Military Moment

Here in Smalltown several church members have family serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lola Flushpoole's son David is an army captain in Afghanistan. When some of the Flushpooles' friends heard that David had joined the army, they told Lola, "The army is going to have to change now that David's there." Lola did not take them seriously, for after all that was the U.S. Army they were talking about. A year later, David called home from the state of Washington. While talking to his mother, Lola heard him call, "Hey General Jones! Come to the phone and meet my mother." Lola was shocked at the way David had addressed General Jones. When the general came on the line, Lola quickly said, "I must apologize for my son's behavior. " General Jones responded, "Oh, it's OK. The Army has changed since David got here!"

This is a true story. I am not making this up.