The crowd starts to form
This is the way it should be. People, hundreds which turned into a thousand plus standing on their feet applauding.
Here I was in the Dallas airport just switching planes to go to my next destination when I hear a few people staring to applaud. A little unusual I would say for an airport, probably just a few rowdy college football fans coming in for the big Texas Oklahoma game. But as the noise continued to grow louder and louder I had to go look.
As I turned the corner there they were a large group of strangers all standing looking up and making a huge raquet. Did some rock star show up? Better. Bigger.
On the second level just above us walking along the sky-walk was our troops coming back from Afghanistan. It was a moving experience. A welcome that they totally deserved. Everyone stopping from running to their next gate, trying to get food, sorting out where they should be, to stand at attention and give these young men what they deserve; respect.
Weather you agree with the war or not, they are there fighting everyday for all us. They are bigger heros than any celebrity or star, and all those strangers on this day in Dallas gave them the admiration they truly deserved.
I want to thank all of those travelers who took a moment to stand up for those who are heroes. ( I just wish I had my better camera so you could have seen the smiles on the soldiers faces from the warm welcome home)
