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A wonderful story of Christmas past when the American spirit was in full bloom. Get your hankies ready.
1 posted on 12/20/2019 1:29:31 PM PST by shoff
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To: shoff

And way back when kids brought their rifles to school they got for Christmas to show everybody.


2 posted on 12/20/2019 1:39:31 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: shoff

Always a wonderful, heartwarming story. Many thanks.


3 posted on 12/20/2019 1:46:36 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: shoff

so beautiful I can’t see through my wet eyes.


4 posted on 12/20/2019 1:47:50 PM PST by iamright (Support FR, freedom's voice!)
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A wonderful tear-jerker, THANK YOU!

The Gift of the Magi works for the city, this is their country cousin!

I was going to save this for Christmas Day BUT you have set the perfect table for this...

Stan Lynde did beautiful work with this strip but this Christmas one is one that I always remember. Enjoy!

5 posted on 12/20/2019 1:49:58 PM PST by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: shoff

Great story! Thanks.


6 posted on 12/20/2019 1:53:11 PM PST by Borderline
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Amazing story.
Help people while they are alive and in need. Flowers on the grave doesn’t do any good.
I know I won’t always have my parents around. Gas money for his dr appts, wood pellets for their stove, lunch money for no reason.
So this story resonates with me.

Thanks for posting it.


7 posted on 12/20/2019 1:56:02 PM PST by Redcitizen (Tagline not secure.)
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To: shoff

Thank you for that. Merry Christmas.


8 posted on 12/20/2019 2:09:19 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: shoff

Thank you.


9 posted on 12/20/2019 2:11:36 PM PST by griffin
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Every year when this story is posted I read it multiple times.

The first time I scan quickly.

The second time, I’m looking for a particular emotion.

The third time, I slow down to read each word by itself in the context of each sentence.

It’s always a wonderful story.


11 posted on 12/20/2019 3:34:46 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet)
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Very good. I should do better. I will do better.


15 posted on 12/20/2019 5:21:52 PM PST by wgmalabama (Mittens is the new Juan. Go away mittens)
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Nice story. All the kid had to do was save for 4 years and he could buy a 1885.


16 posted on 12/20/2019 5:40:42 PM PST by 03A3 (FTNFL)
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