FW: RED FRIDAYS

I received this from one of our members.  Since Denise and I along with Louis, Christina, Kiki, Justin, Orin, Emily rose, and Christine have a son/brother in Iraq right now, this means a lot to us. 

 

I did not support the war but I do support our boys and girls who are struggling to help the Iraqi people stand on their on feet.  The one thing that has come home to me almost more than any other point is that in Iraq, just as during the Viet Nam War, our children need our support – prayers, letters, encouragement, whatever!

 

Without our active help many will come home emotionally wrecked, maimed, or dead.  One way to get people up and alert and THINKING about our children in harm’s way overseas is to support this Red Friday initiative.  It may seem elementary to you.  But, very little seems to get our citizenry to DO anything except sit around and grumble. 

 

Maybe by encouraging others to do a little thing like wearing red on Fridays. we could help stimulate voter and citizen awareness and, hopefully someday, action.

 

Love to all,

Lou

 

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From: Tmz1918@aol.com [mailto:Tmz1918@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:53 AM
To: DRyan43196@aol.com
Subject: Re: RED FRIDAYS

 

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 over-bearing. We get no liberal media
coverage on TV to reflect our message or our opinions. Many
Americans like you and me, and all our friends, simply want to
recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. 
Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with 
dignity and respect starts this Friday and will continue each and

every Friday until the troops all come home. This will send

a deafening message to the public, saying that every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar, will wear  something red.   By word of mouth,  not press or TV -- let's make

the United States, on every Friday, look like a sea of red, much

like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If everyone of

us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances,

co-workers, friends, and  family, it will not be long before the USA

is covered in RED; and it will let our troops know the once

"silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more 

than the media lets on. The first thing a soldier says when asked

"What can we do to make things better for you?"  The answer is: usually, "We need your support and your prayers."  Let's get  the

word out and lead with class and dignity.   By example, wear  something red every Friday.