I got to sit down last night and watch this show about Gary Sinise and his USO trip to Iraq. It was all about the troops and his passion for going over there to visit with the troops and to tell them thanks. This was by the best show I have ever seen about the troops and how one man is trying his best to bring a smile to those soldiers faces over there. This show was amazingly touching and showed Gary being choked up a couple of times when troops would pass him thank you notes and such. Gary was awarded a medal from the President Bush for all the work he does with the USO, but after watching this show you will see it is not about the awards or the accolades. It is about his passion to help the troops as they are far away from home. Our family and friends are over there doing what they do best and are putting their lives on the line everyday to protect our freedoms we so enjoy. You may not support the war or the reasons we are there, but YOU MUST support the troops. They are our family, friends and neighbors and we want them all to come home safe. Here is Garys Blog and photos of the trip
If you have a chance to catch this show as a re-run or a webcast you MUST sit down and watch this, it is quite humbling and introspective. My hats off to you Gary and the LT Dan Band, a heartfelt thanks as well for letting us take a peek at what you do when you go over there, your selflessness is awe inspiring and truly touching.
And thanks to FOX news for getting this put together with Gary and airing this for us to see. In a media market dominated by all the bad things that are going on in the world and most media outlets just put together bag pieces on the war and the troops it was nice to see a inspiring piece about our brave men and women who are over there and just how special these people are.
And like Gary says in the show if you happen to be somewhere and see one of our troops in Uniform be it the airport the gas station where ever walk up and say thanks and give them a hug a pat on the back whatever. Just let them know we appreciate them and we support them and we are thankful for everything they do.
If you would like to help out in anyway here are some links to follow
The United Service Organization www.USO.org
Operation Iraqi Children www.Operationiraqchildren.org
Disabled American Veterans www.DAV.org
The Wounded Warrior Project www.Woundedwarriorproject.org
The Coalition To Salute Americas Heroes www.saluteheroes.org
Snowball Express www.snowballexpress.org
Fisher House www.fisherhouse.org
American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial www.avdlm.org
Operation Gratitude www.opgratitude.org
Operation Support Our Troops Illinois www.osotil.org
So to Mark my friend who is over there now serving and all the troops THANK YOU!! I appreciate all you do and hope and pray you all come home safe and sound to your family and friends.
