Thankful for?
Nov 22nd, 2007 by Curt Schilling
Ok so the Thanks Mike thread is working. I talked to him briefly and told him about it, he stopped in and read it. Going to print it out in a few days and send him a hard copy. He’s incredibly appreciative and the comments are very cool.
Playing on that thread, it’s Thanksgiving. In addition to the million things I am incredibly thankful for, I wanted to do another thread here along the same lines, that will hopefully produce MASSIVE amounts of response to be forwarded once again.
My thankful list could be a mile long and still stop short of mentioning what I should be thankful for. In addition to an incredibly blessed life and career, I’ve got an incredibly beautiful wife who’s about a billion times prettier on the inside than she is on the outside. I’ve got 4 incredibly beautiful children who are truly kids with HUGE hearts. They’ve come to realize that a wheelchair is nothing more than a device that helps some people get around, nothing more. They understand being good people and making other people feel good about themselves is about as good as life can get.
Adding to that list, the Sox fans around here know that I sometimes post over on Sons of Sam Horn, better known in Sox Nation as SOSH. I have had the opportunity to meet some of the members of the board in person. Two of those people are Baghdad Jamie and his wife Favreu (names on the board!).
Anyway, Jamie is currently serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, and he’s slated to come home VERY VERY SOON. God willing he will do so complete, and healthy.
To say I am thankful for what the men and women of the armed forces do for us is pitifully short and woefully inadequate but for now it will have to suffice.
I’d like to make this thread one filled with people who are thankful to our troops, postings. Post a thank you to the men and women that serve our nation and other freedom loving nations around the world and I give you my word I will have the whole thing in front of the eyes of those very people.
Thanksgiving definitely makes you realize what you do have and how much you are thankful for. I am truly thankful for the men and women who serve our country. I have friends over seas and I pray that all of them return safely. And I thank God for them and their service.
I will agree with Curt, a simple thank you is woefully inadequate…
Thank you nonetheless. What is being done on a daily basis thru the hard work and commitment of our volunteer armed service men and women is beyond words and appreciation.
Thank you for all that you do.
Happy Holidays!
The Jay’s - Norfolk, Ma
Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving!!
What can one person say to properly express their thanks to the many thousands of you who volunteer to put your own lives in danger in order to serve your country?
I am humbled by your sacrifice, and I hope each and every one of you can spend many future Thanksgivings with your families.
A special Thank You to Patriot Battery Commander Joseph C. Scott, currently serving in Korea. Joe is an inspiration to everyone he meets. I want him to know that I think of him very often, as I’m sure all of his many friends do. Please show Emily and little Owen a great time when they visit!!
Thank you all from the heart,
Rachel Ciprotti
I would also just like to give my thanks for all the incredible men and women who are serving this country every day and make holidays like this possible for all of us Americans. They do what their country ask of them and they do it with the utmost amount of dedication.
So once again, thank you to all of you serving. You make your country proud.
Wow, Mr Schilling, another great idea.
We cannot, nor should we ever be able to, thank the troops enough for their sacrifice and the bravery, it’s a true testament to the best our nation and our civilization can achieve, even in the darkest of times.
I can only hope, as they fight half a world away physically and about as far as one can get mentally, they understand how greatful we all are for all that they do.
It’s a calling of great importance, and it’s up to those of us at home to make sure they have a nation to be proud to return to, they do their part, I like to think we try to do ours as well.
Thanks for everything you do, it can’t be easy to be away from your family at a time like this, but know you have our undying support and faith back home.
Many thanks to all of our armed forces both stateside and abroad! What you do is nothing short of heroic and allows us all to sleep well at night. You all must know, that in spite of all the bad news in the media, we are proud of all of you and we pray for you every day. Keep your head down, stay safe and come back healthy!! Godspeed.
I’d like to thank my sister Robyn- stationed in Baghdad Hospital… Her first Turkey Day overseas. Not only is she supporting our country, but she’s supoorting our servicemen/women as well!
Robyn - we miss you and get home safe!
Plusbrians
Again Mr. Schilling you continue to be a first class individual. Thank you for all of the efforts you make for others. I would like to thank all of the service men and women over seas not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but all the bases around the world. You protect and serve the greatest country in the world and we are privileged individuals. We take for-granted that you all put your lives on the line at all times and we complain about little things that seem so large. We take a step back and look at people like you guys and we understand to enjoy life because know-one knows when it might come to an end. But thank you so much. God Bless each one you that may read this.
Thanks again Curt…..your the man
Thank you to Baghdad Jamie, Fav and his family. Thank you for your sacrifice of which I cannot completely understand. Thank you from my family to your family!! Many blessings!! See you on sosh Jamie and fav
Curt, you are right, we all do have so much to be thankful for, everyday, even though we sometimes neglect to take that time to be appreciative. Many of our blessings would not be ours if it werent for Jamie and all those like him serving, sacraficing their time from homes and families and comforts that we tend to take for granted. And to the Favreaus who continue with their everyday lives with someone they love not there, these are true heroes and heroins and i thank God for the selfless commitments that they give for us each day. As we were in church yesturday for Thanksgiving that is one of the things that we prayed for the most, our troops!! May God bless them as they serve and their families as they are without them for a period of time, for safety, comfort, grace and peace. And quicken the day that they will be reunited with their families, like hopefully soon for Jamie and Favreau!!! Thanks is so little to say, but meant very sincerely and hearfealt!!!
Melissa from MA….
Thanks to all the troops around the world who are working hard to make this
world a better–and safer–place. A special thank-you and hello to my friend Sergeant Major Tim Didas (USMC), who’s serving his second tour of duty in Iraq
and who’s due to rotate in the coming year.
Hey Mike,
My friends and I were together at a buddies house when we got the news you’d be back, and it was about as big of a celebration as the World Series win!
Also, just want you to know that it’s a good feeling for me to know there’s guys like you still around that aren’t truly “all about the money”..
Here’s to another great 3 years!
I want to thank you all the men and women who serve our country. I hope all of you come home safely. Thank you so much for fighting for our nation and freedom. You will all be in my prayers. Keep up the good work everyone is proud of you!!!!!!!!. God Bless all of you.
Jeff
To all our fighting soldiers overseas, THANK YOU and may you all return safe and soon!
Thank you, again, Curt for giving us this opportunity.
