When U.S. Army veteran William Jazwinski keeps a folded flag in his truck to remind him of his 15-month tour of Iraq. He never suspected it would give an officer cause to pull him over.
\nNevertheless, William saw flashing lights in his rearview mirror one day. He would later recall his unusual interaction with the officer on Facebook:<\/p>\n
Me \u2013 Good morning officer. Was I speeding?<\/p>\n
Officer \u2013 Good morning, no not speeding. Just wanted to stop ya and say thank you for your service.<\/p>\n
Me \u2013 Oooh the bumper sticker, nice. You\u2019re welcome sir. My pleasure.<\/p>\n
Officer \u2013 Where did you serve?<\/p>\n
Me \u2013 I went to Iraq. Did a 15 monther. Out of Ft Benning.<\/p>\n
Officer \u2013 Well alright. My son went to Iraq. He didn\u2019t make it home.<\/p>\n
Me \u2013 Man, I\u2019m so sorry to hear that. I just finished a PTSD program.<\/p>\n
Officer \u2013 I see you have a flag in the truck. The one we got for him! Well it\u2019s at the house.<\/p>\n
Can I ask a question?<\/p>\n
Me \u2013 sure.<\/p>\n
Officer \u2013 Do you mind stepping out and receiving a hug. You remind me of my son. I pulled you over. I thought you were him. I still don\u2019t believe it most days he\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith tears in both our eyes I got out and hugged that man,\u201d the veteran recalled. \u201cI\u2019m talking about for a minute or two crying. Down to our knees crying. I needed that. To all the family and friends of soldiers, fighting or done fighting, God bless you. Your peace and your hearts. It\u2019s so hard without them, I know. This road is a tremendous one. Love to all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Readers, understandably moved by this story, left a flurry of heartfelt comments on William\u2019s Facebook page. \u201cWhat a beautiful story,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cGod Bless all our service men and women and their sacrifice to protect this country.\u201d
\n\u201cI am so grateful for your support and service as well as the officer\u2019s son\u2014 if it wasn\u2019t for your sacrifices and the others that sacrifice their lives for us back at home\u2026 we would not have our freedom,\u201d another commenter agreed. \u201cThanks for your service and your sacrifices, from my heart and soul I am so grateful God bless you all, amen.\u201d<\/p>\n
A third person applauded the police officer\u2019s moving gesture: \u201cAnd God bless the officer who stopped the car to thank the veteran!! That created a life changing event which has changed lives!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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