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During the South Vietnam
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campaign,
a group of soldiers
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after weeks of heavy jungle
fighting.
The next day being Sunday,
some of the boys attended
church services.
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After the chaplain read the prayer,
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the text was taken up.
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Those of the boys who
had prayer books
took them out.
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But one boy had only a deck of cards,
and he spread them out.
The sergeant in charge saw
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the cards
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and said, Soldier, put those cards away.
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After services were over,
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the soldier was taken prisoner
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and brought before the provost marshal.
The marshal said, Sergeant,
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why have you brought this man here?
Or playing cards in church, sir?
And what have you to say for yourself,
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son?
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Much, sir, the soldier replied.
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I have been in the jungles for six weeks,
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and I have neither Bible nor prayer book.
But I hope to satisfy you, sir,
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with the purity of my intentions.
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You see, sir, when I look at the ace,
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it reminds me there is but one God
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and when I see the deuce,
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it reminds me that the Bible is
divided into two parts,
the Old and the New Testaments,
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and when I see the three,
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I think of the Father, the Son,
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and the Holy Ghost,
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an d when I see the four,
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I think of the four evangelists
who preached the gospel,
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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An d when I see the five,
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it reminds me of the five
wise virgins
Five are wise and were saved.
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Five were foolish an
d were shut out.
And when I see the six,
it reminds me that in six days
God made this great
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And when I see the seven,
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it reminds me that on the seventh day,
God rested.
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And when I see the eight,
I think of the eight righteous
persons
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God saved when he destroyed the world.
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Noah, his wife, their three sons,
and their wives.
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And when I see the nine,
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I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed,
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and nine of the 10 didn't even thank him.
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When I see the 10,
commandments
God handed to Moses on the
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And when I see the King,
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it reminds me once again
there is but one King of Heaven,
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God Almighty.
And when I see the Queen,
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I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
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who is Queen of Heaven.
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And the Jack is the devil.
number of spots
I find 365,
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the number of days in a year.
There are 52 cards,
the number of weeks in a year.
There are 13 tricks,
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the number of weeks in a quarter.
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the number of weeks in a month.
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There are 12 picture cards,
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the number of months in a year.
has served me
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as a Bible, almanac,
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and prayer book.
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And friends, this story is true,
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because I knew that soldier.
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