THE OLD MAN”—THIS WILL MAKE YOUR
DAY!!!!!!!!!!
As I came out of the
supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of
groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the
hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car,
with the door open.

The old man was looking at
the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and
continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five
feet away.

I saw a young man in his
early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking
towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming
too, and took a few steps towards him. I saw the old
gentleman point to his open hood and say something.

The young man put his
grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac
Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard
him yell at the old gentleman saying, ‘You shouldn’t even be
allowed to drive a car at your age.’ And then with a
wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled
rubber out of the parking lot.

I saw the old gentleman pull
out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his
car and again looked at the engine. He then went to his wife
and spoke with her and appeared to tell her it
would be okay. I had seen enough and I
approached the old man. He saw me coming and stood straight
and as I got near him I said, ‘Looks like you’re
having a problem.’

He smiled sheepishly and
quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and
knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me.
Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the
old man that I would be right back. I drove to the
station and went inside and saw three attendants working on
cars. I approached one of them and related the
problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them
if they could follow me back down and help him.

The old man had pushed the
heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be
comforting his wife. When he saw us, he straightened up and
thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the
problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old gentleman.

When I shook hands with him
earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had
commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine
too. I nodded and asked the usual question, ‘What outfit did
you serve with?’

He had mentioned that he
served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan,
Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal . He had hit all the
big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over.
As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the
mechanics lower the hood.. They came over to us as the
old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I
told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.

He still reached for the
wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his name and
address on it and I stuck it in my pocket.. We all shook
hands all around again and I said my goodbye’s to his
wife. I then told the two mechanics that I would
follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I
told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come
along with me and help the old man. I said I
wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge
me.

One of them pulled out a
card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old
man had given to me. Both of the men told me then, that they
were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all
around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should
look at the card the old man had given to me. I said I would
and drove off.

For some reason I had gone
about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of
my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name
of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and
under his name……. ‘Congressional Medal of Honor
Society.’

I sat there motionless
looking at the card and reading it over and over. I looked
up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and
marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come
together, because one of us needed help. He was
an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to
greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his
presence. Remember, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM
for America . Thanks to those who served…& those
who supported them.

America is not at war.
The U.S. Military is at
war. America is at the Mall. If
you don’t stand behind our troops, PLEASE feel free to stand
in front of them!

Remember, Freedom isn’t
“Free” — thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy
what you have today.

LET’S DO THIS — JUST 19
WORDS

GOD OUR FATHER,

WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE AND TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES
AND
ILLNESSES; AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL
MY FAMILY

IN JESUS ‘ NAME. AMEN

This prayer is so powerful.
Pass this prayer to 12 people
including me.

–
Vern Peters
IN GOD WE TRUST
SEMPER FI