Try two consecutive years with the Irish-Cherokee nephew of Ira Hayes (Iwo Jima).
Marine with black belt who called us by Mr. and made us stand to answer. We were allowed to settle scores with him in the gym if desired.
He rode a girl's bike with a basket on the handlebars to school to see if he could get any takers. When he walked by the gym he would do a quick 20 pull-ups and smile as he continued on his way. Loved that guy...
"Stuck with me again Mr. Bear?..." Ha-Ha! One of the few times we smiled at each other.
He could get extremely abusive at times but for some reason when a friend and me got involved with a certain stunt before we walked in late to class in our senior year (You NEVER came late, never talked, never, never nothing!), he didn't say a word and just let it go. To this day I think we must have reminded him of his younger days and just silently cracked up at us. |
