Pillows for Our Heroes

I saw an appealing story on television this morning. A woman, who teaches young children at a craft school, heard that soldiers in Iraq had no pillows to sleep on. They folded their clothing to put under their heads. She decided to make a small pillow for them, each pillow having a different patterned fabric. The pillows had been sewed on three sides, leaving one end open. The children stuffed the pillows, and then stacked them, to wait for an adult to make the final seam. The pillows were sent to the soldiers, and the class had received a number of thank you letters from them. One Thank You letter, with a picture of the soldier, who had received a pillow, hung on the wall. As the teacher read from the plaque, towards the end, a male voice joined hers: the soldier who wrote the letter, walked up behind her. I tried to find this story on the web; I thought you might want to see it for yourself, but so far have not located it. Perhaps it will be posted later.

I don’t recall the teacher’s name; but what did she teach, in addition to crafting? How many expressions of love were displayed in the making and distribution of the gift pillows? How many people were, or will be, influenced by her act of kindness? I believe she is an exceptional person; someone who would be a delight to know. I also believe there are other exceptional people in our land, doing good things, that we just haven’t heard about yet.