Caution: tissue heavy

[Brassie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hkGzqpGx1KU

[StagLefty]

Damn-needed a whole box !!!

[ntgtyper]

wow man wow

[theGinsue]

Okay, anyone messes with me and I'll squish them like a bug, but I didn't make it 15 seconds into this before I lost it. In fact, it's only 1:08 in so far and I had to pause it for a few minutes.

Thank you for sharing this.

ETA: Okay, I had to pause again @ 3:45 - with the father and his little league playing son. It's the parents with their young children that really effect me the most.

We often hear how we need to remember our troops and to let them know we're thinking about them, but we seldom hear about remembering the families who stay behind. For every Servicemember who is deployed, there is someone who remains (A mother, father, brother or sister, a fiance, or husband or wife, and especially a child) that is having to sacrifice too.

For those of you who know one of these folks I offer up this challenge: Visit them and see if there is ANYTHING that you can do for them. Maybe it's something small like taking out the garbage or maybe it's performing home or auto repairs, mowing the lawn, or even babysitting the children while the spouse takes an evening off. These are relatively small deeds that will mean a great deal to them and will help to take their mind off of being left behind. More importantly, it can also serve to provide the deployed Servicemember with assurance that their loved ones are doing well. This can let them focus on their mission and give them better chances of coming home safely.

[BigBear]

Outstanding, thank you. I wasn't a little kid, but I still cried when my dad came home from Desert Storm and all that resulting mess.

Good memories... Time to go blow my nose.

[bjl913]

Freaking fantastic.. and I just about lost it on that first girl. Im glad they had somthing cheerful to follow that!

[Irving]

The one where the dad came out of the present seems familiar to me. I think that was the video where a big fight started where ever it was I saw the video. Some asshole was likening soldiers being gone to the same thing as fathers being in prison. Saying it was basically the same thing and the videos should be put together or something.

Anyway, thanks for sharing. It was very touching.

[Brassie]

Okay, anyone messes with me and I'll squish them like a bug, but I didn't make it 15 seconds into this before I lost it. In fact, it's only 1:08 in so far and I had to pause it for a few minutes.


For those of you who know one of these folks I offer up this challenge: Visit them and see if there is ANYTHING that you can do for them. Maybe it's something small like taking out the garbage or maybe it's performing home or auto repairs, mowing the lawn, or even babysitting the children while the spouse takes an evening off. These are relatively small deeds that will mean a great deal to them and will help to take their mind off of being left behind. More importantly, it can also serve to provide the deployed Servicemember with assurance that their loved ones are doing well. This can let them focus on their mission and give them better chances of coming home safely.

Better yet what better way to do this than post it on COAR. Maybe we could dedicate a sticky thread just to this cause. That way if there are those of us that would like to help those families needing assistance we could perhaps coordinate it along with the "Colorado hometown" section of the AR15 site. Worth a shot?

[ronaldrwl]

Wow, I could only make it 1/2 way.

[theGinsue]

Better yet what better way to do this than post it on COAR. Maybe we could dedicate a sticky thread just to this cause. That way if there are those of us that would like to help those families needing assistance we could perhaps coordinate it along with the "Colorado hometown" section of the AR15 site. Worth a shot?

I'm game!