One of my dearest friends, who happens to be a retired Marine sent me this. I thought it was a terriffic example of our Presidents character. Please read on...
What Kind Of Man Would Do Such A Thing?
At Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC recently the Sergeant Major
of the Army, Jack Tilley, was with a group of people visiting the wounded
soldiers. He saw a Special Forces soldier who had lost his right hand and
suffered severe wounds of his face and side of his body. The Sergent Major
of the Army 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?
There was a man in that group of visitors who had his wife with him to
visit
the wounded. He seemed to knew exactly what to do. This man reverently took
the soldiers stump of a hand in both of his hands, knelt at the bedside and
prayed for him. When he finished the prayer, he stood up, bent over the
soldier and kissed him on the head and told him that he loved him.
A powerful _expression of love and Christ-like example, for one of our
wounded heroes.
What kind of a man would do such a thing?
The wounded man's Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush; President of the U.S.
This story was told by the Sergeant Major of the Army, at a Soldiers
Breakfast held at Red Arsenal, AL, and recorded by Chaplain James
Henderson, stationed there.
Pass it on... the press won't.
_______________________________________
Sent via the Warp Drive WebMail system.
What Kind Of Man Would Do Such A Thing?
At Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC recently the Sergeant Major
of the Army, Jack Tilley, was with a group of people visiting the wounded
soldiers. He saw a Special Forces soldier who had lost his right hand and
suffered severe wounds of his face and side of his body. The Sergent Major
of the Army 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?
There was a man in that group of visitors who had his wife with him to
visit
the wounded. He seemed to knew exactly what to do. This man reverently took
the soldiers stump of a hand in both of his hands, knelt at the bedside and
prayed for him. When he finished the prayer, he stood up, bent over the
soldier and kissed him on the head and told him that he loved him.
A powerful _expression of love and Christ-like example, for one of our
wounded heroes.
What kind of a man would do such a thing?
The wounded man's Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush; President of the U.S.
This story was told by the Sergeant Major of the Army, at a Soldiers
Breakfast held at Red Arsenal, AL, and recorded by Chaplain James
Henderson, stationed there.
Pass it on... the press won't.
_______________________________________
Sent via the Warp Drive WebMail system.
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