ANOTHER CANADIAN HERO LOST

 

Sgt. John Faught, 44, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. He is the 139th Canadian soldier killed since the mission began in 2001. (Canadian Press/Colin Perkel)

You know, Sunday, early morning I posted the death of Sgt. John Faught. That was it, I posted his death. I got the information from CBC News & I posted his death. 

While at church later on in the morning I received a very much clearer idea of what should go here instead of  just a post of a death. What about Sgt. Faught’s life? He was a career soldier. he was a family man. He worked his way up through the ranks.

 

 

You don’t get to be a Sergeant overnight. It takes, hard work, dedication, & something in you that others can see. Leadership! A leader is someone who can instil respect in the men & women who follow him. They follow him because they respect him, there is just something about him that would make his troops stay with him. That is not taught. It is a gift, which becomes noticed, a person can strengthen that gift over time, perfect it.

All of us who have been in the military knew a Sgt. Faught, at some time or another. It may have been during basic training, Battle training, or any other training one might have taken to earn their trade.

You may have met your Sgt. Faught after you were in for awhile, someone with the same or closely the same job as yourself.

While serious, while at work, Sgt, would mean business, no fooling around, oh,oh, no. He demanded 110% of you all the time. If you gave him 110% then he’d ask for 120%.  Something else about our favourite Sgt., he would not ask or demand anything from anybody else unless he was willing to do it himself. That is true of any great leader from the start of time. Notice I said GREAT LEADER.

 

Any educated idiot can pass the academic part of being a Cpl., a Sgt., or even an officer. Yes some of these folks do fall through the cracks. Not as many now as there was in my time. But  there still are a few.

While Sgt. is in his role of authority & teacher, you sometimes growl under your breath, he’ll get his, what is this guy trying to do, kill me. All of a sudden you find out he’s trying to keep you alive.

Although your Sgt. may be a mean son of a *#@$%^, you will follow him or her anywhere. You notice this Sgt. will always have time for a big belly laugh over a joke or a good prank he may of pulled off.

 

Yes we all know Sgt. Faught, that is why we are all grieving right now. We are grieving with Sgt. Faught’s Family & friends. Remember to be proud of your Sgt. as he was our hero.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL OUR TROOPS.

 

Live well, Laugh well, Love well,

Jesus Saves.