A Dragonfly Story

My grandfather told me a very interesting story thatmarket, I simply could not pass up the chance to
inspired me to get a dragonfly tt487 remote controlpurchase one.  Besides being a great tribute to my
helicopter, and I'd like to share that story with you.grandfather (who about four years ago, passed away
So, when my grandfather was a little boy, he lived infrom prostate cancer at the age of seventy nine), the
the rural parts of Pennsylvania.  His nearest neighbordragonfly tt487 remote control helicopters are a great
was six miles away, so you can imagine that thereflying device.  My son never really got to know my
weren't many kids his age to hang around with.  Hegrandfather, who would be his great-grandfather, so I
told me that to kill time during the afternoons, he wouldalways take the opportunity to tell my son about the
go down to a little swamp in the back of his house andgreat man my grandfather was when we're flying our
catch dragonflies all day.  One summer, his cousindragonfly tt487 remote control helicopters in the large
was visiting from New Jersey.dewy meadow behind our house.
My grandfather thought that he would show him whatMy son even makes fun of me because just as my
he does each day and took him down to that oldgrandfather told me that old dragon fly story fifteen or
pond.  Well, my grandfather's cousin, being from atwenty times, I have already told my son the dragon
suburb of New York City, was not was notfly story at least ten times, maybe more.  Hopefully,
accustomed to playing with bugs.  His favoritethis helps him realize the importance of family and how
hobbies were matchbox cars, so when myour ancestors are to be thanked for the blessings and
grandfather's cousin saw the big dragonfly that mygood fortune that we have in our lives today.  I can
grandfather was trying to catch, he screamed and ranonly hope that my son will grow up and have a family
inside the house and didn't come out for the rest of theof his own to love and provide for and that he will tell
summer.  Years later, my grandfather enlisted in thethat same old dragon fly story to his son or daughter
armed forces and was actually one of the first trainedas they're flying their dragonfly tt487 remote control
US soldiers to fly a helicopter during combat.helicopters.
Between my grandfather's hilarious dragon fly storyThat is, of course, assuming that I don't get to them
(that he must have told me fifteen or twenty times) tofirst and tell my grandkids the story of the man who I
honoring his career and bravery defending out countryadmire the most and who has shaped my life and
in the air force, when I discovered that there weregiven me the strength to succeed in my everyday
dragonfly tt487 remote control helicopters out in theendeavors.