Today I was awed.
Simply awed.
Being the Mother of an Airman and her boyfriend a Marine,
I am always aware of the depth of patriotism.
It does something crazy to me, to my heart.
The good thing is, it does the same thing to other people.
This morning, that crazy heart thing happened and I share it with you.
The Story is about one Army Ranger, Josh Hargis.
A Tri-State soldier injured in Afghanistan last week has received a Purple Heart for his sacrifice. But, it's a picture of the medal ceremony for Army Ranger Josh Hargis that's spreading across the world, quickly becoming known as the "salute seen around the world."
Hargis, 24, is a Dater High School graduate. On his second tour of duty, Hargis lost both of his legs in an explosion while his unit, the 3rd Ranger Battalion, was searching a building for a target. Four of his fellow soldiers died in the attack.
"A man came out, lifted up his shirt to show that he had no IEDs, and then a woman came out and she exploded," said Hargis.
Things only got worse after that.
"Everybody, from what I understood, started moving and shuffling, and then it sounds like IEDs were planted around the ground, and Josh had stepped on one, and several other of the people in his unit also.
On his chest in the photo sits the Purple Heart. Perceived to be unconscious, Hargis was presented his medal surrounded by about 50 people in a hospital room in Afghanistan when he started to raise him arm in salute.
"I don't even think it was conscious. I think it was unconscious. I think he was totally out. That's the way he is. He felt it," said Hargis' father.
Hargis was deployed just last month and was due to come back in January.
Hargis is on his way back the United States, and will be at a military hospital in San Antonio, TX. Josh and his wife, Taylor, are expecting their first child.
Awesomeness comes in all forms.
I cried when I read this......
How awesome are we?
Sitting in our chairs bitching about the Republicans and Democrats?
{I personally do not care who you think is wrong or right. But I still love you}
Lets get up and do something that makes a change...not just talk about it.
Love you.
Me
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