While yesterday was Veterans Day, we were all thankful for all the soldiers, seamen, marines and sailors have done fort his country. They protect the freedoms we hold dearly and at great sacrifice.  Many leave famlies with young children for years, and leave family members and friends behind.  And all to protect our freedoms and to protect us from those that want to do us harm.  And all to often we forget that these men and women are human and have feelings and are longing for home.  I got this email from my mom about one soldier’s quest to bring some of home in a far off place.

I sure hope the picture will go through for you – of this Army soldier in Iraq with his tiny “plot of grass in front of his tent.  It’s heartwarming!! Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq , stationed in a sandbox.  He asked his wife to send him dirt ( U.S. Soil), fertilizer and some grass seed so he can have the sweet aroma, and feel the grass grow beneath his feet. When the men of the squadron have a mission that they are going on, they take turns walking through the grass and the American soil.

If you notice, he is even cutting the grass with a pair of scissors.  Sometimes we are in

such a hurry that we don’t stop and think about the little things that we take for granted.

 

Upon receiving this, say a little prayer for our soldiers that give and give (and give up) so unselfishly for us.

 

You don’t have to send this on, but gosh, who wouldn’t?

 

Always rememeber the little stuff and never forget to thank all those brave men and women for all their service to this country.   And never take for granite the freedoms we have because of these soldiers, seamen, maries and  sailors.   And always remember them, not just on Veterans Day.