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It started four years ago, shortly after the beginning of the war.
"There were 70 of us the first time," says Ruth J. Coleman, referring to her fellow Strawberry Ridge residents. "Then there were 50, then 20. Then there were five or six of us."
And now, for the past year, there's just one woman, waving her American flags and requesting that people honk as they drive by to show support of our military troops.
She's there, on S.R. 60 between Mulrennan and Dover roads every Tuesday morning between 8-9 a.m.
"I feel like I know some of these people," she smiles. "It's hot out here, but I'm not as hot as those soldiers wearing all that gear. I can handle it for one hour."
There's one thing she wants to make clear: it's not about supporting the war; it's about supporting our troops.
"I'm proud of our country. I'm proud of what those guys are doing for us. They're risking their lives for us," she says.
She's encountered all types of people over the past four years.
"One guy used to give us the finger; he didn't drive by today. Some guys would drive by and say nasty things," Coleman recounts.
She didn't hear what they said, and frankly, she doesn't care.
"Today a lady stopped and thanked me for supporting our troops. She has a brother and an uncle over there. I feel like we've got to support our troops or it'll turn into Vietnam. Those soldiers were treated like crap and I didn't like that," she explains.
Coleman recalls fondly one cold winter day when a man brought the then four flag-wavers hot chocolate from 7-Eleven. But her favorite memory is when a school bus was stopped in front of them at the stoplight.
"We couldn't see their faces, just all their little hands waving out the windows. I'd give my right arm to have a picture of that," she says.
But, perhaps like most of us, even this self-described patriot can't find the right words to say sometimes.
"I was in Wal-Mart one day and a young Marine walked in - all dressed in uniform and standing so tall. I just stared at him. I couldn't speak. I wanted to say thank you for going over there. I wanted to tell him I appreciate all he's done," she says.
Coleman would like to challenge others to write to a soldier or show their support in some way. For various ideas on how to do that, visit www.amillionthanks.org.
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