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<a class="fancybox" rel="fd32cb83d1edffbf2516c763917328e9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/071/180/for_gallery_v2/68e317cf.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/071/180/large_v3/68e317cf.jpg" alt="68e317cf" /></a></div></div>This is a picture of one of the floats in the Middleburg Parade, Middleburg, FL. early this week. Of all the floats, this one definitely caught my eye as a lot of us and our families really know this feeling and visual all too well!<br />It shows a soldier reading a letter from home on one side.... A spouse and children celebrating Christmas without their soldier on the other side with and? An Angel watches over them all! Definitely gave me a warm fuzzy!!!!! <br />This photo was taken by A. Hatcher from Middleburg, FL, and is making it's rounds on social media.I thought this Christmas float was pretty awesome and I just wanted to share it with you all. What do you think?2015-12-08T17:39:45-05:002015-12-08T17:39:45-05:00Sgt Private RallyPoint Member1160969<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A great float that shows the reality of what military families go through. Not just during Christmas, but during the entire deployment.Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2015 5:43 PM2015-12-08T17:43:20-05:002015-12-08T17:43:20-05:00MSG Private RallyPoint Member1161008<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Who ever came up with this idea was a genius.Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2015 5:55 PM2015-12-08T17:55:53-05:002015-12-08T17:55:53-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member1161375<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Awesome!Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2015 8:31 PM2015-12-08T20:31:08-05:002015-12-08T20:31:08-05:00LTC Stephen F.1161382<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I concur with you <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="201593" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/201593-msgt-curtis-ellis">MSgt Curtis Ellis</a>. The contrast of the side by side positioning of a soldier in lonely outpost with a family gathered to celebrate Christmas is striking.Response by LTC Stephen F. made Dec 8 at 2015 8:34 PM2015-12-08T20:34:03-05:002015-12-08T20:34:03-05:00CPT Private RallyPoint Member1161408<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br />It is awesome! What a great visual representation of the separation. Kudos to whoever thought of this!Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2015 8:46 PM2015-12-08T20:46:10-05:002015-12-08T20:46:10-05:002015-12-08T17:39:45-05:00