Comments on: The Gratitude Campaign – Scott Truitt

By: Pass Along “The Sign” to the Military If You Are Thankful [VIDEO] - 99.5 The Bear

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:17:37 +0000

[...] years ago a man from Seattle, Scott Truitt, who traveled extensively, wanted to find a way to say ‘thank you’ to the many military [...]

By: Dad

Dad — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:28:02 +0000

Susan,
Sorry for the delay. Your comment was not deleted. I’ve been away from the blog for a while and did not have a chance to approve it. It has now been approved and poosted. By the way, I read your article on Truit and really enjoyed it. I was glad to see your reference to the origin of the symbol of the heart to extended hand. We had a very heated discussion here shortly after we posted the original article. It was with a “self-proclaimed expert” on hand signing. She jumped up and down saying there never was such a sign in official signing. Sometimes I believe people get so engrossed in their own limited opinions that they become blinded to the truth.
Thank you for commenting here and your article.
Dad

By: Susan LArson

Susan LArson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:14:23 +0000

Why was my comment deleted?

By: Susan Larson

Susan Larson — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:26:22 +0000

I am a columnist I wrote my Nov 21 column about Truitt’s Gratitude Campaign. You can access it at the Website above, and click the archive link below the current column.

By: go holiday

go holiday — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:42:34 +0000

My sister surfed whole internet to comments related to this subject… Best regards

By: thanks

thanks — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:11:32 +0000

Actually Christine, it’s not too bad at all! It’s incredible…the symbol was created as a new gesture to say “thank you from the bottom of my heart”. We could have easily just used the symbol for “thank you” but in this case it’s something different and specific to those who serve us on a daily basis, it’s to express a gratitude deeper and more appreciative. I think it’s more disheartening that you think the Deaf community cannot accept a new sign into their language given the current circumstances and how many soldiers are sacrificing everything to provide us with the life we have now.

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:26:33 +0000

You may be correct, but Scott would be the better person to consult on this matter. If there is an error in the gesture, as you claim, he would be the only one who could correct it.