09/18/2026
This deployed American soldier says you do not owe him anything, but a quick hello would make his day.
He is looking straight at us from thousands of miles away. It is quiet where he is standing. You can feel the distance in the empty air behind him.
When you are deployed, you miss the simple things. The sound of a lawnmower on a Saturday morning. The hum of a refrigerator in a quiet kitchen.
Back home, his mother keeps her phone on her kitchen counter. She keeps the ringer turned all the way up to the loudest setting. She carries it from room to room. She waits for the screen to light up, even when she is sleeping.
Watch the video again. Look at his face right before he asks for the follow. There is a tiny hesitation there. He is putting himself out there. It takes courage to look into a lens and ask strangers to connect with our troops.
He is serving right now. The days are long and the nights are cold. They do not need grand speeches. They just want to know someone on the other side of the world is awake and thinking of them.
It takes two seconds to type a message. Let him know he is not forgotten today. Please leave a comment and say thank you in your own words. 🫡