The following letter was sent recently to an earlier blog.
I would like to share this letter with the Guardian readers as it obviously comes straight from the Heart.
I have reviewed your blog Robbie, and it is wonderful to see others that support our troops; I am the proud wife of a Reservist whom is in Afghanistan currently. All of your support, thoughts and prayers mean so much to everyone over there. One small way to support our troops is by supporting red Fridays. RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Canadians 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 over-bearing. We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.Many Canadians, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Canada supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that.. Every red-blooded Canadian who supports our men and women afar will wear something red.By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make Canada 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, co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be long before Canada 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.THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED ---- SO WEAR RED!
I cannot explain it better myself my thanks to Carrie Landry of Charlottetown for writing such a poignant letter.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
