Stories Of A Hero

Falstaff · Jul 14, 2005, 02:00 AM

[color=#ffffff]STORIES OF A HERO[/color]

[color=#ff3300]Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]The time has come[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Said a young man to his bride[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]The train waits outside[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]And though I leave[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]You know I'll keep you by my side[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]She holds on a final time[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Told her he's comin' home[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be a hero in his hometown, lord[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]She stands alone[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]On a platform lookin' sad[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He waves through a pane of glass[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]And though she hopes[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He will be comin' home at last[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Her heart knows what's gonna pass[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Don't know it, but he ain't comin' home no more[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be known as a hero in his hometown, lord[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Told her he's comin' home[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be known as a hero in his hometown, lord[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]The paper falls to the floor from a trembling hand[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]The words they burn to the soul[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]And though she cries, she doesn't really understand[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]The world's gone so cold[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier went to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Told her he'd be comin' home[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Soldier went to war[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Gonna be a big hero in his hometown, lord[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]And the stories tell of bravery, yeah[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]He was golden as the sun[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Well he fought for you and he fought for me, yeah[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]And he died for everyone[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Well it seems as though the world ain't changed[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]It goes on and on for years[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]When men must die to be called brave[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]To earn respect among their peers[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color]

[color=#ffcc00]For my brother, on his second tour in IRAQ, I pray he returns home, he is our hero, and for his new wife, I hope she can understand the sacrifice.[/color]

SFOSOK · Jul 21, 2005, 08:25 AM

I give Credit where credit is due

In the immortal words of Maddox:

[color=black]Aron Ralston: [/color][color=black][/color]

[color=black]If you're asking yourself "who the hell is Aron Ralston," you'd better step back and re-evaluate your life right now. Ralston, the living legend, was hiking up a cliff in southern Utah (probably to do something manly like take a leak off of it), when a giant boulder fell on him, pinning his arm against the ground. Most people would have just died, but did he surrender his life to a mere giant life-threatening boulder? Hell no. He just kept getting angrier and angrier until he finally CUT OFF HIS ARM WITH A DULL KNIFE. This after he literally chiseled away at the bone so he could snap his arm off and free himself from underneath the rock. Yes, you read that correctly, he cut off his own arm with a dull pocket knife. [/color][color=black][/color]

[color=black]Since I don't have any credible sources of what happened next, I'm going to go off of the next best thing: hearsay and rumor. After he cut off his arm, he jumped off the cliff and broke his fall with his face, just because he's that tough. Then he got ambushed by a tribe of angry Indians, caught an arrow in his heart, pulled it out and killed all the warriors with it. On his way back a buffalo crossed his path so what did Ralston do? He head-butt it to death, then he found its offspring and broke their ribs just for pissing him off. Then he chopped down a tree with his undoubtedly large penis, built a raft out of it and rafted down the green river. That's the damn truth--more or less. Aron Ralston is a real man and one tough son of a bitch. He deserves utmost respect for being such a badass. [/color][color=#c8c5c8] [/color]

Falstaff · Jul 21, 2005, 08:35 AM

I read the article written about this fellow and working as an Orthopaedic technician I have met folks that have suffered terrible injury duriing a climbing or athletic event and my hat goes of to them for sure.
Lance Armstrong is a Hero for many reasons that have nothing to do with his Tour de France.
And my father, that has beaten cancer two times and this time he faces death with courage...
My father is my hero....
God Bless him
I think of my hero's, my father and my brother...and could I ever measure up to that caliber of chracter or will it take something terrible for me understand what sacrifice is...

SFOSOK · Jul 21, 2005, 10:43 PM

Good for him dude, always amazing when people are diagnosed to die because of cancer than just come back with a big fuck you, I'm in cahrge of my life, not this little cancer shit.