To all of the men and women who serve this country around the world,
Deepest thanks for the sacrifices you make for us so that we can continue to live in a free country, rooted in democracy. Certainly, we all wish you could be here at home with your loved ones at this time of year, and you deserve the recognition and thanks.
Be safe. Hope that you’re all able to be home soon.
With thoughts and prayers,
Melissa
Hartford, CT
Great idea, Curt.
To the ladies and gentlemen of our armed services, both those involved in operations underway in the two Mideast theaters and those who toil at all the other posts around the globe, know that the sacrifices that you are making to be able do what you do where you do it are appreciated immensely by those of us here at home. You are the cream of the crop of our society; every Thanksgiving table that had an empty seat today because one of you was doing your duty instead of sitting in your customary spot was diminished by your absence, even as we realize that such peaceful gatherings here would not be possible without your selfless service there. Words cannot describe how proud we are of you. May God protect you and keep you safe, so that one day soon you can again take your place at that table.
sorry, still amazed you play WoW. I will be buying your game, gotta give it a try.
ever try Lord of the rings online?
The new series by Ken Burns, The War, really opened my eyes to what life must be like in the service, how hard it is for your family and loved ones to go on at home day after day without you, and for you how difficult it is to keep your morale up when there is so much sadness around you. Every day that you are overseas, you’re making sacrifices for your family and friends, and for all of us unknown to you. While our lives go on, your life at home is on hold while you work to protect our freedom, our country, our very lives. Even as a lifelong pacifist, a third generation pacifist in fact, I appreciate all you are doing to make life safer for Americans, and better for those in the Middle East that have been living under unjust regimes. Every day that you remain in the Middle East, you make life a little better for women and children and that is very much admired and appreciated here at home. You are all true heros. Thank you!
Great idea Curt! It is nice to post here where we are sure that it will get to the right people.
We can never thank the men and women of the armed forces enough for al their sacrifices. To willingly go to the many places around the world and be separated from the ones they love on a daily basis is truly admirable.
I do think that with all that is going on in Afghanistan and Iraq that the many men and women in the armed forces who are not serving in either of those countries do not get thanked enough for all they do wherever they are. The roll they play on a daily basis is so important to the overall functioning of the complete armed forces mission.
So to those in Iraq and Afghanistan we truly love you and appreciate all you do for us and pray daily that you come home whole and safe. To those not in country know that we are just as appreciative of all you do for us as well.
God Bless you all!
It’s impossible to find the words to truly thank you. So I’ll just say this.
I’m tearing up and have some very deep feelings just trying to find them.
Thank you.
Hey Curt - Wonderful sentiment-truly.
Thank-you seems so, so small for the sacrifices these men and women make for this wonderful country, to protect and preserve not only our freedoms, but to share those freedoms as well. I am honored to be married to a VietNam Vet who were in many ways in the same type of situation - A world apart in a contraversial war. A candy bar to a kid, a hug, some love - Those are the imeasurable things that our troops bring as well. and I can tell you unequivicably that what our troops are doing everyday in everyway matters so very very much!
We have one God called on by many different names in our world. May He bless all who are serving our country and guide them home safely.
Curt, I hope that this works, and I know that this is long, but I heard this on the radio one year at Christmas and it took me several months to find it. I think it is something that eveyone in this country should read when they find themselves getting blinded by politics and forgetting to support our troops. So here goes…
James M. Schmidt, who was a Lance Corporal stationed in Washington, D.C., when he wrote the poem back in 1986
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn’t quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
“What are you doing?” I asked without fear,
“Come in this moment, it’s freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!”
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a warm fire’s light
Then he sighed and he said “Its really all right,
I’m out here by choice. I’m here every night.”
“It’s my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I’m proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ‘Pearl on a day in December,”
Then he sighed, “That’s a Christmas ‘Gram always remembers.”
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ‘Nam’,
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I’ve not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he’s sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue… an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother.
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.”
“So go back inside,” he said, “harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I’ll be all right.”
“But isn’t there something I can do, at the least,
“Give you money,” I asked, “or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you’ve done,
For being away from your wife and your son.”
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
“Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we’re gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.”
Thank you for posting this!
winning championships are certainly great, but what our fighting men and women do for us is so much more important. thanks for your sacrifice.
Wow, Curt… this is more difficult than I thought it would be and not because I am ungrateful for those who serve our country. It is because I am so very grateful. Our men and women in uniform serve because they volunteer to do so. There is no draft telling them they must serve, so their sacrifices are truly amazing. I am grateful to them for volunteering to serve - and by doing so, volunteering to give up their very lives, if it should come to that. The ultimate sacrifice. I am grateful that they willingly (though sometimes reluctantly, and that is normal) go where they are asked to go, and more often than not those places are not very appealing. I am grateful to them for sacrificing what is, next to their own lives, most important - time with their loved ones who remain behind. I am grateful to those who care for our injured servicemen and women when they return home (and all of us should do more for them). I am grateful to the families of those who serve. Two-parent homes become single parent homes for extended periods of time. Spouses/significant others/parents languish, to some extent, on a daily basis, wondering when their loved ones will be returning, how they will be returning… if they will be returning. The emotional roller coaster of trying to maintain some life normalcy in these families is a gargantuan task…
My nephew, who’s home is in Hinsdale, NH, is about to turn 20 years old and is a United States Marine… and he is in Fallujah. He is a SAW Gunner. I am grateful for his service - and for his buddies.
It is so good to hear that BJ and Favre will soon be together again and I wish them every ounce of happiness. They deserve it.
ToofarawayfromBoston
Chaiah Jacobson
Mike and Curt,
I can never know what it is like to have to weigh contract decisions of the magnitude that professional athletes do. The average person looks and says what’s the difference between five million a year or ten million a year. Its more money than you could ever spend. Fans take it all personally, like when Johnny Damon decided to take the offer from the Yankees. But your decisions have to be made in regard to your families and their futures also. I probably have a little insight into that because toward the end of my military career I got to know the Ripken family here in Maryland while coaching a Little League team with one of the Ripken brothers.
I’d just like to say that even if you guys had decided to move on and take offers from other teams you are both class acts. I’m thrilled, though, that you decided to continue to play for our beloved Red Sox. Fans don’t usually get the opportunity to see the true character of the athletes they admire, only the public face, but in your cases I can say that you are both wonderful people, not because you are great ball players, but because you are guys that I can say to my son “those are men worthy of admiring and emulating”. We are lucky there are quite a few of you on the team.
