Thank you for sharing that. Being in the Air Force myself I know what it feels like to have the gratitude of a complete stranger. There isn't much that feels better than that. Having been deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom twice now I have been able to see that same gratitude from locals in the host countries (but not in Iraq, never been there). It is always uplifting to see a stranger in a different country to stop whatever they are doing and wave or salute us as we pass.

We still get a lot of letters of support over there, mostly from schools and churches. I loved to spend my spare time reading those letters and Valentine's day cards posted on the walls of our hanger.

Anybody wanting to help out can go to uso.org. I think this is a great organization that performs a great service.