My husband was in the living room watching the news. I was in the kitchen when he suddenly came through headed toward the office. With a tear in his eye, he turned to me and told me of this soldier who had been injured in Afghanistan. He told me that while they were pinning the Purple Heart in his hospital room the soldier they thought was unconscious began to struggle to get his arm up to salute.
And, my husband says to me, "To see such dedication! From a soldier barely conscious! He was doing his duty and even as injured as he was he was following ceremony and was trying to salute! Now, WHY can't our government be THAT dedicated to US?!" With that he sat down at the computer to share that story. I felt compelled to do the same.
From the article:
Josh, whom everybody in the room (over 50 people) assumed to be unconscious, began to move his right arm under the blanket in a diligent effort to salute the Commander as is customary during these ceremonies. Despite his wounds, wrappings, tubes, and pain, Josh fought the doctor who was trying to restrain his right arm and rendered the most beautiful salute any person in that room had ever seen. I cannot impart on you the level of emotion that poured through the intensive care unit that day. Grown men began to weep and we were speechless at a gesture that speak volumes about Josh’s courage and character.
Lead the way, Army Ranger!
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