John Egbert delivers a combat flag to YLDSR's Sam Payne
Some months ago, we published a blog post called “Amid the Woes of War” – a post detailing our rich email conversation with Master Sergeant John Egbert, who at the time was deployed to Afghanistan (his sixth deployment there). A few months ago, John and his crew flew an American flag on their airplane during a combat mission, in honor of YourLDSradio.
John Egbert and crew display a combat flag flown to thanks YLDSR
We were delighted to be honored in that way, and even more delighted to meet John in person. He and his wife visited us to deliver the flag that John’s crew had flown for us in Afghanistan.
Some of the staff of YLDSR, together with Brother and Sister Egbert, displaying the flag flown in combat in Afghanistan.
It was a great pleasure to get acquainted, and I think John would agree that the music of the station had bound us together as friends before we met. In John, we discovered someone who feels deeply the wartime cost in human suffering. Over the course of a morning, we spent quiet moments and ebullient ones, sharing stories of the comfort that the gospel brings amid the difficulties of the world.
Our meeting was covered by a reporter and a photographer from Mormon Times. You can read the article here.
We had always hoped that the music here at YLDSR.com was making a difference in the world. Our experience with John made that hope tangible. It was a dose of perspective that we continue to cherish.
