One for the Team
This story was told by an old priest one Sunday. It is a true story
of when he served in the military.
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One day their drill sergeant came out and threw a hand grenade
into a group of young soldiers.
The men all ran away and took cover away from the grenade.
Then the drill sergeant told them that the grenade was
not set to explode and he just did it to see their reaction.
The next day a newly recruited soldier joined the group.
The drill sergeant told the other soldiers not to tell
the new soldier what was going to happen.
As the drill sergeant came out and threw the grenade
into the crowd of soldiers, the new soldier, not knowing it wasn’t going
to explode, threw himself on top of the grenade to prevent it from killing
the other men.
He was willing to die for his fellow soldiers.
That year the young man was awarded the only medal for
courage and bravery that had not been won during battle.
By Kim Noonefrom A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Barry Spilchuk
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