mamapjama Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) Before Christmas my ds (6) wrote a lovely letter to a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. We went online and he selected which country he wished to send it to. You just address it to Armed Forces Member as we were not writing to anyone specific. He chose to send it to a soldier in Kabul. It was a sweet letter. He is a sensitive guy, and it was obvious that he put a lot into it and the picture he drew to go with it. (On a rare moment of trying not to keep everything the child makes I did not make a copy of it :( So this morning we received a very touching letter from a soldier in Kabul. He answered ds' questions about the children and the schools in Kabul. He offered to answer any other questions that ds has. It really was touching. I'm guessing that he is in his late 20's and it makes me so appreciative (on top of everything else he does) that he would take the time to write such a positive letter back to my son. I've got to quote the letter if I may as it makes me so proud "I am so proud of you for taking the time to write me such a fine letter. It shows you are a very bright young man. It means so much to us to have smart young people show their support like you did." He talks a bit more and then adds this P.S. your writing skills are excellent Ok, I have to admit that part just did me in :lol: He puts his life at risk regularly for others, he writes my son a very sweet letter and to top it off he appreciates writing skills! His mama must be very, very proud! Edited January 29, 2009 by mamapjama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story! It brought tears to my eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That is so sweet! I'm happy for both of you! Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 What a fun post. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That was a beautifully written note from the soldier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamapjama Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thanks everyone :) I really didn't expect anyone to right back. We felt great writing and mailing the letter in December and I think by having such a wonderful letter sent back it really made the experience special. I am sure this will become a yearly tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That is very special! What touching things for both guys to do! Chelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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