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Friday, 22 December 2006
The good Samaritan and the Marines
Contributed by Bill Faith

The good Samaritan and the Marines 
Michelle Malkin

The Christmas spirit is alive and well:

As far as Stacey Kible is concerned, Santa drives a Ford Windstar.

Kible was despairing that her son Matt Kible, a 20-year-old Marine, would not make it home for Christmas. Matt, who is stationed in Japan, was stranded at San Francisco International Airport. He was told that he probably wouldn't be able to get a flight to Denver until Christmas Day.

Matt Kible met three fellow Marines at the airport, all of them trying to get back to Denver. Two were returning from Iraq.

The four young Marines commiserated that they might not be able to be with their families at Christmas. None of them was old enough to rent a car, and the blizzard that descended on Denver seemed about to ruin their plans.

"Our hopes and dreams were shot when they told us we couldn't get home for Christmas Eve," said Chris Redlin, a 21-year-old Marine from Aurora who is also stationed at Okinawa.

Then a stranger came bearing gifts. ...

Contributed by Bill Faith on December 22, 2006 at 04:17 PM in Bill Faith, Caring about our troops, Christmas, US Marine Corps | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Glenda Zimmerman

My son is Chris Redlin - one of the four Marines from this story. Thank God for people like Paul, who helped these young men get home for Christmas! If everyone could show this kind of caring spirit everyday, the world would be a much better place! This was the best Christmas gift we could ever ask for.

Posted by: Glenda Zimmerman | Jan 29, 2007 2:07:34 AM


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