Red Shirt Fridays

[BillsCamino]

I've been on two different flights where sadly this occurred !! The escort was seated in the 1st row of First class both times.
Brought tears to many onboard...

 

[MRH]

it sucked because the soldier was a young female hit by an IED, just two years older than my girl was at the time. Hardest part was lying to them about the body's condition when I recommended a closed casket (Told them she wasn't as bad as she really was)

Geez...I would have lied too. That really sucks.

 

[Tazz]

My wife and I have been doing RED shirt Friday since around 2008 when our youngest son was deployed to Iraq. Our son is a partially disabled Air Force Combat Veteran, he was a Staff Sergeant when he left the Air Force in 2012.

Taking care of a fallen Soldier's Family thru the funeral/admin process was my last assignment while in the 82nd before I retired. It was an Honor but it was also one of the hardest trying to deal with the grieving family

Thank you Sir.
One of our nephews did this for the Air Force before he got out. He and 2 other Airmen escorted the fallen Airmen to the funeral homes and stayed with the body all the way through the funeral on rotating shifts. That fallen Airman was NEVER left alone.

 

[DinkyDau]

My wife and I have been doing RED shirt Friday since around 2008 when our youngest son was deployed to Iraq. Our son is a partially disabled Air Force Combat Veteran, he was a Staff Sergeant when he left the Air Force in 2012.



Thank you Sir.
One of our nephews did this for the Air Force before he got out. He and 2 other Airmen escorted the fallen Airmen to the funeral homes and stayed with the body all the way through the funeral on rotating shifts. That fallen Airman was NEVER left alone.

Tazz tell your Son for me, Thanks for his service to our Country!

 

[Tazz]

Tazz tell your Son for me, Thanks for his service to our Country!

As a matter of fact I did just that a few days ago after I had posted about him and you asked me to. He said to tell you that you're very welcome and it was his honor to serve. He also asked me to thank you too when I told him of your service in Vietnam. He has great reverance for the men & women who went before him, especially Vietnam Veterans.

 

[DinkyDau]

As a matter of fact I did just that a few days ago after I had posted about him and you asked me to. He said to tell you that you're very welcome and it was his honor to serve. He also asked me to thank you too when I told him of your service in Vietnam. He has great reverance for the men & women who went before him, especially Vietnam Veterans.

I am honored and appreciate his message of support! I don't need to tell you that, you have one hell of a Son and so much to be proud of..Thank You!

 

[Paynefree]

Been wearing red on Fridays for at least 5 years..when my boss asked me why I wanted a at least one red shirt amongst all of my black ones I had the opportunity to explain my reasoning. He thought that it was commendable. I've seen him wear red a time or two...my goal is to have all of my sales comrades do the same..thank you to everyone of you guys who served so I can serve in a different capacity.

 

[SAR 6114]

SEMPER FI!!!

 

[zipcode]

If the 'red shirt' thing is new to you, read below to learn how it went for a business man....
Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, a business man noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together. After he boarded the flight, the business man turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from him), and inquired if he was heading home.
'No, he responded.'
'Heading out, I asked?'
'No... I'm escorting a soldier home.'
'Going to pick him up?'
'No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq, I'm taking him home to his family.'
The realization of what he had been asked to do hit the business man like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
The business man turned back to him, extended his hand, and said, 'Tthank you.. thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.'
Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps join us on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat belt sign."
Without a sound, all went as requested. The business man noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made him realize that he was proud to be an American.
So here's a public 'Thank You' to our military men and women for what you do so we can live the way we do.
Red Fridays.
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the "silent majority." We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.
Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and will continue each and every Friday until the troops all come home. It will be sending a deafening message that... every red-blooded American who supports our men and women a far, will be wearing something red.
By word of mouth, press, or TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red, much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once "silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked, "What can we do to make things better for you?" is "We need your support and your prayers." Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday.

I wear red on fridays

 

[EMC45]

I try to wear the red out on Friday. In agency uniform it's difficult, but after work I will rock it. At Robins, while I was there it was red every Friday.