I wish you continued blessings in the coming years and look forward to seeing you play when you make your way to Baltimore and Philadelphia this season. Heck, I might even find my way back up to Boston for the first time in seven seasons.
God Bless
PS. I became a grandfather today!!
Hey Jamie,
When you get back to New England. Come down to Connecticut. I’ll hook a brotha up with some great fried clams.
TD
Great idea Curt !!
My hometown has lost 2 young men to the War in Iraq. Young men who gave their lives for MY freedoms and to help make this world a safer place to raise our children. Being the parent of two young children, I will be eternally grateful for their efforts overeas and allowing us all the opportunbity to live “normal, safe” lives !
Happy Holidays to all our men and women overseas - may you return safely to your loved ones.
Words can not express my gratitude towards Jamie and Fav for the sacrifices they have made and are making. My brother returned from Iraq in late ‘06 and we as a family have learned to appreciate every moment to it’s fullest. The lasting effect for me personally was the obvious anguish in the eyes of my mother and father as my brother departed. He, like thousands of others, went and did his job better than any other standing army on the planet. I am familiar with Jaime and Fav as I too am a frequent poster on SOSH. Their continued story has kept alive in me the pride I felt in my brother when I came home last year and he was sitting on my couch in his fatigues. Godspeed to all those involved. Your courage is unmatched in a time when your resolve is at its truest test.
THANKS TO ALL that serve & protect our country GOD BLESS TO YOU DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON You are in our thoughts & prayers.
I’d like to say a big thanks to the members of the New Hampshire Air National Guard who are currently serving over at Tallil Airbase in Iraq.
Valarie Johnson, mother of two, from Lancaster, NH. My students and I salute you for the incredible sacrifice you have made to leave your children and serve your country. You’ll be receiving some packages from us soon. God bless and stay safe.
As a son of a Vietnam veteran I can’t tell you how important it is for our servicemen and women to hear these echoes of thanks. Regardless of your positions on the war, remember these brave souls are there and they need our support.
Please write your Congressional representation to make sure they receive the funding needed to keep them safe and equip them to maintain order in a very unstable part of the world.
Happy holidays,
Derek Patterson
The men and women of the military are heroes, whether in active service, retired, reserves; whether they are deployed to war zones or here at home. It is their sacrifice, or potential to sacrifice, for which we should not only be thankful , but we should honor.
Thank you Curt for doing this. There are only a few who could marshal the resources to do this.
Mr Shilling: great idea. You are an awesome mentor to all:
Words can not express how Thankful I am for all of the Service Women and Men. The selfless sacrifice you have made for the USA can never be repaid. We are Grateful for all that you do for US.
My co-worker’s brother is serving in one of the hospitals in Iraq…he has seen some horrific injury’s but there is a great group of doc, nurses, technologist, technicians and medics that have made a difference in our troops recovery. To all of the hospital workers Thank You for taking care of our TROOPS.
My thoughts and prayer are with all of you
Mr. Schilling,
Thanks for opening your blog for this purpose. I definitely appreciate so much the sacrifices made by those who are serving our country and defending our freedom! I am praying for all of you who are willing to fight for the freedoms we all enjoy!
Leah Bamford
Sedgwick, Maine
To All Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines & Corpsmen
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your service. May God Bless You and get you all home safely.
Happy Holidays!
Chris Foley
Jamie and Kristine -
Thanks for everything. Thanks to you for your service, Jamie; and to you for keeping the family together while he was away, Kristine. Reading what you both write on SoSH makes me feel like I know you, and I am always impressed not only by your sacrifice, but also by the fact that you both have gone through these two tours of duty with no complaints or self-pity. You are the best case scenario for the country.
Come home safe, hermanito, and I’ll see you both this summer at the Softball Bash - first shot of El Tesoro is for you.
Yo la tengo,
Fris
Curt, thanks for this opportunity to express to our troops my gratitude for the sacrifice they are making for my freedom! You are all my heroes! Thank you for leaving the comfort of your families, your homes, your lives, and enduring unbelievable discomfort, hardship, terror, and so much more so that I can be free. I pray for you daily and hope you return safe and sound - soon! A special, personal shout out to my nephew Donnie in Iraq - love you and miss you!!!
Denise
Thanks, Curt, for providing this opportunity. As a mom whose daughter served in our armed forces, I know that the men and women stationed far from home often worry about the families they left behind as much as they worry for their own safety. So I want to thank them and also the families who make sacrifices every day: the children who miss their parents, the wives and husbands who miss their spouses, the parents and the siblings - all those who are just waiting. We thank them and all those who are not at home this holiday season. We pray that our military families will be reunited soon. Thank you!
Thanks Mike. Knowing you are stayng the the ‘Sox made for a nice Thanksgiving. Now go out and convince Timlin and Doug to sign and we are all set for another big year. Oh Yeah - we don’t need Santana.
Curt, many thanks for setting this opportunity up.
The dedication and sacrifice of our (all-volunteer) armed forces men and women around the world is a tribute to the underlying strength of the American belief in liberty and service. As a veteran of the Vietnam War, I can only hope and pray that the troops now serving in the Middle East and elsewhere are given the recognition and gratitude they so deeply deserve when they return. Many thanks to each of you who have served, are serving, or will soon be serving our nation.
THANK YOU! There are no words to describe how amazing you all are. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Kat
Well, as I’ve mentioned here before - but understanding that I’m not sure how many of our posts you actually have the time to read — I work with these people day in and day out.
Working at Hanscom AFB for the past…many, many years….has afforded me the opportunity to not only be involved first hand with many of the defense weapons that we send to our troops at bases worldwide for their protection; but I also get to work side by side on a daily basis with some great folks who have served over in Iraq and Afghanistan - as well as many other places that don’t recieve quite as much “press” — and I am so proud of the selfless determination and dedication that they have. We should always be so very thankful for those who willingly place their lives on the line for us so that others who choose not to — don’t have to.
I’ve written many a post about my experiences on base, and my thoughts on Patriotism and support over the past few years; and there’s one phrase that sums it up best:
“Freedom has a taste to those who fight and die…that the protected will never know.” — quote found on a wall in Hanoi
It is time to thank our troops for the risks they take every day to keep us free. With all the smoke and debris we spread around here at home, it remains that the work the troops are doing is a long term unavoidable necessity. History will confirm this is a turning point in the world politics.
we are proud of all of you and we pray for you every day. Keep your head down, stay safe and come back healthy!! Godspeed.
