Rich Man, Poor Man

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1945

Mr. Donnelly, the coach, finished the day's drills early because Henry Fuller's father came down to the High School field to tell him that he had just received a telegram from Washington announcing that Henry's brother had been killed in action. of war, in Germany. Henry was the best shot putter on the team. Mr. Donnelly gave Henry time to go to the locker room to change and go home with his father, and then he blew his whistle, gathered all his boys together, and told them they could go too, as a sign of respect.