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CroatianBride
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OMG this had me in tears
Little Soldier Girl "Didn't Want to Let Go"
Four-year old Paige didn't want to say goodbye to her daddy before he was shipped off to Iraq
Abby Bennethum A family photo that shows a little girl beside her father and his fellow soldiers in uniform as they prepare to go to war has resonated well beyond the tight knit Bennethum clan.
Four-year-old Paige Bennethum really, really didn't want her daddy to go to Iraq.
So much so, that when Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum lined up in formation at his deployment this July, she couldn't let go.
No one had the heart to pull her away.
The commanding officer allowed Paige to say goodbye as her dad prepared to ship off from Fort Dix.
Paige's mom Abby captured the moment with her camera and her aunt passed the image along to a Berks County, Pa. newspaper.
"I’ve had strangers looking me up online, sending me messages that they are touched by it ... offering a lot of support," Abby Bennethum told NBCPhiladelphia.
The picture took on a life of its own online this week. Abby says that suddenly, people were knocking on her door. "Literally overnight, there's all these people that just want to do anything they can," she says. Though she says her husband hasn't seen any stories about his family yet, he expects to.
For her part, Paige still remembers how she felt that day in July. Looking at the picture of herself – her dad now overseas – Paige remembers, "I didn't want to let go of him."
She calls the work he does transporting supplies across the Iraqi border, "just nice."
But that doesn't change her feelings.
"I just miss my dad right now," she says.
Sgt. Bennethum, 30, is expected home next July. Until then, Paige plans to help her mom take care of her little sister and a new baby that's on the way.
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neener1211
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
I saw this earlier, here is the picture to go with the story, from yahoo.
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CroatianBride
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Thank you, I couldn't get the picture to work!! It was making me crazy!
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:12 PM |
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4PsInaPod
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sometimesmommy
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
This is why I had to leave the military. Its the hardest thing to say goodbye. My baby sister wouldnt let me walk through the gates at JFK--she was 5 at the time and gave me her favorite bear.
Bless tha tpoor little girl and may her daddy return to her safely.
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nov06
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
That's heartbreaking .
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:17 PM |
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Finally1108
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
i am truly touched by that picture!
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:33 PM |
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
For all the Paige's out there. 
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely. 
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:35 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
I totally have tears in my eyes. What a sweetie
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:48 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
 poor kid. That must just be so hard. It was hard for me to read, nevermind go through it.
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| Posted 10/7/09 4:59 PM |
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lvdolphins
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JoesWife628
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
For all the Paige's out there.
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely.
stated perfectly
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| Posted 10/7/09 5:35 PM |
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Daisy32
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Posted by JoesWife628
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
For all the Paige's out there.
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely.
stated perfectly
Amen!!!
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| Posted 10/7/09 5:42 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
For all the Paige's out there.
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely.
I couldn't say it better
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| Posted 10/7/09 5:51 PM |
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PaddysGirl
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
For all the Paige's out there.
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely.
I couldn't have said it better ..
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| Posted 10/7/09 6:12 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
For all the Paige's out there.
That every little girls and little boys mommies and daddies come home safely.
so true...how heartwrenching
for all the soldier's families
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| Posted 10/7/09 6:53 PM |
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mcd01
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SweetCin
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
So sad
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| Posted 10/7/09 7:39 PM |
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MsSissy
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Posted by JennZ
poor kid. That must just be so hard. It was hard for me to read, nevermind go through it.
I agree
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| Posted 10/7/09 7:45 PM |
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
I am sobbing. Damn hormones and poor little girl!
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| Posted 10/7/09 8:06 PM |
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ThePinkGoose
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
They will be in my prayers tonight.
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| Posted 10/7/09 9:43 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
I can't even imagine. That poor little girl...and I'm sure her dad was having trouble keeping it together, too.
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
for everyone's safe arrival home.
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Peainapod
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Re: OMG this had me in tears
that picture is evoking all sorts of things right now. May her daddy come home safe ..and same to all the other soldiers.
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