{"id":579,"date":"2011-10-05T23:28:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T05:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alwayssupportourheroes.com\/WordPress\/?p=579"},"modified":"2011-10-05T23:28:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T05:28:25","slug":"a-letter-that-brings-me-tears-of-joy-and-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alwayssupportourheroes.com\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"A letter that brings me tears of joy and gratitude …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I was unable to sleep a wink.\u00a0 Yesterday I had an occipital spinal block & the pain in my head was as intense as the ringing in my ears.\u00a0 For a good part of the night, I literally prayed these words “God, although I am not able to fly right now, can you please give me some kind of sign that I am still doing what you want me to be doing?\u00a0 Just some little hint that I am right where you want me to be.”\u00a0 You will never believe how He responded.<\/p>\n

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Currently I am sitting at a Starbucks waiting for my doctors appointment, reading emails & responding to them.\u00a0 For the past five minutes I have literally been blessed beyond measure and have such a flow of tears running down my face that all the other customers have left and the staff keeps asking me if I am ok.\u00a0 But I just read this email and I can’t help but be filled with heart felt emotion … so much so, that I have to share it with you.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

You see, I write to our troops every single week.\u00a0 Sometimes it is just a postcard.\u00a0 Sometimes I wonder if my letters matter.\u00a0 But then I get something like this, and it just makes me see God smile.\u00a0 I know He smiles at me daily, but sometimes I have blinders on.\u00a0 Today I am stripped of all senses and my eyes are wide open.\u00a0 You may need tissues like I did, before you read further.\u00a0 Thank you for your support and encouragement, and please remember if you want to adopt your own service member to go to http:\/\/adoptahero.us\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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Dear Robin Schmidt,<\/p>\n

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I read the following article about your good works supporting our troops while you have been a Delta Flight Attendant.\u00a0 It was in a newsletter that I receive from one of the local Marine Corps League supporters in the Northern California area where I live.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/flight-attendant-serves-drinks-journals-soldiers\/story?id=8872103<\/a><\/p>\n

As a Veteran serving during the Vietnam War era (1966-1970), I remember the great treatment we service men received from the flight attendants on the planes we flew on going back home to the U.S.\u00a0 Your article also reminded me of a female (an old girlfriend) friend of guy who became one of my\u00a0 buddies that I had made while serving at a remote base in the Southern Philippines.\u00a0 His ex-girlfriend became my pen pal who supported me while I was in the Philippines and Vietnam.\u00a0 Her perfumed letters and words of encouragement and of everyday life back home helped me through those emotional times being single, 20\/21, living in strange new lands where people had different lifestyles, weather climates and a war going on and missing home and my family.<\/p>\n

You are an amazing lady.\u00a0 Thank you for your support of our troops.\u00a0 I wish you happiness and all the best that life can offer you.\u00a0 “Thank You” to Delta Airlines for allowing you to do what you do.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Marty De Venuta<\/p>\n

Air Force Vet<\/p>\n

Delta Skymiles Customer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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