The proud warriors of Baker Company wanted to do something to pay tribute To our fallen comrades. So since we are part of the only Marine Infantry Battalion left in Iraq the one way that we could think of doing that is  By taking a picture of Baker Company saying the way we feel. It would be awesome if you could find a way to share this with our fellow countrymen. I was wondering if there was any way to get this into your papers to let the world know that "WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN" and are proud to serve our country."

Semper Fi
1stSgt Dave Job

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 SMA 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?  

He decided to act as though the hand was not missing and gripped the soldiers wrist while speaking words of comfort and encouragement to him.

But there was another man in that group of visitors who had even brought his wife with him to visit the wounded who knew exactly what to do.  

This man reverently took the soldiers stump of a hand in both of his hands, bowed 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.

What a powerful expression of love for one of our wounded heroes!  And what a beautiful Christ-like example!

What kind of a man would do such a thing?

It was the wounded man's Commander-in-Chief,

George W. Bush, President of the United States.

This story was told by the SMA at a Soldiers Breakfast held at Redstone Arsenal, AL, and recorded by Chaplain James Henderson, stationed there.

 

And - Expressions of Appreciation TO our troops

12-20-03                                                                                                   Hail to the Chief

 

President Bush's Greeting and Prayer for a Wounded Soldier Who Lost His Right Hand-Truth! & Fiction!
  • Summary of the eRumor
    President George W. Bush is described as having held a wounded U.S. soldier's stump, where he had lost his hand, and praying for him.  A story told by U.S. Sergeant Major Jack Tilley.  The story was related by Chaplain James Henderson of the Association of the U.S. Army, the Redstone Huntsville chapter.
  • The Truth
    A spokesperson for the Sgt. Major Jack Tilley says this story is based on some real events, but is exaggerated. He says that although both President Bush and Sgt. Major Tilley have both visited wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, they have never done so together.  During one of his visits, Sgt. Major Tilley met a special forces soldier who lost his right hand in an accident involving a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.  The soldier offered his limb to Tilley in greeting.  Tilley shook his bandaged arm, presented him with a coin, and said, "God bless you."
    A few days later, President Bush visited the hospital, greeted several soldiers and presented many with medals.  Mr. Bush also encountered the same soldier who had lost his right hand.  When the soldier offered his limb in greeting, the president cupped his bandaged arm in both hands, said "God bless you," and kissed the soldier on the forehead, according to Sgt. Major Tilley's spokesperson.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/bush-tilley.htm

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