24.12.2015 - 13:56 [ Daily Mail ]

Members of the US military join viral pledge to protect Muslim girl, 8, terrified that Donald Trump wants to kick her out

(23.12.2015) – Melissa Chance Yassini posted how her eight-year-old daughter Sofia came crying to her after she saw a news report about Trump‘s anti-immigration rhetoric
– Convinced ‚someone with yellow hair named Trump‘ was going to kick her and her family out of the country, she became terrified, says her mom
– Yassini vented her frustration on her Facebook wall and soon her post went viral
– The post attracted the attention of mom and Army vet Kerri Peek from Colorado
– Peek asked fellow soldiers to offer their protection and support to Sofia
– Soon dozens of military members were posting messages of support with the hashtag #iwillprotectyou