Thank you Curt for sponsoring this message.
I support the men and women who protect and defend us from the enemy, whether they be soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines abroad, or police officers or firefighters here at home. Not everyone is cut out for that kind of work, but the rest of us need to appreciate those who are.
May God bless you and your families for your bravery, your patriotism, your enthusiasm and your determination.
And thanks to Curt for giving us a forum to let you know how we feel.
PS — I cannot forget our National Guard. I live in NY and they are a presence in major train stations and airports. They, too, make sacrifices for the rest of us and should be respected and appreciated.
To All Serving Abroad and Home-
THANK YOU!
To all the active duty soldiers, sailors, marines and air force members and to all the veterans: heartfelt thanks for everything you are doing. Thank you for giving of yourselves to protect us. Thank you for spending days and months and years away from your loved ones and the comforts of home and family to perform the service you agreed to do when you enlisted. You are heroes, each and every one of you, and you deserve all the support and love that we can send your way.
And, while I wholeheartedly support the idea of giving thanks to the active duty members of the United States Armed Services during this special season, I’d like to remind everyone that saying, “Thank you” can be done anytime and anywhere you meet someone who is currently serving, or who has served our country.
If you run into a person in uniform in the supermarket or at a gas station, take the time to thank him or her for his service. If you know someone who is a veteran, thank them as well. Make it a point to thank these people everytime you see them.
It will make their day and it just might make yours as well.
God bless!
I have heard a quote recently that said “If the only prayer you say in your whole life is “Thank you”, that would suffice”
In this vein, I would like to say Thank you to our troops serving in the Military today, and yesterday. You provide the Freedom so that we can celebrate these holidays with friends and family.
Thank you
Ann
And a special “Thank you” to my little sister, PFC Stephanie Roddy, who is currently on active duty in the Middle East and to my father, Col. Frederick Roddy, who saw active duty during WWII and the First Gulf War and who was in the service stateside during the Korean Conflict. I can’t begin to express how honored I am to have you two as part of my life.
Thanks Dad, and Short, I can’t wait for you to get home!
Love you both,
Margaret
Monkton, VT
Curt, Thanks again for remembering the real unsung heroes that make our lives so much easier. To Baghdad Jamie and Fav, my family and I cannot thank you enough for your sacrifice and service. God bless you and all the men and women serving our country and their families!
I certainly give thanks to our troops, who serve as volunteers to protect our freedoms and lifestyle. My son Bill returned from 15 months in Iraq in September. His Stryker unit was hit 4 times by IED’s, and each time the entire crew had the attitude of “let’s get this thing fixed and get back at it”. You can’t buy attitude like that!
I tell everyone I know, every chance I get, if you see a soldier at the mall, in the grocery store, at the airport, go up to them, shake their hand and say “thank you”. It doesn’t matter what your politics are - they do it because they believe and because they care. They’re volunteers!!!
Although i do not agree with all of the reasons we are over there, i would like to greatfully thank all of the men and women fighting for that cause, i hear stories everyday, as does everyone who watches the news, and im humbled by the ultimate sacrifice that is being made 24hrs a day by all of you, this thanksgiving i hope and pray each of you a safe return and always think of your families, because lord knows they are thinking of you, As i sit in my office pretty safe from any kind of threat, i dreadfully fear for each of you a little more each day. I’m greatful Curt has offered to do such a thing as this. Bless you all, come home soon.
For just about ever I have been amazed at how so many citizens of this country have no knowledge of (or at the very least appreciation of) what early Americans did for us. The hardships they went through to start a new nation and the horrors of the Revolutionary War affected every man, woman and child in this new country. The forsight of the men who crafted our Declaration of Independence amazes me but it’s the will and dedication of their lives by those who fought for the cause that really inspires me.
From those early days of our country through the many wars and conflicts we’ve had to endure in the two hundred + years since, there have been men and women willing to give their lives so that the greatest land on Earth will remain free!
Thank you to all veterans and those currently serving!! Please know there are lots of us who “get” why you do it and you’re all in my prayers.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
~Varitekchick
Proud wife on Minot AFB, ND.
p.s. Special prayers and good thoughts for my 21 yr old nephew, Nick, who’s heading to Kuwait 15 DEC.
Hey Curt.
Thanks for bringing this up at this time.
My brother has been in Afghanistan for more than three years now and I cannot tell you how grateful I am to him and every one of the men and women serving our country overseas.
Jamie, I understand from SoSH, is on his way home soon. Congratulations to him on coming home safely and thanks to both Jamie and Kristine for their many sacrifices.
Happy Thanksgiving, one and all!
Z.
I wish there were more people like Curt who would take the time to thank our brave men and women protecting and serving our country all over the world.
The holidays are a time to celebrate with our families and be thankful for what we have. Let’s all send a big thanks out to those who may not be with their families this holiday season and make sure they know we are thankful for each and every one of them. Thanks everyone!
Great idea, indeed, Curt! If I may turn it around, on behalf of the tens of thousands of U.S. troops serving in harm’s way in Iraq and Afghanistan, I thank all of my fellow members of Red Sox Nation for their faithful support of our common mission to defend our entire country (including the New York Yankees) from the terrorist threat. I’ll be heading back to Iraq soon for my seventh month-long TDY (and third consecutive Christmas season in southwest Asia) as a U.S. Army chaplain and Eastern Orthodox priest to celebrate liturgies, provide the sacraments, and bring a little bit of home to our virtuous warriors. I intend to print this particular blog thread and distribute it to those Sox fans whom I always seem to encounter in-country. (Perhaps it’s my camouflage Red Sox baseball cap?) May the Lord bless your family, Curt, and all the separated families, in particular, during this holiday and holy-day season.
+ Fr. Alexander
Ft. McNair, DC
Thanks to all the troops for their sacrifice, endurance and courage. Thanks especially to my brother Mark (USAF), cousins Mike (Army), Jim, Byron, Jimmy and BJ (all USAF), and my friend Josh (Army). My country and my family give thanks for those whose devotion to duty helps ensure our prosperity and freedom. Stay safe.
