“Actions speak louder than words.” Just one of the many sayings my father always said. He had a few he liked, but I believe this was his favorite. He is a very proud man, with great morals. He served in the Vietnam War in the Marine core. He is the type of man where you never had to guess how he felt, he was more than happy to let you know.
Being the oldest of six, he had the responsibility of caring for his siblings. He was not able to enjoy the joys of a usual childhood. He had the burden of helping his struggling parents, hold the family together by working very young, and acting as another parent to the other kids. There were no summer camps, vacations, or free time for him. Only changing dipers, cleaning the house, and going to work. He once told me “The only time I felt like a normal kid was at school”
After he graduated high school, he joined the Marine’s. He felt that he had already been living a very structured life and believed it would be a smooth transition. He was right. He was finally able to be the man he wanted to be, not another parent in a full house. Although there were many guidelines he had to follow in the military, he enjoyed the fact that he could be himself.
He doesn’t talk a lot about the war. Only some stories of partying and having fun. The parts about the war itself he keeps to himself. I can only imagine some things he’s seen, and had to do. He was a gunner on a helicopter. Sometimes he provided ground troops cover, other times he went pick up troops. He once told me of a story where luck was on his side. One day he was not feeling well and decided to take a nap. He found a spot in the laundry room, and fell asleep on a pile of sheets. He awoke and found out his unit had been called in for a rescue mission. Another soldier was called in to replace him, because he could not be found. His helicopter was hit with enemy fire, and a few soldiers were wounded. If he hadn’t taken a nap that day, he could have been shot, or killed.
He enjoyed his down time while overseas. He enjoys more stories of these times, than of the war. As a teenager back home, he was unable to party because of the responsibilities at home. He made up for that while in the Marine’s. However, one story he has told me, started as a party, and almost ended in tragedy. My father and his friends were having a party on the beach. They had all been drinking, and had a few too many. One of his friends decided it was a good idea to go for a swim. Unfortunately he was so drunk, he forgot how. Luckily for him, my father didn’t forget about him, or how to swim. Noticing his friend had been missing for a while, he decided to look for him, and saw him beginning to drown. My father swam out and saved his life.
When my father was done with the military, he decided he wanted to continue saving lives. He became a fire fighter. He loves his job, and is only two years away from retirement. If it were up to him, it would be many more years, but because of his age (fire fighters are forced to retire after 65) he must retire. Because of the way his parents raised him, being a fire fighter was not his only job. He is also a Carpenter. He is a very hard worker, and at one point in his life, had gone years without taking a day off. Even days when he was sick, he worked through it to provide for his family. He would always tell me “To succeed in life, you must have self confidence, self discipline and maximum effort.” I try to live those words daily, as my father has. He has set a great example for me to live my life. If I become half the man Kenneth Barry Rose is, I will feel I have made him a proud father.
"การกระทำพูดดังขึ้นกว่าคำ" เพียงหนึ่งคำพูดมากมายพ่อเสมอกล่าว เขามีสิ่งที่เขาชอบ แต่ผมเชื่อว่า นี้เป็นรายการโปรดของเขา เขาเป็นคนที่ภาคภูมิใจ มีมารยาทดี เขาทำหน้าที่ในสงครามเวียดนามในหลักทางทะเล เขาเป็นคนที่คุณไม่เคยคาดเดาว่าเขารู้สึก เขามีความสุขกว่าเพื่อให้คุณทราบ เก่าแก่ที่สุดของหก เขามีความรับผิดชอบดูแลพี่น้องของเขา เขาไม่สามารถเสวยสุขของเด็กปกติ เขามีภาระของการช่วยพ่อแม่ดิ้นรน สมานครอบครัว โดยทำงานยังน้อยมาก และรักษาการเป็นหลักอื่นให้เด็กอื่น ๆ มีค่ายฤดูร้อน วันหยุด หรือไม่เวลาว่างสำหรับเขา เพียง แค่เปลี่ยน dipers ทำความสะอาดบ้าน และทำงาน เขาเคยบอกฉัน "เวลาที่ฉันรู้สึกเหมือนเป็นเด็กปกติในโรงเรียน" หลังจากจบมัธยม เขารวมของทะเล เขารู้สึกว่า เขามีแล้วถูกชีวิตชีวิตมีโครงสร้างมาก และเชื่อว่า มันจะเปลี่ยนเป็นเรียบ เขาขวา เขาได้ดีในที่สุดที่คนที่เขาต้องการ ไม่ หลักอื่นในบ้านเต็ม แม้ว่าจะมีแนวทางมากมายที่เขาต้องทำตามทหาร เขาชอบความจริงที่ว่าเขาสามารถเป็นตัวเอง He doesn’t talk a lot about the war. Only some stories of partying and having fun. The parts about the war itself he keeps to himself. I can only imagine some things he’s seen, and had to do. He was a gunner on a helicopter. Sometimes he provided ground troops cover, other times he went pick up troops. He once told me of a story where luck was on his side. One day he was not feeling well and decided to take a nap. He found a spot in the laundry room, and fell asleep on a pile of sheets. He awoke and found out his unit had been called in for a rescue mission. Another soldier was called in to replace him, because he could not be found. His helicopter was hit with enemy fire, and a few soldiers were wounded. If he hadn’t taken a nap that day, he could have been shot, or killed. He enjoyed his down time while overseas. He enjoys more stories of these times, than of the war. As a teenager back home, he was unable to party because of the responsibilities at home. He made up for that while in the Marine’s. However, one story he has told me, started as a party, and almost ended in tragedy. My father and his friends were having a party on the beach. They had all been drinking, and had a few too many. One of his friends decided it was a good idea to go for a swim. Unfortunately he was so drunk, he forgot how. Luckily for him, my father didn’t forget about him, or how to swim. Noticing his friend had been missing for a while, he decided to look for him, and saw him beginning to drown. My father swam out and saved his life. เมื่อพ่อทำกับทหาร เขาตัดสินใจจะต้องบันทึกชีวิต เขาได้ยิงเครื่องบินรบ เขารักงานของเขา และ เพียง 2 ปีจากการเกษียณอายุ นั้นถึงเขา มันจะอีกนานหลายปี แต่เนื่องจากอายุของเขา (ไฟนักรบถูกบังคับให้ถอนหลัง 65) เขาต้องถอน เพราะวิธีที่พ่อแม่ยกเขา การยิงเครื่องบินรบได้ไม่งานของเขาเท่านั้น เขาก็เป็นช่างไม้ เขาเป็นผู้ปฏิบัติงานที่ยากมาก และในจุดหนึ่งในชีวิตของเขา แล้วปีโดยไม่มีวันปิด วันแม้เมื่อเขาป่วย เขาทำผ่านมันไปให้กับครอบครัว เขาจะมักจะบอก "จะประสบความสำเร็จในชีวิต คุณต้องมีความเชื่อมั่นตนเอง วินัยตนเอง และความพยายามสูงสุด" ฉันพยายามอยู่คำเหล่านั้นทุกวัน มีพ่อ เขาได้ตั้งตัวอย่างที่ดีสำหรับชีวิตของฉันฉัน ถ้าฉันกลายเป็นคนครึ่งคือ Kenneth Barry โรส ฉันจะรู้สึกและได้ทำเขาพ่อภูมิใจ
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