Thanking American Soliders from Miles High in the Sky

Delta flight attendant Robin Schmidt passes out journals to passengers to write personal messages to thank American troops.

Over the last five years, Schmidt has filled hundreds of passenger-written journals and sent them to the troops she "adopts" in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"The soldiers often tell me when they get the journals it's hard for them to keep in their hands," Schmidt told ABCNews.com, adding that others carry the notebooks with them to read during low moments.



Army National Guard Sgt. Timothy Gallagher, (inset in the picture above of Schmidt) currently deployed in Afghanistan, said the six journals he's received from Schmidt are the most prized items she's sent.

"They will be with me forever. Something for the ages to look at and see the true spirit of the American people," he wrote to ABCNews.com in an e-mail from Afghanistan. " All the passengers write their praises and thanks to the men and women in the armed services who do their duty and put their lives on the line so that others may live freely. "

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