'Fantastic!' Jake Tapper and 'The Lead' 'adopt' American soldier in Afghanistan [pic]

Sarah D. | 1:04 PM on March 03, 2014

Tapper’s definitely one of the good guys. Here’s what he was up to this morning:

#TheLead has "adopted" a US soldier in Afghanistan through @HomefrontHugs … Care package on its way, Private! pic.twitter.com/thA88Joyoe

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 3, 2014

Love it.

https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/440528735070994433

https://twitter.com/RedactedMedic/status/440528757917376512

@jaketapper @HomefrontHugs Well Done Jake…Please Help remind people that we still have soldiers in harms way. #Honor

— Ken Pinkela (@kenpinkela) March 3, 2014

https://twitter.com/MarshaAKerr/status/440529330477604865

@jaketapper @HomefrontHugs Mr. Tapper, thank you for your continued support of veterans and warfighters alike.

— Afghan War Vets (@AfghanWarVetrns) March 3, 2014

“The Lead” certainly scores with this gesture, but Tapper was careful to remind us who the real heroes are:

@AfghanWarVetrns dont thank me for doing close to nothing…thank the troops and their families for risking it all

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 3, 2014

Amen.

@jaketapper Now, that's the kind of news I want to hear about. Thanks for doing this and inspiring other to follow your lead. @HomefrontHugs

— HereWeGoAgain (@NotSoSilentMajo) March 3, 2014