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    Love Is Poetry, My Dreams and a Tribute to My Dad
    Love Is Poetry, My Dreams and a Tribute to My Dad
    Love Is Poetry, My Dreams and a Tribute to My Dad
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    Love Is Poetry, My Dreams and a Tribute to My Dad

    By Boyd Hooks and Charles Hooks

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    I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR..That was my oath to my god and country in August 1963. I was an infantryman and a paratrooper for the U.S. Army. I fought for my country in Vietnam. After my discharge I was a self contractor and had a son and daughter. To this day that has been my life. Literally no legacy to be remembered by maybe my great or great great grandchildren. Now I need something so if someone asked them who I was, they could prove I was a real person and maybe Id be noted for something special. I dream constantly and write poetry and would like to publish a memoir. It has to start now at the age of sixty nine as my life has consisted of nothing special to this point. I would like to continue writing and publishing more poetry and a novel. My heart has stopped five times and now I am obsessed in having a legacy to put me in a category where I may be extra special for something. Maybe in thirty or forty years someone may say OH Yes, I Do Remember Him He..??
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 5, 2014
    ISBN9781499004939
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