I was about 4 yrs old and we had just be transferred to Shepard AFB in Wichita Falls, Tx. We were in base housing and each house had a small metal name plate hanger next to the sidewalk about 3 ft from the curb. The "hangers" were two half rings welded to the frame.
Mom had been gone all day and I spotted her coming down the street. She was driving very slowly and I was running in the grass along side the car waving at her. I was so glad she was home.
I ran right into the name plate hanger. It took me down so fast I didn't have a chance to catch myself. I still remember my the side of my face slamming down on the concrete side walk.
Next thing I remember was my dad scooping me up and carrying me into the house. He had seen the whole thing and knew I had to be really hurt from hitting the cement that hard.
I was very lucky. The only injury I had was one of the rings punctured my leg just to the right of my knee cap. They took me to the hospital and it really turned out to be a very minor injury.
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