday.

>

> The reason?

>

> Englishmen and women who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority'.

>

> We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for Country and home in record breaking numbers..

>

> We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing.

>

> We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.

> Many English people, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Britain supports our troops.

>

> Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every Briton who supports our men and women afar will wear something red.

>

> By word of mouth, press, TV, let's make Great Britain on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football team

>

> If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family, It will not be long before Britain is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.

>

> The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is...'We need your support and your prayers'...

>

> Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and wear something red every Friday.

>

> IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON

>

> IF YOU COULD NOT CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON.

>

> IT IS YOUR CHOICE.

>

> THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED----

>

> Lest we Forget.

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E-mail received this morning, must be doing the rounds..........

 

The Story Begins

> Last week I was in West London attending a conference.

>

> While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer.

>

> I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen.

>

> Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their uniforms, as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.

>

> When I saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for, it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded Briton who still loves this country and supports our troops and their families. Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for these young unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line everyday for us so we can go to school, work, and enjoy our home without fear of reprisal.

>

> Just when I thought I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old, ran up to one of the male soldiers.

>

> He knelt down and said 'hi,' the little girl then asked him if he would give something to her daddy for her.

>

> The young soldier didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what did she want to give to her daddy.

>

> Suddenly the little girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek.

>

> The mother of the little girl, who said her daughter’s name was Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Corporal and had been in Afghanistan for 5 months now.

>

> As the mum was explaining how much her daughter, Courtney, missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.

>

> When this temporarily single mum was done explaining her situation, all of the soldiers huddled together for a brief second.

>

> Then one of the other servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie.

>

> They started playing with the device and talking back and forth on it.

>

> After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to Courtney, bent down and said this to her, 'I spoke to your daddy and he told me to give this to you.'

>

> He then hugged this little girl that he had just met and gave her a Kiss on the cheek.

>

> He finished by saying 'Your daddy told me to tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home very soon..'

>

> The mum at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as the young soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney and her mum.

>

> I was standing no more than 6 feet away as this entire event unfolded.

>

> As the soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people resumed their applause.

>

> As I stood there applauding and looked around, there were very few dry eyes, including my own.

>

> That young soldier in one last act of moment turned around and blew a kiss to Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.

>

> We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and thank God for them and their sacrifices.

>

> At the end of the day, it's good to be British.

>

> RED FRIDAYS

>

> Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday.

>

> The reason?

>

> Englishmen and women who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority'.

>

> We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for Country and home in record breaking numbers..

>

> We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing.

>

> We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.

> Many English people, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Britain supports our troops.

>

> Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every Briton who supports our men and women afar will wear something red.

>

> By word of mouth, press, TV, let's make Great Britain on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football team

>

> If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family, It will not be long before Britain is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.

>

> The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is...'We need your support and your prayers'...

>

> Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and wear something red every Friday.

>

> IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON

>

> IF YOU COULD NOT CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON.

>

> IT IS YOUR CHOICE.

>

> THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED----

>

> Lest we Forget.

Here, here Mate

 

Ian H

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Read it at work this morning and pinned it, had to close it quickly before others came in. Blamed the tear on my poorly elbow.

Don,t post much but son,s best friend of to Helman province next week known him since he was 5 years old feel sad but very very very proud and will definatly wear red on friday with tears in my eyes I say suport the lads. Kev

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it really is a tear-jerker when you are one of those waiting at the airport for your loved one coming home, and members of the public do really burst into spontaneous applause.

Just got back from Abingdon, where our son's regiment was having its home coming parade and medal presentation, very proud moment.

Fortunately the mayor has recently given them the freedom of the town, so that they can march through the streets behind a band, with bayonets fixed and parade in the market square.

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This "heart wrenching" story first appeared in the US in 2006, then went around Australia and finally made it to the UK earlier this year (source Snopes.com).

 

Initially it was about US soldiers off to Iraq and has now been modified to British soldiers off to Afghanistan.

 

No-one knows whether it is fictional or has it's roots in fact but the essence of the story has remained the same over the years and I guess will continue to pop up every so often as these things do.

 

I personally think it's a bit too 'cheesy' to be true.

 

Nonetheless, our soldiers DO need the support of the public (they don't get any from this government!) and EVERYONE should be supporting them and it shouldn't need a "schmaltzy" story like this to tug at heart strings.

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If it wasn't for this 'schmaltzy' and 'cheesy' storey, who here would have heard of the Red Friday campaign???

 

I agree that the brilliant men and women of our Armed Forces need our support because sure as hell the Government are only supporting them if they can score points from the Opposition or buy votes.

 

Summarily wore my red England rugby shirt last Friday with even more pride than usual and will continue to do so regardless of how I heard about Red Friday.

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Summarily wore my red England rugby shirt last Friday with even more pride than usual and will continue to do so regardless of how I heard about Red Friday.

 

 

Well said Al, wore mine also, I had never heard of "Red Friday" till your post.

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Al

 

I didn't intend to cause any offence but wanted to point out the story wasn't exactly what it seemed.

 

Glad to acknowledge your support of the troops and you are of course free to do it any way you want.

 

Personnally for me the quiet dignity of the wonderfull people of Wotton Bassett when they welcome back the flights into Lyneham, says it all. Incrediby moving!

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Guest The Modfather

Having served for Queen and country, albeit not for long, and during peace time, I pray and applaud our men and women. Due to my job I am not allowed to scream about it at work, nor show signs of patriotism when on duty. However, when off duty and driving, if I see an army truck or similar, I will always toot it.

I have two suggestions:

If you see an army truck or similar, give it a toot also. The troops will know that we are thinking of them. They may just be going off for their first tour. Some of these are 16-17 year olds. My son is just 16, and I think of him going, if he wanted that way of life.

 

The second is to tie a red ribbon on your car somewhere. Be it your daily driver or your Hood. Lets show everyone that we back our troops.

 

Not everyone backs the reason why they are where they are, but unfortunately they are not allowed to vote on where they would like to go, or for what cause.

 

Moderators/club secs, can we have a pin/tie tac showing that RHOCaR supports our troops? Just an idea, and we could raise a few quid for the orphans and wives/husbands etc in doing so, or donate directly to Help For Heroes? I think most on here would agree to donate a couple of beer tokens.

 

Darren

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Good idea about giving the trucks a toot - every little helps even if those in the cab can't hear it!

 

The red ribbon may end up with a dual purpose, HIV/Aids or Troop support.

 

Alternatively, buy a car sticker or other merchandise from Help for Heroes. That way, you show your support by handing over a little of your hard earned (difficult if times are tight I know) while visibly indicating your support.

 

Off to face the wrath of the darts team captain tonight - I won't be wearing my team shirt but will be wearing my Help for Heroes rugby shirt. Will probably get a team from the captain, (who happens to be an ex 3RGJ Sargeant), so I may get away with it ;) , but I doubt it!

 

Al

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dont mean to be a downer and probably will occur some wrath but hopefully you'll see my point. i'm all for supporting our army but i'm not sure sounding your horn is the best way of doing that. When driving a vehicle its best to concentrate on doing that, not diverting others attention from also driving. Last thing anyone wants is to cause an accident. Just a thought, sorry for being all health and safety but you drive a hood for long enough you realise how small (and squishy) you are ;)

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