Tammy Bruce: An Iraqi Girl and Her Teddy Bear Save American Troops

An Iraqi Girl and Her Teddy Bear Save American Troops

The following is an email I received from a Tammy Blog reader. It is a message for Americans from a Marine stationed in Iraq and what happened when they encountered a little girl standing in the middle of a road, refusing to allow their convoy to pass. I think this will move you as much as it did me. This is exactly the type of story the National Media will never bring you, but we always will. (HT Stan).

Just wanted to write to you and tell you another story about an experience we had over here.

As you know, I asked for toys for the Iraqi children over here and several people (Americans that support us) sent them over by the box. On each patrol we take through the city, we take as many toys as will fit in our pockets and hand them out as we can. The kids take the toys and run to show them off as if they were worth a million bucks. We are as friendly as we can be to everyone we see, but especially so with the kids. Most of them don't have any idea what is going on and are completely innocent in all of this.

On one such patrol, our lead security vehicle stopped in the middle of the street. This is not normal and is very unsafe, so the following vehicles began to inquire over the radio. The lead vehicle reported a little girl sitting in the road and said she just would not budge. The command vehicle told the lead to simply go around her and to be kind as they did. The street was wide enough to allow this maneuver and so they waved to her as they drove around.

As the vehicles went around her, I soon saw her sitting there and in her arms she was clutching a little bear that we had handed her a few patrols back. Feeling an immediate connection to the girl, I radioed that we were going to stop. The rest of the convoy paused and I got out to make sure she was OK. The little girl looked scared and concerned, but there was a warmth in her eyes toward me. As I knelt down to talk to her, she moved over and pointed to a mine in the road.

Immediately a cordon was set as the Marine convoy assumed a defensive posture around the site. The mine was destroyed in place.

It was the heart of an American that sent that toy. It was the heart of an American that gave that toy to that little girl. It was the heart of an American that protected that convoy from that mine. Sure, she was a little Iraqi girl and she had no knowledge of purple mountain's majesty or fruited plains. It was a heart of acceptance, of tolerance, of peace and grace, even through the inconveniences of conflict that saved that convoy from hitting that mine. Those attributes are what keep Americans hearts beating. She may have no affiliation at all with the United States, but she knows what it is to be brave and if we can continue to support her and her new government, she will know what it is to be free. Isn't that what Americans are, the free and the brave?

If you sent over a toy or a Marine (US Service member) you took part in this. You are a reason that Iraq has to believe in a better future. Thank you so much for supporting us and for supporting our cause over here.

God bless our troops, Teddy Bears, and little girls everywhere.

UPDATE:

This apparently got to Tammy Blog a little late. Blackfive posted this great story back in December 2004. (HT Badmonkey)

Posted by Tammy · June 11, 2006 03:01 PM · Permalink
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Comments

Nice! Very nice to read something like this! And let's hope the MSM never learns the identity of the little girl or her life will be forfeit!

Posted by: benning at June 11, 2006 06:44 PM

What a wonderful story, that little girl was an angel. There is so much good being done I'm sure there are so many stories like this just waiting to be told. How sad the media only focus on the negative, that is such a disservice to the American people. Thank God we have alternatives to the MSM. Keep good news like this coming Tammy, it really does make a difference. Thank You.

Posted by: Carpediem at June 12, 2006 06:16 AM

If there is any hope for Iraq, it's in these children. Their memories of the Americans will be a touchstone for them all their lives. What our troops accomplish in those moments is immeasurable.

Posted by: Tink at June 12, 2006 10:06 AM

Regardless, the kids do serve as indicators of a neighborhood's vibe and the troops react accordingly.

Posted by: Tink at June 12, 2006 01:16 PM

This story makes me cry every time. It was originally posted by blackfive:

http://www.blackfive.net/main/2004/12/love_is_stronge.html

I am an IT guy which means I deal with hoax emails hourly. The best I can tell though, this is legit.

Posted by: badmonkey at June 13, 2006 09:03 AM