This is my daddy

Every Friday, Ben's class has show and tell. For a few minutes, all of the children bring out what they brought to share and they get to show their friends. For months, Ben has been asking Drew if he can bring him for show and tell. We finally arranged a time when Drew would be home so that he could go into Ben's class. What was supposed to be 15 minute presentation ended up being an hour long. The kids in Ben's class really enjoyed having a "real" soldier come to their class. Drew showed them the different parts of his uniform, brought his back pack full of army things, let them all try a bite of a mre (meal ready to eat) and each child got to try on his helmet and get their picture taken with Drew. At one point, the teacher asked Ben if his dad had to go away a lot. Ben said "yes, and it makes me sad when he does. I love my daddy so much and I miss him when he's gone." It was all very touching to see Ben up there, so proud of his dad. At the end of the presentation, Drew held the flag while the class showed him how well they could say the pledge of allegiance.