Marcia_Neville's Blog

It was about a month ago. A father and daughter were singing the national anthem at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. And, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Captain Gordon Russell was being shipped out the next day, final destination, Iraq, and, his daughter Kate Russell could think of no better way to send him off. “I tried not to think about it and just concentrate on the song. But, afterwards when we were walking back to the sidelines, everyone had tears in their eyes. That’s when I got a little choked up.”

Kate is a senior on Silver Creek’s top-ranked soccer team, next year she’ll play for CU, and she’s a self-admitted Daddy’s girl. “We’re very close. He’s going to miss prom and graduation and my whole freshman year in Boulder. Basically, the next chapter of my life. But, there are plenty of important things he’s doing overseas for our country. I’m scared for him, but, I’m also very proud of him.”