Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish today to honor Myles Eckert, an 8- year-old boy from Waterville, OH, whose simple act of generosity has led to national attention. Myles found a $20 bill in a restaurant parking lot and, rather than save it for himself, gave it to Ohio National Guard Airman Lt. Frank Dailey, who was there having dinner with his family. Myles wrote a heartfelt note about his father, Army SGT Andy Eckert, who was killed in Iraq just 5 weeks after Myles was born. The note read: Dear Soldier, My dad was a soldier. He's in heaven now. I found this 20 dollars in the parking lot when we got here. We like to pay it forward in my family. It's your lucky day! Thank you for your service, Myles Eckert, a Gold Star kid. This story of Myles Eckert's thoughtfulness was covered by news organizations across the country. Myles was a guest on a national talk show and asked that any donations be given to the Snowball Express, a national military children's charity that hosts a weeklong vacation around the holidays for Gold Star children--the military name for children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. An initial $20,000 donation to the Snowball Express was made in Myles' name, and a Dallas, TX, company offered to match every donation up to $1 million made through Memorial Day, 2014. Myles Eckert did a simple act of kindness and found out just how far ``paying it forward'' can go. Today, I would like to recognize him for his heartfelt and noble act. ____________________”