Last month, Amy Adams gave away her first class seat to a soldier. To her, and every other person who has ever performed a random act of kindness for one of our troops, I would like to say, Thank You.
I know that I have mentioned this in a previous post, but I think it is mentioning again...
The day I deployed, when I was in the store at the airport, a lady bought a drink and a snack for the soldier in front of me, and myself. She did not know the two of us from any other soldier in the world, and she will probably never see us again, but still, she made it a point to tell us "Thank you for your service," both in word and in deed. We were both appreciative of her actions.
She did not know that I had skipped my lunch on that day or that I was rushed through the airport in order to get to our plane because someone had given our group the wrong time to arrive at the airport, or that I would be away from my family for the second Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day in a row, or that I would be missing Christmas, New Year, and our Anniversary as well. This kindhearted lady just laid down her hard earned money in a random act of kindness in tribute to every soldier, airman, sailor, and marine who is fighting for her freedom.
It is the people like the lady at the airport, Amy Adams, and every other person who has done something nice for one of our service members who serve as examples to us all. The gladness which we can bring to another human being by contributing one simple act of kindness without the hope of something in return is simply amazing.
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