Just the everyday thoughts and observations from a nebraska woman.
This really says something about our country and foreigners

A Military Mom tells this about her son ....


As some of you may know, one of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands, and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also.

But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the US flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock.

The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly, "yes, I always wear it and I probably always will."
The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was an Iraqi.

A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen.
It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we would'nt need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid."

Everyone within hearing distance cheered.

AMEN!!!

Comments
on Jun 02, 2004
It's a nice enough story...

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on Jun 03, 2004
I know it's not a true story but it is still a good story. It's just the thought of someone finally standing up to all of those people that don't think we ought to be there. Standing up for the men and women that are over there doing a very dangerous job.
on Jun 21, 2004
Well, whether or not its true is really irrelevant I think. I think the main point and the one to be remembered is the comment where the man told the Iraqi that hundreds of thousands of our soldiers have died in numerous countries just so that less fortunate people could be afforded the opportunity to live here.
on Jul 15, 2004
Fiction is often truer than non-fiction. Love the story.