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Felicity Huffman

Thank You For Your Service

Posted by: on December 29th, 2012

Happy Holidays; hope you’re enjoying your time with your loved ones.

A couple years ago I was stranded in Denver, and wasn’t going to make it to my family by Christmas morning. So I found, what must have been, the last rental car in Colorado with no snow tires and no radio and drove. It took me 7 hours, but I made it. I had to see my children’s faces on Christmas morning.

I have been reading a lot about WWII and WWI (which ironically and fittingly they call the Great War). Consequently I have been thinking about our men and women in uniform, serving our country, putting their lives on the line everyday. Many of them missed their families this Christmas. If only they could jump in a car and drive home through a snowstorm. They didn’t get to see their children’s faces on Christmas morning, or groan as they get woken up too early because their kids can’t wait anymore, or smile watching the hysteria and sheer joy of opening presents, or comfort the cries when the sugar rush wears off, or negotiate a fight when a sister or brother breaks the new toy. They didn’t get to experience any of that this Holiday season because they are in service to our country.

So, I wanted to say, thank you. Thank you for your service, your courage and your sacrifices. Thank you to your families for their courage and sacrifices. My family is thinking of you and your loved ones this holiday season and sending you our thoughts and prayers.

God bless,

Flicka

Felicity Huffman is the youngest of eight children. By the time she came along her mother had run out of family names (there are 2 Jessie’s, 3 Grace’s, 2 Jane’s, 3 Moore’s, and the list continues), so she was called “Flicka”. The name “Felicity” was added as an afterthought because you can’t go around life with a nickname if you don’t have the original name to get the “nick” from. In March of 2012 she launched Whattheflicka.com as a virtual [...] Read More

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  • Jordan

    Indeed, we don’t think about them often enough. Good for you to write those thoughtful words. Hope you had a merry christmas with your family. This reminds me some of the Ellen DeGeneres Show where she surprises soldier’s wives every once in a while, or help them financially. It is so moving to see how those good people have to struggle on a daily basis. We don’t have shows like that in France, I’m frustrated ! By the way I hope you will be back on this show soon, you always make me laugh :)

    You should check it out on youtube as soon as you have the time (you may cry watching this but it is totally worth it^^) :
    “Overwhelming Reunion for a Military Couple”.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp5r_QSPnBc&list=UUp0hYYBW6IMayGgR-WeoCvQ

  • restless soul

    i respect all those people who put their lives in danger to save their county but ironically the american war on terrorism has caused much havoc in the life of people of the countries which have been occupied…Around 3000 people were killed in 2001 terrorist attacks but the around 20 million innocent people have lost their lives due the operations of US Govt to combat terrorism….millions have been displaced…..i condemn 2001 attacks and all those terroist attacks that followed them…but the real question is that whether all those occupations were necessary? No WMD’s have been found in Iraq, Afgahanistan is in mess, Pakistanis are being killed in American Drone Strikes, Interference in Libya was not required at all……American govt is responsible not only in risking the lives of people in these countries but also risking the lives of their soldiers…….its time that everyone of us question them….Barack Obama is no different than George W Bush( he just have a better diction than him,…well its a south asian joke)….

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