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IN GREAT HONOR OF MY DAD JERRY THOMAS
173d ABN BDE, 1ST 503RD INF, COMPANY A
VIETNAM FROM FEB68-FEB69.

"MY HERO"


A HERO IS STRONG BUT AT TIMES VERY SUBMISSIVE, A HERO IS GIVING OF ALL THEIR WORLDLY POSSESSIONS. A HERO IS LOVING TO EACH PERSON THRU THEIR LIFE, EVEN KIND TO THOSE WHO CAUSE PAIN AND STRIFE. A HERO IS A MAN WHO PUTS ALL BEFORE HIMSELF, A HERO IS A GIFT WE RECEIVE WITHOUT A REQUEST. A HERO FORGIVES AND ALWAYS FORGETS YOUR MISTAKES, A HERO IS HONEST, BRAVE AND NEVER KNOWS HATE. A HERO IS MY FRIEND AND A LIFE-LONG COMPANION, A HERO STRUGGLES WITH HIS THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES BUT ALWAYS SHOWS GREAT COMPASSION. MY HERO IS MY DAD AND HE IS ALWAYS THERE AND QUIET AS A DOVE, MY HERO HAS STRENGTH, WISDOM AND LOVE. MY HERO HAS INSIGHT TO ALWAYS HELP ME SEE, HE IS LIKE NO OTHER HERO PAST, PRESENT OR EVER TO BE. NO OTHER DAD IS AS GREAT AS MINE CAUSE I KNOW HE IS ALWAYS THERE AND ON MY SIDE. THIS IS MY HERO, MY DAD, ALL THRU LIFE AND TO ASK FOR MORE WOULD NOT BE FAIR OR RIGHT.

Written for my dad,

Sam
09-26-2002

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