February 4, 2005

Catching Up...

Catching up on my blog reading and I found this:

I entered the school and the supervisors showed me the way to were I should vote. They and the ING guys were so polite and gentle. I cast my vote and got out, not in a rush at all. This is my Eid and I felt like a king walking in his own kingdom. I saw the same look of confidence and satisfaction in the eyes of all people I met. As I left one of the gurads said to me as he handed me back my cellular phone,"God bless you and your beloved ones. We don't know how to thank you. Please excuse any inconvinience on our part. We wish we didn't have to search you or limit your freedom. You are heroes" I was struck with surprise and felt ashamed. This man was risking his life all these hours in what has become the utmost target for all terrorists in Iraq and yet he's apologizing and calling us heroes. I thanked him back and told him that he and his comrads are the true heroes and that we can never be grateful enough for their services.

Read it all. There’s really nothing else to say. (Well, except perhaps smacking the whole bunch of antiwar apologists up-side the head.)

Posted by Clancy at February 4, 2005 1:03 PM
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Yeah, put 'em all in a boat along with the spammers and send them back to France.

Posted by: Jim at February 4, 2005 4:08 PM

Okay, at the risk of being too mushy (well, I am a girl so I guess it's okay) that brought tears to my eyes.

Posted by: Jadewolff at February 8, 2005 8:51 AM

Me too, and again everytime I read it.

Posted by: Clancy at February 8, 2005 12:36 PM

Feb. 8th remarks about high school kids and freedom of speach speaks not only of the parents but the teachers who were supposed to teach them. Now you know the dismal state of education in America. Clancy's Pop

Posted by: Clancy's Pop at February 13, 2005 9:44 AM