Will you give this to my daddy

This was posted on one of the older boards, wanted to bring it here for everyone.


Last week I, (not me) was in Atlanta , Georgia 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 camos.. 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 American
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 home without fear or 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 kneeled down and said 'hi.'

The little girl then asked him if he would give something to her daddy for her.


The
young soldier, who didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he
would try and what did she want to give to her Daddy. Then 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 Marine and had been in Iraq for 11
months now. As the mom was explaining how much her daughter Courtney
missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.


When
this temporarily single mom 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 mom at this point was crying
almost uncontrollably and as the young soldier stood to his feet, he
saluted Courtney and her mom. I was standing no more than 6 feet away
from this entire event.


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 selflessness,
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 an American.

Nice. The more people that act like this, the better.

Beautiful!!!!!!!!