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The town fathers came to
my parents house adn said:
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Charlie, what are you going
to do now?
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Charlie said he didn't know.
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The mayor said,
Maybe you'd like a scholarship.
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The banker said maybe Charlie
didn't want to go back to school.
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Maybe he'd like a management
job with the bank.
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and the owner said,
Don't be cooped up in a school.
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Come manage my crew.
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And you know what?
Charlie turned them all down.
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What did he do?
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Nothing.
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He just laid on the couch
and smoked Luckies.
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Couldn't git him off it.
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Was he messed up in the head
from the war?
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No.
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It was just that he couldn't read.
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He couldn't read and was too
embarrassed to tell anyone.
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He had the courage to win the
Medal of Honor...
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. .but didn't have the courage to
do what you' re doing here.
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He didn't have the courage to get
the help he needed.
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So, know that I appreciate what
you' re doing and I honor it.
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When people say,
Why spend effort on adult literacy?
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I say to them...
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I say, Because...
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It gives me a chance
to see courage.
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I want to thank you.
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I want to thank you for allowing me
to visit here today.
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Let's get him out of here.