C/2nd Lt Robot
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"Coming Home"
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."
"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."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find
somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us." "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."
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.
Author Unknown
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."
"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."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find
somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us." "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."
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.
Author Unknown