On behalf of my family, I’d like to extend our sincere thanks to all servicemen and women for the sacrifices you’ve made and continue to make in our name. We offer our deepest prayers for your continued safety and well-being in the face of danger; and for your joyous reunion with loved ones in the days ahead. I know well what you’re feeling. 14 years ago, as a young Army captain, I found myself spending the holidays in a combat zone; while my pregnant wife and not quite 2 year old son waited for me. I am so sorry that those of you deployed have to know that feeling of emptiness at this time of year. I hope that next year, you’re at the table with your family, that you don’t have to clear a weapon before you enter the dining room, and that you can live the peace this time of year is meant to nourish. God bless you all and protect you.
Curt. It seems as though you read these responses. I think you should know about firefighter Greg Cinelli from Saugus. He is one of my co-workers. Greg has such a special set of skills he has been depolyed for his THIRD tour of duty in Iraq since the War on Terror has commenced. He found out this past month, just barely two weeks before he was to be deployed yet again. He barely got to say hello nevermind goodbye to his family due to the fact that he just returned from Iraq barely 10-11 months before. He took his son to see you pitch at Fenway for his first game less that 2 months ago. He was very proud, and thankful to take his growing boy to Fenway, and never complained once about having to return to harms way yet again.
Its funny how the press hypes up the wrong heroes to the American public, when we have people like Greg and others like him volunteering to keep this great nation safe. I hope for at least one second you put Greg and his family into your thoughts and prayers.
God Bless America!!
Leave it to Curt to start another great thread, of the many things to be thankful for this time of year the men and women of the armed forces deserve high praise every year. The job they do to allow us to live a normal life, something we took for granted before 2001, is amazing. Curt’s shout out to Jamie after winning the World Series put everything in to perspective and was so cool to see.
Curt, today I’m going to hit a triple on SOSH’s fund raiser with a shout out to you for making a great choice 4 years ago at this time to come to Boston, man how time flies!!
Keep the messages going and thanks for this thread, those people deserve all of our praise. I’d also add how much the local police and fire do to protect us (especially out here in Southern California).
Dave
To all the men and women in the service:
You are not forgotten although you are many miles away. THANK YOU for the man sacrifices you make each and every day for our freedom and protection, and to help the people of Iraq for their freedom and protection. You have much courage and strength (both physical and inner) to do what you continue to do. Words can’t express how grateful I (we) are. Please know that my thoughts are often with you and I pray that the Lord wil give you strength each and very day. God bless!
~A thankful heart in NH
~Psalm 121~
Curt, great idea
As a veteran I know what its like to be over there during the holiday season. We fought over who got to eat the turkey MRE on thanksgiving! So while it sucks it really is a huge help to see things like this and let them people know how much we all care for, and appreciate them being there.
Every person serving is an invaluable resource to our way of life and for that I thank you all
I am always looking for ways to let our troops and their families know how truly thankful I am that they are doing what they do and making extreme sacrifices. They enable us to go about our daily lives, grocery shopping, school etc enjoying the freedom that we so treasure. As the old saying goes freedom is not free. Also to the families who have relatives serving in all parts of the world and especially to those families who lost a loved one. They are not forgotten.
Where is everyone?
Thank you to the troops for being far away from home to protect those of us that are at home, safe! Thank you for putting your lives on the line to protect ours. I pray for your safe return. Thank you to your families who are without their loved ones and they should not be forgotten. For without their unselfishness, you would not be able to do what you do for US. God bless you all and stay safe!
Thank you for everthing you are doing now and in the days to come for our country. You are brave, proud Americans who are taken for granted far too often.
Please be safe!
Stephen Smith
SOSH member since ‘02
I’d like to extend my deepest thanks to those who have served and are currently serving as soldiers and sailors in our armed forces. Your daily sacrifice preserves my family’s freedom.
I believe that Robert Heinlein was on to something when he suggested, in his novel “Starship Troopers” that only those who have served in some way should have a voice in our democracy. How different would the political climate of our nation be if we, as individuals, had to earn the right to vote?
I also believe that there should be a requirement for the children of all members of the executive and legislative branches of Federal government to serve in the military for a minimum of three years simultaneous to their parent’s term of service. How different would the decisions of Congress or the President be if they had the potential to imperil their own children each time they agreed to deploy troops or cut military spending?
After spending six years in uniform I know, first-hand, how difficult it is to be a soldier. While I personally disagree with the current political decisions that have placed you in harms way I truly appreciate the sacrifices you make on a daily basis which allow me to enjoy Thanksgiving with my family and root for the Red Sox every season.
Hang in there and come home safe.
How can the words “thank you” be enough to cover what we feel towards all those serving to protect us, our freedom, and so much more…for lack of something better I guess it will have to do…THANK YOU! We keep you all in our thoughts, prayers and hearts…stay safe!
To ALL the Men & Women in the Armed Forces,
THANK YOU!!!!
Freedom isn’t “Free”……
Thank you for everything you do. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We all are appreciative of your service and miss those of you who are abroad very much.
Baghdad Jamie & our other troops — Thanks for your service in the toughest conditions, helping protect our country, while giving the Iraqis & others a fighting chance against the barbarians. Thanks Fav & other military families for all you do hanging in while your loved ones are away. You are all doing the toughest job for all of us and THANK YOU!! –appreciative Lurker.
if all i can say is thank you then i hope it will be enough for you to know how much your work is appreciated. forget the politics you are risking your life for us and that does not go unnoticed. i hope that you stay safe and that one day SOON you can come home to your friends and family and be able to celebrate thanksgiving with them again.
Many thanks to the men and women of our armed services. I pray for your safe return everyday. I hope to see the Favreau’s at Fenway next season. Cheers.
Curt, Thank you so much for thinking of this. I too would like to thank our troops for all they are doing to protect this wonderful country of ours. I’d go one step further and I’d thank any man or woman who ever wore a uniform of the US and fought in any war. This is what makes this country so great. I’d like to thank a dear friend, Fr. Mike Doyle, who just volunteered to to on active duty as a Chaplain with the Naval Reserves. A very hugh THANK YOU TO ALL!
mikey thanks for comming back to the bean,also thank god for not sign wit the yankees,…arods a fake..hope u have a mvp year like last one,u dif ,eard it..get up the great work see ya nxt spring..have a wicked pisstha hoilday……..thanks curt.
Thank You to all the sevice men and women ,serving protecting our freedom all over the world.
And thanks to all who served in all past conflicts may they never be forgottin.
Lets go red sox
To BJ, Fav and all the rest of our Armed forces and their “support staff” at home.
