6-Year-Old Boy Saluting Military At Airport Has Hearts Melting

Jul 30, 2019 by apost team

The military wasn’t always greeted happily upon their return home, but today, we have adopted such a vocal and physical showing of respect for our troops. As adults, we tend to see these things in a more real, aftermath sense, knowing soldiers could be returning from battles and losses. Children around us rarely see more than just a uniform and a vague understanding of “Army Guys.” So it's a great pleasure to see when one understands what they are seeing and wears it proudly.

Jace Vega, a 6-year old boy, anxiously awaiting his father’s arrival from a business trip in Colorado Springs, does what many adults do at the airport … he people watches. Only, this time, Jace went above and beyond the call of duty for a typical 1st-grader and stood at attention to salute a group of military personnel as they entered the airport.

This simple gesture, full of respect and honor for our troops, immediately went viral via Fox San Antonio posting the particular view on their Facebook page. Jace’s parents, Pricilla and Joe could not be more proud of their son that day, witnessing this unprovoked show of gratitude in the San Antonio International Airport, Florida.

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According to Fox San Antonio posting, when Jace's father asked him why he stood and saluted the soldiers, Jace told him, “Daddy, they protect us,” like it was the most natural thing for everyone to have done. Not only did everyone near Jace get to witness this incredible act of respect, but he also inspired everyone who saw the video!

Joe and Pricilla were approached after interviews and permitted the photo of Jace saluting to be put up on one of Florida’s airport walls. Don’t think the military didn’t notice it too! Permission was also granted to put the photo on t-shirts that would help support multiple locally operated Veteran companies.

Jace showed his gratitude to our military troops without hesitation, and we show ours to Jace. Help spread the word to join in Jace’s patriotic act and let us know what you think of this story!