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Robin Schmidt

A salute today to a Huck’s Heroine who’s actually found a way to make people feel good about airline travel again. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that when Delta flight attendant Robin Schmidt finishes her standard safety spiel, she takes out a journal and passes it around the plane, asking each passenger to write a personal message to a soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan. When it’s full of thank-yous, jokes and prayers, she sends it to a random U.S. soldier, along with a care package full of snacks and toiletries. Robin says, "This is not about war or politics. It's about the personal sacrifice these soldiers are making and if I can do something to brighten their day, then I will." She’s done this on every flight since 2005, and brightened the day for hundreds of soldiers.

If you’d like to help, contact Robin at find_robin@hotmail.com.

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