Words can not express all that I feel so just
Thank you.
God bless.
And hope you are at home soon.
God Bless America and God Bless our troops! Keep us all safe and be thankful for all that you have, no matter how much or how little you think it may be.
Happy Holidays to all!
I am familiar with Jamie and Fav via SoSH….. Thank you, for doing what you’re doing, so we can all continue doing what we’re doing here….
On a related note, I am very thankful for the generation that is slowly receding into the history books, the “Greatest Generation”, our WWII vets. About 5-6 years ago, my city (Nashua NH) decided to make a “Veterans Walk”, a place made of bricks dedicated to those who gave all without question. For a modest donation, you could have a brick in the Walk with your relative’s/friend’s name/branch inscribed and laid into the walkway. I am most proud of sponsoring bricks for my Dad, 6 of his brothers, my Uncle (and godfather, from my Mom’s side), and my best friends Dad, Vets all…. They range from my Dad, who served in the Navy between WWII and Korea, to his brothers, some of whom were POWs in Germany, to my Godfather, who survived his ship’s sinking at Guadalcanal, to my friends Dad, who was at Normandy, Berlin, Korea and, later, Vietnam. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
Happy Thanksgiving and good luck in Iraq. This one goes out to LCPL Kerley, Lt James, Lt Pagan, Charlie Company 1st Tank Battalion, and the rest of you Devil Dogs having your party in the sand.
To the troops:
Thank you for volunteering to keep all of us safe here at home. I think about all of you so far away from home every day. Thankfully, my cousin Bob recently returned safely from his 3rd tour of duty in Iraq. Now his son Mike has enlisted and I’m worried about where he will be sent - he is only 18 years old.
God Bless all of you,
Linda
Thank you is not enough! My brother was lucky enough to come home in time for Thanksgiving, but several soldiers and Marines I know will spend Thanksgiving in the desert. ‘Regular’ people will never know the sacrifices you make to stand up for this country. We always have been and always will be gratefully for our armed forces! ooorah! : )
With my nephew presently serving at Camp Victory outside of Baghdad as a field medic, 62nd Medical Brigade, I am particularly “tuned in” to events in the Middle East; but I would like to send a special THANK YOU to ALL of our service personnel, whether serving within our country or at various assignments across the globe.
I pray for your safety and the well being of your family members back home. I hope that you do feel the gratitude and appreciation of the citizenry of this country-regardless of political views.
You are the true American heroes.
Bless you all.
I am extremely grateful for the men and women that serve for this country. Personally I don’t think that I would ever have the guts to go into war when I’m older.
Things I am thankful for this year:
1. Another World Series.
2. ALCS Champions.
3. Resigning Lowell & Schilling.
4. Getting out of New York and seeing the amazing city of Boston (and Fenway) for the first time.
LIFE is GOOD! =)
Thanks to all men and women who wear the uniform. You are truly the best we’ve got.
You’re doing God’s work. Thank you.
Thanks, Curt, for giving us this special way of giving thanks to those brave, young men and women who have left those they love to seve so that we may enjoy the incredible freedoms Americans have long taken to be their right. These freedoms, so unique in world history, belong to us because of such men and women. They deserve our praise, no matter their rank or status in the military. We are free because of them, no matter what the war is called, no matter where the war is fought. May we be more deserving and aware of their sacrifice, their courage, and their love of country. They have lessons to teach us.
God bless and protect them as they prove this generation of young people has accepted the torch of freedom and may we in unison and love help them to lift it high as the proud beacon of liberty America was meant to be.
Ted
To all of our military heroes,
I cannot find the right words to say how thankful I am for all that you have sacrificed. You are all so very brave and selfless. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thankful for - this is my first year since 2000 that I am home for Thanksgiving and for the first time in 4 years home for Christmas. While being a member of the mlitary is a great thing - some times the travel can wear you down. I can’t complain - I’m healthy - enjoy my family - and I have not had to go into Iraq with my travels. We are a support unit that keeps us on the outskirts - but still difficult to be away from home. Mind you I am not complaining - there are many others that are doing a hell of a lot more difficult things - and I appreciate them for their committment and devotion to duty. Its just nice to see and read how people appreciate all we do - it does keep you going thru the difficult times
Curt is absolutely right about giving thanks to those who serve our country. Our men and women who are deployed all over the world have the hugh task of keeping the peace and fighting for democracy in other countries. To that end, simply saying thanks is a start, however celebrate your freedom, exercise your civil rights, and be active in your community. By doing so, you will be giving the troops the ultimate thanks for their hardwork, dedication and sacrifice. When able thank the family of the soilders for their sacrifices too.
OK Curt, you got me - I was spontaneously moved to thank Mike Lowell in your earlier thread, and let’s face it, he’s a guy who’s getting rich(er) playing a game (and I have nothing but love and respect in my heart for Mikey), so there’s no way I can let this one go by without responding.
I’ll keep it simple: anyone whose job description includes potentially losing his or her life to protect me - no thanks are adequate, I simply can’t express in words what that means.
Please take care and be safe.
A big thank you to all the men and women in the armed forces. We appreciate the sacrifice that you make each and every day. God bless you all. Hopefully, you will all be home safe and sound in the very near future!!
Curt,
Thanks for taking the time to thank those of us who are in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting the Global War o Terrorism. I would tell you that it’s very unfortunate that the press mainly covers the negative side of this war, but they fall short of covering the positive events. The fall short of covering the positive impact that we have on many neighborhoods, rebuilding schools, and providing security to their markets and their streets. As you all in the states can see, the violence rates are going down and that’s a sign of many positive things to come.
I have to thank the American people, because even though the majority of them are against the war, they are all about the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serving out here. very frequently we receive letters and care packages that are so well received by the service members. For us, is like christmas every time time we receive something from random american citizens. I truly have to thank for such a greatful nation.
I also have to thank the you guys (Red Sox). You guys truly made a difference to me and other Red Sox fans during this deployment. I’ve been here for almost a year now, so I was able to follow the whole season from overhere…Thanks to the American Forces Network. This was a formidable season. The irony is that both times that you guys have won, I’ve been deployed, please don’t tell me that’s going to become a trend, I would love to enjoy the Sox winning a championship on American soil.
So many things to thank for, my two beautiful kids, the best mother in the world, so many good friends and family, and also thank to the best paratroopers in the world from the 82nd Airborne Division.
