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An Old, Crippled Cowboy

August 27, 2011
By LittleBlue GOLD, Simpsonville, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;He [Jesus Christ] must increase, but I must decrease.&quot; - John 3:30<br /> &quot;I&#039;m giving it all--- away--- away. I&#039;m giving it all--- to go--- Your way.&quot;- Hillsong United, &quot;Go&quot;<br /> &quot;The littel grey cells...&quot; - Hercule Poirot

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A hunched-over, old man walked in the door.

He wore weathered cowboy boots, blue jeans, and a flannel shirt.
His walking was heavily impaired by some ailment to the left leg.
He leaned hard on a cane.

Me and some other teens nearby started whispering about him, and then burst out laughing.

But since then, I've come to regret it.

You see, I learned his story...

That hunched-over old cowboy was a World War II veteran.
He'd been drafted as a young man, and sent overseas.
One day he was stuck in a foxhole with five of his fellow soldiers,
When a grenade was thrown in.
In the act of pushing his comrades out of the way,
He received a bad wound in the back of his leg from the blast.
But he saved the lives of those men.

That man

Was a hero.

© Kristin B., Middletown, DE

The author's comments:
The other day I was in a coffee shop and a man walked in, and I was inspired to write this.
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