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Garageman Hero

When the garage door started to open, the black dress shoes peeked through.

“Its Joe!” cheered George.

“Come sit down tell us everything that you saw, ”commanded Frankie.

“ Andy, James, Mark, Johnny get over here; it’s Joe,” cried George.

“George, don’t joke like that,” answered Johnny.

Mark ran up to the garage and saw Joe. Mark dropped to the floor and started to cry. “ What do you think Ma is going to say? You're home?” sobbed Mark

Andy, James, and Johnny heard the sobbing of Mark, so they started to run to the garage but Johnny ,being fifty six years old, he really can't run that fast thats why hes the post man.

“When I was on the ship to go to Iwo Jima, I was with Sergeant John Basilone. He is a hero to everyone in the war.” Joe said quietly.

“Wow you were with him, we have heard about him here in the states,” Andy mentioned.

“Also my best friend in the war was a hero someone was surrounded by the enemy and my friend got the person out but he was shot in the arm and that got infected and he ended up d ying,” Joe explained.

“Well Im hungry lets go get something to eat, at the diner,” Joe yawed

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