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[Mary Ann Parker]

The White House

One sunny day in 2005, an old man approached the
White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue,
where he had been sitting on a park bench.

He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said,
"I would like to go in and
meet with President Kerry."

The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Kerry is not
President and doesn't reside here."
The old man said, "Okay," and walked away.

The following day, the same ma n approached
the White House and said to the
same Marine, "I would like to go in and
meet with President Kerry."

The Marine again told the man,
"Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry is not
President and doesn't reside here
The man thanked him and again walked away.

The third day, the same man approached the
White House and spoke to the very
same Marine, saying "I would like to go in
meet with President Kerry."

The Marine, understandably agitated at this point,
looked at the man and
said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row
you have been here asking to
speak to Mr. Kerry. I've told you already
that Mr. Kerry is not the
President and doesn't reside here.
Don't you understand?"

The old man answered,
"Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted,
and said, "See you tomorrow, sir."
Make it a great day!
Mary Ann Parker

[dmackto]

I love that.
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Deborah
The FROZEN CHICKEN Journal

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
- Winston Churchill

[Proud of my VietVet Dad!]

Now that's great. Passing it on!!!

[Wynne]

Thanks for this! I'm printing it out for my refrigerator bulletin board to cheer up everyone who goes there
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TRUTH IS ALWAYS THE VICTOR