Jul 14, 2005, 02:00 AM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	Stories Of A Hero [color=#ffffff]STORIES OF A HERO[/color] [color=#ff3300]Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush[/color] [color=#ffcc00]The time has come[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Said a young man to his bride[/color] [color=#ffcc00]The train waits outside[/color] [color=#ffcc00]And though I leave[/color] [color=#ffcc00]You know I'll keep you by my side[/color] [color=#ffcc00]She holds on a final time[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Told her he's comin' home[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be a hero in his hometown, lord[/color] [color=#ffcc00]She stands alone[/color] [color=#ffcc00]On a platform lookin' sad[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He waves through a pane of glass[/color] [color=#ffcc00]And though she hopes[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He will be comin' home at last[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Her heart knows what's gonna pass[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Don't know it, but he ain't comin' home no more[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be known as a hero in his hometown, lord[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier's gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Told her he's comin' home[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier has gone to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He's gonna be known as a hero in his hometown, lord[/color] [color=#ffcc00]The paper falls to the floor from a trembling hand[/color] [color=#ffcc00]The words they burn to the soul[/color] [color=#ffcc00]And though she cries, she doesn't really understand[/color] [color=#ffcc00]The world's gone so cold[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier went to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Told her he'd be comin' home[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Soldier went to war[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Gonna be a big hero in his hometown, lord[/color] [color=#ffcc00]And the stories tell of bravery, yeah[/color] [color=#ffcc00]He was golden as the sun[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Well he fought for you and he fought for me, yeah[/color] [color=#ffcc00]And he died for everyone[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Well it seems as though the world ain't changed[/color] [color=#ffcc00]It goes on and on for years[/color] [color=#ffcc00]When men must die to be called brave[/color] [color=#ffcc00]To earn respect among their peers[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color] [color=#ffcc00]Stories of a hero[/color] [color=#ffcc00]For my brother, on his second tour in IRAQ, I pray he returns home, he is our hero, and for his new wife, I hope she can understand the sacrifice.[/color] __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor." Last edited by Falstaff; Jul 14, 2005 at 02:07 AM.

Jul 21, 2005, 08:35 AM	Thread Starter #3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	I read the article written about this fellow and working as an Orthopaedic technician I have met folks that have suffered terrible injury duriing a climbing or athletic event and my hat goes of to them for sure. Lance Armstrong is a Hero for many reasons that have nothing to do with his Tour de France. And my father, that has beaten cancer two times and this time he faces death with courage... My father is my hero.... God Bless him I think of my hero's, my father and my brother...and could I ever measure up to that caliber of chracter or will it take something terrible for me understand what sacrifice is... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 21, 2005, 08:25 AM	#2
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	I give Credit where credit is due In the immortal words of Maddox: [color=black]Aron Ralston: [/color][color=black][/color] [color=black]If you're asking yourself "who the hell is Aron Ralston," you'd better step back and re-evaluate your life right now. Ralston, the living legend, was hiking up a cliff in southern Utah (probably to do something manly like take a leak off of it), when a giant boulder fell on him, pinning his arm against the ground. Most people would have just died, but did he surrender his life to a mere giant life-threatening boulder? Hell no. He just kept getting angrier and angrier until he finally CUT OFF HIS ARM WITH A DULL KNIFE. This after he literally chiseled away at the bone so he could snap his arm off and free himself from underneath the rock. Yes, you read that correctly, he cut off his own arm with a dull pocket knife. [/color][color=black][/color] [color=black]Since I don't have any credible sources of what happened next, I'm going to go off of the next best thing: hearsay and rumor. After he cut off his arm, he jumped off the cliff and broke his fall with his face, just because he's that tough. Then he got ambushed by a tribe of angry Indians, caught an arrow in his heart, pulled it out and killed all the warriors with it. On his way back a buffalo crossed his path so what did Ralston do? He head-butt it to death, then he found its offspring and broke their ribs just for pissing him off. Then he chopped down a tree with his undoubtedly large penis, built a raft out of it and rafted down the green river. That's the damn truth--more or less. Aron Ralston is a real man and one tough son of a bitch. He deserves utmost respect for being such a badass. [/color][color=#c8c5c8] [/color]

Jul 21, 2005, 10:43 PM	#4
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Good for him dude, always amazing when people are diagnosed to die because of cancer than just come back with a big fuck you, I'm in cahrge of my life, not this little cancer shit.