A hero’s welcome
I’m proud to have been part of the crowd of people to welcome home Army Spc. Aaron Aamot.
Like Aaron, I also didn’t know the people that surrounded me. It didn’t matter. We all had the same thing in common. We wanted to pay our respects and offer a thank you to the young man we didn’t know. It didn’t require knowing those people, like it didn’t require knowing Aaron, to be proud of them..and most certainly of him.
We stood there on the Slater Road overpass waiting for a sight that I’m not sure we were totally prepared to see. As we waited in the chilly sunshine, we made small talk. Some laughter filled the air from time to time.
However, not a word was spoken when the motorcade approached and proceeded under us. It was awe inspiring from that vantage point. A long, proud, patriotic..and sad gathering for a fallen hero.
Not one person moved away from their “station’ for the duration of the motorcade.
And there was not a dry eye on that overpass when it was done.
I’m thankful for young Aaron Aamot’s service. I’m grateful for people like him who put themselves on the line. And I’m glad to have been there with others who shared the same feelings I have.
Ken
November 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pm
it was amazing to see how many people that didn’t even know him come out to be a part of his homecoming. It made me proud to be a Whatcom county resident. I didn’t know him personally and i wished i could have been a part of it but i live in
Ferndale and i was proud that it took me a long time to get home because of the traffic because it meant that he was getting the hero’s welcome that he deserved