Even the smallest acts of kindness inspire troops

A friend of mine who served in Iraq emphasized to me recently that even seemingly insignificant gestures to servicemembers overseas do wonders for morale.

That's what makes this story about Sgt. Robert Howes and students at W. Blaine Beam Intermediate School in Gaston, North Carolina so heartwarming. The Gaston Gazette did a nice job reporting on it.

Howes, who is back from Iraq and visited the school, told the kids that the cookies they made for troops arrived just as they were planning to head out for a mission. One of the young students, Ryan Powers had a nice quote as well:

“I thought it was really special,” Powers said. “They don’t get any credit for working hard in the Army. I think they were really proud that the people that they were fighting for were thanking them.”

Good job, kids.