Day 16: Red, White, and Blue

I saw the US Army Soldier Show today. The show itself was pretty good. It had some slow points, but had a lot of fun songs. A few of my favorites were "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" and "Devil Went Down to Georgia." One of the last songs they sang was "Red, White, and Blue" originally done by Brian McNight (look it up on YouTube). They dedicated it to all those soldiers serving overseas right now that they will come home safely. It was beautiful. It made me think of my husband and made me proud of my husband. It really was a moving song and a great end to a good show.  The kids loved it, and we had so much fun.

 Before the show started, there were a ton of reserved seats right in the front middle. The "rest of us" had to sit on the bleachers on the side of the building. I saw the signs on the chairs that said they were reserved for TAPS families. Then, behind them, were chairs for VIPs. TAPS families (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) are families of fallen soldiers. While I was sitting in the stands waiting for the show to start, I heard people around me complaining that they were reserving seats for people and how that wasn't right. I turned to them and said that those seats were reserved for TAPS families and that they were families of fallen soldiers. I told them they have every right to be there and we should be proud that they were given such a place of distinction for this show. After I said that, they understood why those families were there and changed their tune. At the end of the show they acknowledged the TAPS families and I was so proud to see the whole gym on their feet, giving those families a standing ovation. Oh how proud I am to be an American and to be a part of the Army family.

Another day closer to seeing my man again. Anticipation is growing everyday for the day of our sweet reunion. Just have to take it one day at a time... My motto.