A group of fifth grade football players decided enough was enough when they heard their waterboy was being bullied at school.
The waterboy, Danny Keefe, attends first grade. He had a brain hemorrhage after he was born that hampers his ability to speak. He likes to wear a suit and tie to school every day and it was a subject of derision from classmates.
The players on the fifth grade football team at Mitchell Elementary School heard that classmates were bullying Danny. Instead of just acting like it didn’t happen and focusing on sports, the team took a completely different tact.
The entire team dressed up one day in suits and ties and rallied around Danny all day.
“He’s such a good person. He doesn’t let it bother him. He goes on with his day. He’s a 6-year-old kid. We should all respect that,” quarterback Tommy Cooney, 11, told WCVB. He organized what he called “Danny Appreciation Day.”
One player said it was much more than just a one day rally.
“The coach calls us a band of brothers,” 11-year-old Jimmy Peterson said. “He’s one of us.”
Iranian groups are planning a massive rally to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran called the “Grand Day of Death to America.”
A new government bureaucratic group called the Death to the U.S. Committee is reportedly organizing the rally according to Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri.
“The crimes of U.S. leaders and international Zionism in dealing with Iran’s great nation will never be erased from public memories and minds,” Jazayeri said.
The New York Times reports the event will include the awarding of the First Major International Award of ‘Down With America.’ The award will be given for the best anti-American picture, poster, song, video or caricature. The winner of the award could receive up to $4,000.
The rally by hard-liners is seen as a response to recent reports that new President Hassan Rouhani is taking a more moderate position with the United States.
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