When 6-year-old Braedon Mullins went to the West Virginia University Homecoming game, he didn't seem to care much for the football players. Instead, the West Virginia native showed a lot of love to the state police troopers at the game.
Little Braedon approached the troopers and asked them to autograph his football as if they were the stars of the day.
"I like their uniforms, they put their lives on the line for me everyday, they are my heroes," he told WSAZ.
Similarly to the high school football player who showed respect to veterans during a game at his hometown, Braedon touched many, especially the troopers.
"Due to the nature of our job, daily we encounter people who lack respect for authority. It's special moments like this that remind officers why we do what we do. Kudos to his parents for raising a young man of character who brightened the day of many troopers," said Lieutenant Michael Baylous.
See the touching photos below…
Six-year-old boy Braedon Mullins isn't a typical kid. He proved that at the West Virginia University Homecoming game against Oklahoma State on Oct. 10.
Instead of asking the football players for their autographs as many kids do, Braedon wanted the signature of the West Virginia State Police troopers at the game.
“They were lined up at the bottom of the steps and he was so nervous and he stopped and saluted them all. It melted my heart,” his mother, Dreama Crowder Mullins, told Appalachian Magazine.
And when one of the football player’s passed by Braedon, she asked if he wanted his autograph, too.
“No, mommy, he isn’t a trooper,” she recalled her son saying.
The boy's reason? "They put their lives on the line for me everyday, they are my heroes," he told WSAZ.
Make sure to watch the boy's full interview below...
It's very heartwarming to see children doing more than people expect them to. Please SHARE if this boy's request made you smile!
