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It was an honor to have written this short story about
my family. This is especially dedicated to my parents,
Ruben and Carmen Cantu. My father who served his
country 20 years plus in the United States Air Force
and the many careers he accomplished through out
his lifetime. My mother who followed and encouraged
him through all of their life's challenges. They are
both united at Fort Sam Cemetery. Love you!
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
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Hi! My name is Marcy Cantu and this is my
family, Luke, dad, mom, and me. We really
weren't your average bunch, but what I like to
call a “Hispanic Military Family." We lived all
over the United States, Taiwan, and Germany.
We moved so much that we didn't know if we
were going or coming. Military life brought
lots of change to our lives.
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This is my dad and he was a Chief Master
Sergeant in the United States Air Force
(USAF). When he wasn't at home, he was at
the Base screaming at his military recruits. He
had a thunderous voice. He doesn't look as
ferocious in our family picture, cause in reality
he was just a "Teddy Bear" with a heart full of
honey.
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My mom was the best! She was like "Betty
Boop" and "Rosie The Riveter" all wrapped into
one. When my dad was shipped out to
Vietnam, she would take charge of the
household. My mom use to cook up a storm, we
never ate so much hamburger helper in our
entire lives. "Betty Crocker" was well known in
our family. Ha! Ha!
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This is my little brother Luke; he is six years old
and very adventurous. One morning he found a
compass and decided to follow the arrow pointing
North "N." After walking one way for so long he
became lost. Luke didn't know what to do; he sat
and thought about it for a long time. He finally
thought if he walked backwards he would be able to
go back from where he started. After falling down
a couple of times, he continued to find his way back.
My mom and I desperately awaited his return.
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It was an honor to have written this short story about
my family. This is especially dedicated to my parents,
Ruben and Carmen Cantu. My father who served his
country 20 years plus in the United States Air Force
and the many careers he accomplished through out
his lifetime. My mother who followed and encouraged
him through all of their life's challenges. They are
both united at Fort Sam Cemetery. Love you!
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2010 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publish your own children's book:
www.storyjumper.com
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?id=05554533082&width=28&height=29)
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![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?id=d22f5c9712&width=523&height=380)
Hi! My name is Marcy Cantu and this is my
family, Luke, dad, mom, and me. We really
weren't your average bunch, but what I like to
call a “Hispanic Military Family." We lived all
over the United States, Taiwan, and Germany.
We moved so much that we didn't know if we
were going or coming. Military life brought
lots of change to our lives.
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?id=be39bb17284&width=523&height=380)
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?id=zv-zf7nlce50-4wjq56r05&width=318&height=304)
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