A Soldier’s Story,,, by _ShAnE_StArK_ 2016/01/11 05:37
A story is told about a soldier who was finally
coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He
called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom
and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to
ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with
me. “Sure,†they replied, “we’d love to meet
him.â€
“There’s something you should know,†the son
continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the
fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I
want him to come live with us.â€
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help
him find somewhere to live.â€
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.â€
“Son,†said the father, “you don’t know what
you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap
would be a terrible burden on us. We have our
own lives to live, and we can’t let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think you should
just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll
find a way to live on his own.â€
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The
parents heard nothing more from him. A few
days later, however, they received a call from
the San Francisco police. Their son had died
after falling from a building, they were told. The
police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco
and were taken to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized him, but to
their horror they also discovered something they
didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one
leg....
A story is told about a soldier who was finally
coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He
called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom
and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to
ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with
me. “Sure,†they replied, “we’d love to meet
him.â€
“There’s something you should know,†the son
continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the
fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I
want him to come live with us.â€
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help
him find somewhere to live.â€
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.â€
“Son,†said the father, “you don’t know what
you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap
would be a terrible burden on us. We have our
own lives to live, and we can’t let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think you should
just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll
find a way to live on his own.â€
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The
parents heard nothing more from him. A few
days later, however, they received a call from
the San Francisco police. Their son had died
after falling from a building, they were told. The
police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco
and were taken to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized him, but to
their horror they also discovered something they
didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one
leg....
jaQui 2016/01/11 16:24
Omg... Its realy heart touching. So sad he didn't tell his parents the truth.
Omg... Its realy heart touching. So sad he didn't tell his parents the truth.
_ShAnE_StArK_ 2016/01/11 18:19
Quote: jacki: Omg... Its realy heart touching. So sad he didn't tell his parents the truth.
yep...
and touching...
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