For 12 years this granny hugged the soldiers at the airport: now they return the favor
Texas. Elizabeth Laird is 83 years old and for 12 she hugged soldiers before and after the war. She is known by the name of "Lady of the Embrace" and, from 2003 to today, she has held troops in her arms about half a million times!
When the soldiers did not meet her at the airport, in the usual place, they were immediately worried: in fact, she has been fighting breast cancer for some time. So, without thinking twice, Sergeant Wilkes and his men rushed to hug the lovely old woman.
'As long as the Lord will allow me I will continue to do so, each of these soldiers is special": Although from a hospital bed, Elizabeth Laird supports the soldiers of Fort Hood.
