R.E.D Friday

Today is red Friday. Every Friday you are asked to wear red to work to Remember Everyone Deployed. R.E.D. Friday was created to remind people of our heroes overseas and show that we are thinking of them.

This is how R.E.D. Friday originated: an email chain back in 2005. We Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not “organized” to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like you, would like simply to recognize that Americans support our troops.

When I was in the veterans hospital a nurse was wearing red and I asked her about it. She explained that it was her RED Friday work clothes. She explained she wore red every Friday to honor troops who are still deployed overseas.

I told her I loved the concept and the idea behind it. I may not wear red every Friday, but to me every day is RED Friday. Being a veteran, I always remember my brothers and sisters deployed every day of the week. It doesn’t matter which branch they serve in, we are all brothers and sisters.

Next time you go out some where and see someone wearing RED on Friday, now you understand why.