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From: genesis@ihu1e.UUCP (the bowling ball)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Sam the Soldier
Message-ID: <374@ihu1e.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 10:09:58 EST
Article-I.D.: ihu1e.374
Posted: Mon Jan 21 10:09:58 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jan-85 06:24:55 EST
Organization: AT&T BL, Naperville, Ill.
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Sam had been a soldier at war for more than three
years, during which he had been in many battles and
won many decorations. He was finally discharged from
service and returned home to his wife and son whom
he hadn't seen in almost four years.

As he was walking up the path to his house, his young
son had spotted him and yelled out to his mother,

"Mommy, Mommy, here comes Daddy, and he's got a purple heart on!"

to which the mother replied,

"I don't give a damn what color it is!  Let him in, and
 you go play at the Joneses' for a couple of hours."


-- 
	  Russ Sehnoutka  ---------  AT&T Bell Laboratories 
	ihnp4!ihu1e!genesis  ------   Naperville, Illinois