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ENTRY: 7/18/08

Hey Ya'll!

Dad and I have been pretty busy hunting, filming and editing over the past several weeks, we have been having a lot of fun!

Today I checked one of my personal e-mail inboxes for the first time in a while and saw that my good friend and fellow Christian brother Jerry Wydner had forwarded me a message entitled "FW: Red Shirt Fridays."  I wasn't sure what it was, but upon opening the file, what I read in the minutes to follow cut through all of my thoughts, busy schedule and calmed my racing mind, like getting hit by a Mack Truck!  I have posted the forwarded e-mail from Jerry, here in this blog for you all to read:

(Beginning of Forward)

Red Shirt.
If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below
how it went for a man...

Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together.

After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.

No, he responded.

Heading out I asked?

No. I'm escorting a soldier home.

Going to pick him up?

No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq,
I'm taking him home to his family.

The realization of what he had been asked to do hit
me like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He
told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he
had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's
family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations
in so few days.

I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said,
Thank you. Thank you for doing what you do so my family and
I can do what we do. 

Upon landing in  Chicago, the pilot stopped short
of the gate and made the following announcement over the
intercom.

'Ladies!  and gentlemen, I would like to note
that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steely of the
United States Marine Corps join us on this flight. He is
escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask
that you please remain in your seats when we open the
forward door to allow Sergeant Steely to deplane and
receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat
belt sign.'

Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the
sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the
plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be
an American.

So here's a public Thank You to our military Men
and Women for what you do so we can live the way we do.

Red Fridays.

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing
Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our
troops used to be called the 'silent majority.' We
are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God,
country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not
organized, boisterous or overbearing.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends,
simply want to recognize that the vast majority of
American's 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 red-blooded American who supports our
men and women afar, will wear something red. 

By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make
the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a
homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of
us who loves this country will share this with
acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not
be long before the USA 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.

(End of Forward)

There are hundreds of thousands of folks who hit the blogs over time, so I figured posting this would REALLY get the Message out to all of you guys and gals who wish to SUPPORT our TROOPS and Wear RED on Fridays. 

I say this in just about every seminar we do and I'll say it here, it's not any of my business who you campaign or vote for, concerning our president or any other officials.  It's not any of my business if you are FOR or AGAINST the war in the Mid-East or anywhere else.  But there is one thing I do care about - no matter what our individual stance on politics or war is, WE MUST SUPPORT OUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN, OUR VERY NEIGHBORS, WHO SERVE THIS GREAT COUNTRY IN OUR MILITARY, SO WE CAN ALL BE FREE & LIBERATED!!!  FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!

Have a great weekend, friends!

I’ll keep you all updated from time to time – keep it right here on www.teamfitzgerald.com

Your Friend & Huntin' Buddy,

Guy

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