Welcome Home Our Heroes
I caught the tail end of the Glenn Beck show on CNN last night and heard about the organization A Hero’s Welcome, which currently only has a chapter in Philadelphia. Unlike the popular Welcome Home A Hero program at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, A Hero’s Welcome appears to focus on the story of a single soldier and meeting his or her needs when they return.
While I don’t personally know anyone currently serving in our military, I freely admit that I get quite tearful when I see video of soldiers reunited with their families back in the US. Our media spends so much time reporting the doom and gloom of the war in Iraq, but other than a brief clip on the evening news after the weather report you never see these joyous homecomings. You cannot tell me that such a program wouldn’t get great viewer ratings.
Curiousity got the best of me and after checking out A Hero’s Welcome website I did some searching on good ol’ YouTube. When I searched on phrases like Soldier Homecoming, I was not prepared for the number of homegrown and commercially made videos on soldier homecomings. It’s a good thing I had my glasses on because my contact lenses would have surely flowed right out of my eyes after sampling the first couple of clips.
If you need something to lift your spirits or fix a case of dry eye, check out just one of the videos I found on YouTube below.
on November 14th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Such tearful reunions reinforce the need to show our “true” support of our troops by ending this ridiculous war. There is no need for anymore Americans to die while we “liberate” an ungrateful country from an evil dictator and “search for non-existent WMDs.”
Sometimes I wonder if any other country ever looks at us and feels the need to “liberate” us from our reigning idiot elect and his side kick Dick “shoot ‘em in the face” Cheney? Just a thought.
on November 14th, 2007 at 10:50 am
While I’m not pleased at all with how things have been handled regarding the war, I still believe that if our politicians would stop armchair quarterbacking and let those with the military training and experience do their job we could wrap this up in no time. Sensitivity training and political correctness have no place in war. Git R Done!
on November 14th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
At 68, I still remember the time my father was away during WWII. My 5 yr old brother cried ALOT! Especially at nights during the blackouts.
We also were delighted as a family when my uncle (mother’s brother) returned safely after his tour with the marines engaging in some of the most horrific battles.
And all the time these men were gone, the women kept the homes going without cell phones, charge cards, and modern appliances. My grandmother worked nights in a factory producing war items.
These current homecomings always bring tears to my eyes and a remembrance of past war events.
Kudos to all the shows who bring these homecomings front & center.
on November 15th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I agree some politicians are Monday Morning Quarterbacking the war but the best way to let the military do their job is to bring all of them home at the same time. Why do we even need a “plan for withdrawal?” In the long run does anyone really think a progressive withdrawal will produce results any different than a one day withdrawal? Let’s face it, there are no WMDs. We made a mistake (actually we were misled by many here at home). Sorry we blew up your country. See you later.
on November 15th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Wouldn’t it be great if we could browse through about 178,000 homecomings new videos within the next few weeks?
Bring ‘em home . . . .