Take care
Enjoy the holidays!
Carlos Santiago
I’m thankful for my salvation. Jesus died for my sins.
-Brian
Curt–Once again a wonderful idea.
To the Troops–There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about the sacrifices you are all making for us. As a high school English teacher, I try to remind our students every day that they are in the classroom as a result of the bravery of you all. Thank you is not enough, but for now it is all I have. I am inspired by your courage every day of my life. Thankyou and God Bless. Please return to your families safely and quickly.
Thank you curt for giving us a way to thank the young men an old men who are protecting are dumb asses, every day!!! thanks soldiers!!!
One of my greatest days as a baseball fan was seeing Randy Johnson’s perfect game against the Braves when he was a Diamondback, and I was a traveller. It was my first full day in the US–I had landed from Munich in Atlanta the previous day.
Seated in the row in front of me were soldiers stationed in Philadelphia who were on some sort of business trip to Atlanta. We talked mostly about baseball–and we were aware that RJ had stuff for the ages as early as the third inning.
Somewhere along the way, I understood that they were military. Living in Europe, I don’t get many opportunities to express my appreciation for what our men in uniform do for us. Despite jet lag, I was lucid enough to tell them how much I appreciated their doing their jobs.
They seemed grateful for my support, but our experience of a perfect game was what really bound us. Real life is more important than anything–except baseball.
We had brief email contact afterwards, but we had nothing in common other than our experience of that one game. I hope they know that my expression of support for what they do is simply representative of thousands of others.
Even if the assignment is poorly calculated, as this one seems to be, I offer my gratitude for our heroes in uniform.
SCHILL -
If I were to go into the magnitude of how thankful I am for these people, I’d cry: our men & women soldiers.
And on a less serious note, I am thankful for you returning to the Sox.
Seriously.
You Rock Schilling.
God bless all of our troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and all around the world.
My nephew, Chris Pelkey, is due home in December from his first tour.
Thanks to all those who have given and are willing to give their very life for the sake of freedom and democracy.
How fortunate we are to be in our homes reading blogs and message boards while brave men and women protect us at home and abroad throughout the world.
THANK YOU, each and every one, from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks for another great opportunity Curt!
I am so very thankful for the brave men & women who put their life on the line every day so that I can have the freedom to live my life the way I want to. Words cannot even express how much the people of this country owe to the men & women of the military.
My father was a retired Naval officer of 25 years. I am grateful that he chose defending our country as his life’s work. My brother has been in the Army for almost 20 years. I am fiercely grateful that he was not only able to return home from his tour in Iraq safely, but that he also brought his men home safely.
It is my daily prayer that the men & women fighting for us know the support that they have from us & are able to return home to their friends & family safely.
Liza Dunkle
Curt,
This is a great post. I’d like to share something that brings your comments a little more to light. Yesterday, I arrived at my aunt’s house with expectations of the usual tasty dinner with family, but received a memory I will never forget.
As we pulled into the driveway, we noticed two girls and their father waiting on the front steps of their house. After looking a little closer, I saw a sign covering the entire front bay window that read “Welcome home Danny, US Army, THANK YOU”. The front yard was adorned with American flags, and another flew off the side of the house. They were waiting for their cousin, who just finished a tour of duty in Iraq. The father informed us that his grandmother was among one of the guests inside, and she didn’t know he was coming.
My aunt dug out a flew flags and ran aross the street and gave them to the girls. We all waited in the front hallway for him to come home. We never had even met him, but it didn’t matter; we all felt so proud. When he finally came, we all stood outside and clapped, cheered and whistled loudly. He turned and waved. It felt something like a Norman Rockwell painting! I felt myself tearing up with emotion- how wonderful that he was home!!
That’s when I realized something very important. Even though I don’t know anyone serving our country personally, it doesn’t matter. I am still very thankful for my American brothers and sisters protecting my freedom every day.
Sincerely,
Alison
Thanks, Curt. You’re a great person.
To the many men and women who are serving so far from their homes and families:
I can’t imagine how it must feel to be over there. Other than your fellow servicemen/women, you must feel alone and isolated from the world you remember. Everything new and unfamiliar becomes familiar, and the familiar seems like a distant memory, or a dream.
But know this: You are no distant memory to those here who love you. Even those of us who don’t know you hold you in our hearts and pray for you. Your sacrifice is unmeasurable, your compensation grossly insufficient. But you as individuals, not the government, not a campaign, but the spirit you demonstrate, the courage and self-sacrifice, YOU, are the reason we are proud to fly the most beautiful flag in the world. You are the kind of people who built this great nation. We are proud to say that you represent this nation. And you are very, very near to our hearts every moment of every day.
God bless you and come home safely. There is so much love here waiting for you!
Thanks Curt for the opportunity to say thanks personally to the courageous men and women in our military. During Desert Storm, I was allowed to be part of the USO to welcome our troops home at a local air base. It was an amazing experience. Because of September 11th, I haven’t been able to do that now, but every day I think of those in harm’s way and pray that God will watch over them all. To all men and women in our military, to all our veterans, and to your families, we thank you for all you do and have done to keep us free, and for all you do and have done to help others discover the same freedoms.
Gagnon Family
Springfield, MA
As a former service member (9 yrs US Army) I’m thrilled to see all this support for our service men and women. And while the service members deserve every bit of it. PLEASE don’t forget their families. Those wives, husbands and children serve their country and Sacrifice every bit as much as the service member, sometimes much more.
While we service members volunteered to give up our rights of free speech , to risk our personal safety and be separated from our loved ones to serve our country our families did not , yet they do. My son pointed out to me that I missed his birthday 8 times while in the service. There were many other birthdays, anniversaries , holidays and family events where I wasn’t present due to training exercises, tdy, training or hardship tours.
So to wind down my long winded speech , thank our solders, But don’t forget their families, they are truly silent heroes.
Great Idea Schill,
In addition to the many things I have to be thankful for, I also have a best friend serving his third tour in Iraq this holiday season. While I have known others that have served over seas during the past six years, Tommy definitely has seen the most action and endured the most of anyone I know.
Our nation can’t thank our troops enough for the sacrifices they’ve made and the job they continue to do on our behalf each day.
THANK YOU to the brave men and women who serve our country and make us all proud to be Americans. Best wishes and we continue to pray for a safe homecoming.
