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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 1034813" data-attributes="member: 14176"><p>Outstanding post from a great man!!!</p><p></p><p>It brings to mind a story from several peaks ago.</p><p>I was delivering deep into the evening in sleet, freezing rain, and wind blown slow.</p><p>As I approached the address of my next stop, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself.</p><p>Taking notice of the package as being from a military base, I inquired from the lady who answered the door if this package was from a service man?</p><p>She confirmed that it was and that it contained some of his civilian articles that he could not take with him to Iraq when he was deployed last week.</p><p>Humbled, i asked her to thank him for his service for me.</p><p>She siad, "tell him yourself" and proceded to turn around the laptop computer on the coffee table where his smiling face lit up the screen.</p><p>That is a moment that I will never forget, as I draw on it whenever I find myself mired in self pitty.</p><p>Does anybody think that a soldier has the luxury to decide he is too busy or tired watch his brothers back?</p><p>Does anybody think these soldiers appreciate only seeing their loved ones faces via photograph or skype?</p><p>We work long, physically demanding hours, but there is absolutely no reason we can't all take the time to act collectively as Teamsters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 1034813, member: 14176"] Outstanding post from a great man!!! It brings to mind a story from several peaks ago. I was delivering deep into the evening in sleet, freezing rain, and wind blown slow. As I approached the address of my next stop, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. Taking notice of the package as being from a military base, I inquired from the lady who answered the door if this package was from a service man? She confirmed that it was and that it contained some of his civilian articles that he could not take with him to Iraq when he was deployed last week. Humbled, i asked her to thank him for his service for me. She siad, "tell him yourself" and proceded to turn around the laptop computer on the coffee table where his smiling face lit up the screen. That is a moment that I will never forget, as I draw on it whenever I find myself mired in self pitty. Does anybody think that a soldier has the luxury to decide he is too busy or tired watch his brothers back? Does anybody think these soldiers appreciate only seeing their loved ones faces via photograph or skype? We work long, physically demanding hours, but there is absolutely no reason we can't all take the time to act collectively as Teamsters. [/QUOTE]
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