09/20/2026
That faded green collar rubs against his neck while he looks straight into his phone camera.
He does the math every morning when the sun comes up. Subtract one more day. He still remembers the taste of that last hot meal. It was a plate of scrambled eggs with buttered toast at a diner three months ago.
Play that video one more time. Look at his face right before he asks for the follow. His mouth tightens up for a second. He is not begging.
He is out there in the heat right now. The dust gets into everything. It gets in your hair and your teeth. But he did not ask for a care package or money.
Our troops do not ask for much when they are far away. Sometimes they just want to know they are not completely forgotten. A simple screen tap costs nothing. It takes one second of your afternoon.
He is standing in the dirt while we go about our regular days. We buy groceries and drive to work. He watches the numbers on his screen. Let us show him that we are watching. 🫡
Do you have someone of your own in uniform right now? Please tell us about them in the comments.