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#1 WreckWench

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Posted 06 February 2014 - 06:49 PM

What kind of a man would do such a thing?


Jack Tilley, a Sergeant Major of the Army, was with a group of people who recently were visiting wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC. He saw a Special Forces soldier who had lost his right hand and suffered severe wounds of his face and side of his body.
Sgt. Tilley wanted to honor him and show him respect without offending, but what can you say or do in such a situation that will encourage and uplift?

How do you shake the right hand of a soldier who has none?

He decided to act as though the hand was not missing and gripped the soldier's wrist while speaking words of comfort and encouragement to him.

However, there was another man in the group who knew exactly what to do. This man reverently took the soldier's stump of a hand in both of his hands, bowed at the bedside, and prayed for him. When he finished the prayer he stood up, bent over the soldier, kissed him on the head, and told him that he loved him.

Sgt. Tilley was awed by the powerful expression of love for one of our wounded heroes he was witnessing! "What a beautiful Christ-like example!" he thought, moved to tears.

What kind of a man would do such a thing?

It was the wounded man's Commander-In-Chief, George W. Bush, then President of The United States.

This eyewitness account was told by Sergeant Major Jack Tilley at a Soldiers Breakfast at Red Stone Arsenal, AL, and recorded by Chaplain James Henderson, who was stationed there. :usflag:


:thankyou: to ALL our men and woman who have fought for the freedoms of this country...may your efforts NEVER be in vain.
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Posted 07 February 2014 - 10:16 AM

Posted Image & Posted Image. Many DO remember that the lives we are able to enjoy come only at the sacrifice of many of our brothers & sisters.

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Posted 08 February 2014 - 10:24 AM

:usflag:/> Yes, what Tim said, many of us do appreciate what these brave men and women do for us every day!!! In my daily thoughts and prayers! :thankyou:/>

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Posted 08 February 2014 - 11:21 AM

I long to see the day where EVERY AMERICAN appreciates what our soldiers do!

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 01:05 PM

Me too Kamala, but I don't think that day will ever come. Most people are content with the freedom they have but don't respect those who have sacrificed for it.
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Posted 18 February 2014 - 03:15 PM

Vinny they don't respect something that is not respected at the top levels of our country as well as in our media or comes from their own sacrafices. :(

We have been conditioned otherwise and sadly this has spread like a disease thru the masses. :tears:

However I and this site WILL ALWAYS respect our military and the huge job that they have to do and have done to allow me the privilege of following my dream and sharking it with others.

If I were in fear of my life or struggling for the basics...I could not have SingleDivers.com. And sadly places we used to be able to travel are too dangerous for us to travel anymore.

Sadly a day will come where people will respect our military again...I just :pray: its not used as a weapon against our own. I also pray that we wake up, are educated or whatever you call it before its too late.

In the meantime... :thankyou: Vinny for the 'thankless' job you and other proud Americans do! :respect:
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Posted 19 February 2014 - 01:40 PM

Thanks Kamala...for everything you do for our military members. It is appreciated.

You're right about respect starting from above with our elected officials. Unfourtunately it's lacking at their level and that trickles down into society. Plus they are too worried about being politically correct than doing what's right.




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