Eric M. Eveland
I whole heartedly agree that while a simple thank you does say all that it needs to, it is indeed inadequate. I continually pray for the safe-keeping and safe return for all our men and women serving overseas, be it in Iraq, Afghanistan, or somewhere “less harmful,” and that someday we no longer have to thank them for protecting us, though doing so would be a great injustice to them and to us, as it might somehow indicate that we have forgotten or no longer appreciate their sacrifice. I have several family members who have served “a grateful nation” many during peace-time, but many who served during war-time, and thankfully they all came home safe and healthy, though some experiences might not have left them as “sound” as they used to be. To those in my family who are still with us I thank them everyday for the sacrifice they gave to defend and protect our freedom and way of life, and to those who are no longer with us I salute them for their service. So on this day after Thanksgiving I do have lots to be thankful for: my mother and father who both served in the Navy, several uncles who served in the Marines during WWII, friends and neighbors from childhood who served in the Gulf in the early 90s and those who are now in Iraq I am grateful for their service and the, so far, safe return of them all. And I am thankful to you Curt for this thread and the opportunity to say what must be said. You are a true gentleman and a fine example of what a person can and should be.
Thank You and God Bless.
To all the troops, I can’t thank you enough for everything you do. It is because of you that America is the greatest country in the world and it is because of you that we all enjoy the incredible quality of life that we do. I can’t imagine all of the sacrifices you and your families make. Thank you.
to all the troops stationed all over the world, a big thank you. in addition, i would like to say i am truly grateful to all of our veterans of other wars. until we find a better way of ensuring injustices all around the world are a thing of the past and that a better situation follows the initial conflict, wars will continue. you protect our freedoms (which is anything but free) and ask for little in return.
if this world wasn’t so upside down with screwed up values, soldiers protecting our way of life and helping others in foreign lands would be negotiating 4-5 years contracts worth millions of dollars instead of ball players and movie stars. but because you do it for God and Country, you will always have my respect and prayers.
come home safe and finish the job.
I admire the way you all go out and put down your lives at home for long periods of time and steadily and quietly do your jobs over there. I really cannot fathom how it is done so well by so many of you. I can easily take so much for granted and get twisted up by little thing that do not go my way. The grace and dignity shown by the troops is really inspirational when you stand back and take a look at the sacrafice that takes place every time someone is deployed, and every day spent on that deployment. Thank you, great job,and I wish you all well.
Bob C.
Monroe CT
Curt,
Today is the first day I am leaving a message. I check your blog atleast every other day I find it inspirational. I had to forward your blog the other day about your son’s game. During little league he coaches our son’s team. I often have to remind him this team is the not the Red Sox and we are not in the World Series. It’s great that you get so excited about your son’s team. You are one of my heros. It is great to have a Christian man with strong moral beliefs on the Red Sox. You and your wife do such wonderful things.
This season I am thankful for A God who cares. That we live in a country where we do have the right to vote. I am thankful for the soldiers who protect our freedoms. I thank God that my three children are healthy. God has given my husband and I the ability to make a good life for them. It doesn’t get better then that.
PS… my picture is actually my husband. I thought you’d get a kick out of how much he looks like TEK. We can’t go anywhere without someone asking if he is the BIG GUY!
Words alone cannot express our appreciation. We are eternally grateful - and we will always fight hard to make sure you are taken care of since you selflessly take care of us each day. Thanks so much.
Thanks Mike for giving us another three years. You had opportunities to go elsewhere but you chose to stay here with us because of the fans and that makes you a true star in your own right. Thanks again Mike can’t wait to see you on the field.
I would not only like to thank the troops overseas, but the troops that are now home suffering from numerous physical and emotional injuries. Not enough people realize that freedom is not “free”, sure we see the statistics of how many we have lost, but the statistics of the injured is stagering. I would like you all to know how gratefull I am for all that you have sacrificed.
Gof Bless, and Thank You
Curt - Thank you for this forum. I’m a newbie to posting, but love to read your blog.
I can’t think of any appropriate words to say to our troops. “Thank you” isn’t nearly enough. Please know that your courage and sacrifices are greatly appreciated. With all due respect to Curt and all sports figures, YOU are the true heroes in this world. Not sports figures, actors or pop stars. God bless you all and keep you safe until you are able to return to your loved ones.
Curt - If you don’t mind, I’d like to post a link to a website that honors our WWII veterans. You can submit a name and military history of the person you choose to honor, including their picture, if you desire. Once it is online, you can print it out on premium photo paper and it makes a beautiful tribute that you can easily frame. These wonderful men and woman deserve all the attention and respect we can show them. I hope that in time, there will be some place similar where we can honor ALL veterans.
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
Bless those who serve now and all those who served before them.
I’m not good with words but as I sit here and think about all our troops overseas, I want to express how grateful we are to you for what you endure on a daily basis and your commitment to our great country. I thank you for that. Putting myself or my son in your shoes scares me on so many levels as Im sure it has you and your parents, but know that you are thought of and prayed for every day with a hope for peace and understanding. May God bless you and keep you safe
To all the men and women serving in our armed forces around the globe, the only thing I can say is thank you. It is because of all of you that I can sit here on my couch and pretend to be the Red Sox general manager, fretting over the loss of one player and obsessing over the addition of another. Thank you for all that you do to keep our country safe. Take care, God bless, and stay safe.
-Brian
. . . family, health, and the men and women in the armed forces of Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia, and every country fighting for freedom and democracy in the world.
I am so very thankful for each and every one of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who sacrifice every day so we can all enjoy the fruits of freedom. Having served a twenty year career in the U.S. Army I can attest to the fact they are the finest men and women our society produces. They are selfless, caring, committed and passionate about our country and the ideals it was founded on. Not a day goes by that I do not pray for their safety and success and thank God that there are men and women such as them who will put it all on the line for love of their country. God bless them all. Hooah.
Thank you for giving us the freedom to be home and watch sports on tv while you’re out there fighiting for our country.
Nothing we’ll ever say will be enough. God Bless you and keep you safe!
Massimo from Italy
Hey Curt. A big THANK-YOU to the troops out there. I still can’t believe this whole war happened, and I am always hoping the troops can make the best of their situation and come on home safely when the job is done. I am in awe of how awesome our military is, and how professionally they carry out their difficult task. THANK-YOU!
And, thanks to you for coming back to Boston for another year. I would love to see a number 38 up above the Right Field grandstand some day. And, I think it would be