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December 13, 2007
The Gratitude Campaign
This is a wonderful video, just click on the link.
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php
Wild Thing's comment........
I would love to see more people doing something like this. I know sometimes a person will say, they can't just walk up to a service member, maybe out of shyness or even tremendous respect. But if they even did what this video shows it would mean a lot.
Over the years I have so many special experiences in meeting our soldiers just seeing them out and about and telling them thank you. It is like an opportunity of a moment in time that says everything to take that chance to just say thank you. Without them, our troops and our Veterans, our country is nothing.
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....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Posted by Wild Thing at December 13, 2007 12:47 AM
Comments
My buddy is home from Karsu Iraq (2 weeks R&R)and so proud of him. He and his lovely wife are drinking Spatlese from Santa tonight!
Posted by: drstrangeloveb52isok at December 13, 2007 04:59 AM
I like this. My first instinct though is a handshake.
Posted by: TomR at December 13, 2007 02:26 PM
The sign is from ASL(American Sign Language) and the impression I got is that it is common and easily understood.
It is a damn sight better than the signs we got when we came back.
Handshake or a 'thank you' signed, it is the intent that counts, I think.
Posted by: Mark at December 13, 2007 04:34 PM
Excellent video!
I was on a plane trip several yrs ago, the captain announced that their was a Marine on board...we all looked around and starting clapping!
It was nice!
I thanked a new friend of mine on line, he was in the Navy; His response was...'Wow, you’re welcome. I think I can count on one hand the number of individuals that have ever actually thanked me.'
Thank them! I thank you guys! Thank YOU Mark!
God Bless the U.S.A.!
Posted by: patrickdaniel at December 13, 2007 08:27 PM
Thank you Mark. Thank you WT. God bless our troops.
Guns Made America Great.
Posted by: Jack at December 13, 2007 10:26 PM
drstrangeloveb52isok, that is great. Please tell your friend thank you from all of us.
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 14, 2007 12:10 AM
Tom, that has always been mine too. There have been times I could have done it this way when there was no way to walk up to them to shake their hand. So now I have two ways to thank them. big smile
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 14, 2007 12:26 AM
Mark, thanks again, this will be very handy to know. I remeber several times it would have come in handy where there was no way I could get to the person to thank them.
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 14, 2007 12:30 AM
Patrick oh wow what a neat story, thank you for sharing about it.
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 14, 2007 12:33 AM
Jack that is great, thank you!
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 14, 2007 12:37 AM
