AngelSoldier
By: Toni Mitchell
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Posted by ToniMitchell Mon Sep 7, 2009 20:38:35 PDT
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With 9/11 approaching and today being Labor Day, I could not help but think of Our Soldiers and the Labor they face every day to deliver our freedoms that we are blessed with. My son Paul has already served his Country as he was committed to serve and protect. One thing I learned while he was in the army is that when you have one child serving you also have another 500,000 or so sons and daughters ,your heart holds all of them inside, close and with honor and pride. When a Mother, Father, Brother, sister, and wife loses a soldier, you feel their pain deeply. When you see a solider has been killed on the news, a sweeping swell of sorrow sweeps over you as tears well up. You never forget sacrifice; you don’t forget 9/11 or the thousands who have already died for our freedoms and safe keeping.
At any given time that could have been my son, and although he has served his time and now is safely building his family and enjoying a life that could have been taken, he has brothers in harm’s way and that put’s life into perspective for him every day. When there are those of us complaining about the Bakersfield heat, remember our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan walking miles with 100 pounds or more on their backs in temperatures near 120 or greater. Every step they make could be their last, every night sleep could be permanent never again to wake and see the light and everyday their fellow soldiers are killed living them with a view of what may be ahead for them at any time.
Every day we carry on with our life’s within a perimeter of safety, while our men and women are taking a bullet for us on the frontlines. We shop, dine out, take vacations, go to the movies, buy that huge television, and newest fun toy and while we are actively indulging ourselves, our soldiers are dusting off their boots, waking up on the rocky dirt, in hopes they will receive a letter from a loved one. It is like a child waiting in the heat for the ice-cream truck, a letter of love, a kind word, a chocolate bar, perhaps a new pair of socks this is their simple request outside living.
So today I adopted my first solider, with my commitment to write a letter every week, send a package at least every month, with small but needed items. Most importantly to start to do something, I once was told (Cant’ can’t do anything), so no more excuses, our men and women need us, and they need you. I sat in church and was challenged to join AngelSoilders. Com, as 1500 soldiers need adopting, they have no one to send them letters to keep their spirits soaring. I thought our community is bigger than this, the hearts in this town are huge and regardless of how we feel about the war, our loved ones are in it! And we all are Americans. So will our media and news papers spread the work of AngelSoilders.com and send words in a letter that might just serve and protect the spirits of our sacrificing Soldiers? As we approach 9/11 and the Holiday’s please sacrifice yourselves, and give back.
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