KEEPING WATCH
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News
The
night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to
leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The
Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before
she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that
reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to
continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of
nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he
would have wanted."
"No
arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the
will and moral courage of free men and women."
--
Ronald Reagan
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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
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
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.
WE
LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!
