"I wanted to send a thank you to the Syracuse University football team
for allowing the kids in attendance at the "open practice" at Fort Drum in Watertown, New York
(on Wednesday) to practice alongside some of the players.
The picture (above) is my son, Gavin. His dad has been deployed to
Afghanistan since January. It's been over seven months since Gavin has
been able to throw around a football with dad, and we still have another
couple months before we're able to welcome him home from this
deployment. "Guy time" doesn't happen often around Fort Drum this year,
as we have two brigades deployed and many of us don't have any family in
the area to fill in the male roles when dads are gone.
Tonight I saw a smile on my son's face that I haven't seen in a
while. He was among "men" catching up on so much that he has missed out
on since January.
Tonight's practice was something he won't soon forget.
Thank you to the players and coaches that were so welcoming." from Kara Smith
Click on the title above to read the full article. Such a nice story!!
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