Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council -- Christopher put his head down to the wind, and the sand. It was a horrible day to do outside work, but duty called. The Air Force master sergeant was part of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," far from home. On this particular day, something caught his eye in the dunes at his feet. He bent over and picked it up. Through the plastic packaging, he read a message: "A flag for your pocket, so you can always carry a little piece of home with you." Inside was a small American flag, folded by scouts from the Omaha-Bellevue-Council Bluffs metro area…who were fulfilling an oath to "help others at all times." Christopher wrote the scouts a letter, saying "I was, and still am, a bit choked up about it, and I just want you and your troop to know how much it meant to me." Your United Way contributions provides kids from all walks of life a chance to learn, grow and serve others…even those they may never meet.

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