Monday, April 29, 2024

That's the way to do it!

 

It was a sad occasion, but marked with honor and community support.


You probably remember 17-year-old Cameron Blasek. He's the Indiana teen who refused to take the American flag off his truck when triggered [school] administrators demanded he do so.

If you recall, he doubled down and covered his entire truck with the flag, thanks to a Cincinnati graphic design company.

He hasn't stopped there.

Last Thursday, out of the blue, Cameron got this heartfelt message from someone in Oklahoma asking for a favor. Turns out, it was from the family of Jaxon, a 13-year-old kid who had decided not to continue with chemo after fighting cancer from the age of two.

Jaxon's last wish?

He wanted to ride to his final resting place in Cameron's truck, decked out in the Stars and Stripes.

Without thinking twice, Cameron and his dad hit the road for that long 16-hour haul to Oklahoma. Cameron's mom wrote on Facebook that this is one of those favors you "drop everything you thought was important and say yes to without a second thought."


There's more at the link.

Here's a TV news report about the incident.




Well done, Mr. Blasek and family!  I wish we had more like you in our midst.

Peter


9 comments:

Aesop said...

This kid "gets it".

You will hear of him again, mark my words.

Brad said...

I don't know how it got so dusty in here... sniff.

Night driver said...

1 young MAN - Well Raised!!

Paul said...

That kid was raised right. Will be interesting to see how far he goes.

Anonymous said...

a glimmer of hope in this messed up world...

Old NFO said...

Bravo Zulu to him!

Brian - WY said...

Highlight of my day. Well grounded young man, with great moral, civic, and family values.
May he continue to lead a blessed life, I have no doubt. Congratulations to his parents for raising a very fine young man.
Prayers to the 13 years boy fighting his cancer, may the lord be with him

Technomad said...

That kid's parents must be so proud!

Anonymous said...

damn that's bittersweet, puts everyday life bs in perspective