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she tell the young man to stop.

The nurse laughed. “I’m not sure how I

can do that. He has lost both arms, both legs,

his eye sight, and his hearing. It is almost

impossible to communicate with him. He says

all he has left to offer is his voice to cheer

others. And though he doesn’t have long left to

live, he says he will sing out his days,

determined to give what he can until he goes.”

Suddenly, Tommy’s heart saw things his

eyes never could have shown him. Life is what

a person makes of it, no matter the

circumstances. He lay there for a few days and

enjoyed the singing that now lifted his spirits

and strengthened his resolve.

Then, one day, the singing ended. The

young soldier had gone to sing with the angels.

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