Author’s Name: CQB

Title of Story: "The Hero"

Type of Story: CF (borrows a character from the Digests though)

Rating of Story: PG13 – Deals with the issue of war & death- parents may want to read it with younger children.

Characters in Story: Frank, Joe, Biff, (Hoopers, Mrs. Hardy, Aunt Gert. & Jay Stone mentioned)

Plot Blurb: This is a very short story I wrote one evening after a discussion I had with my two boys (ages 10 & 13) about the situation in Iraq. The story is not political and neither supports or condemns the action overseas. This story simply deals with the personal cost of freedom and those who give their lives for it.

Whether you agree with the efforts in Iraq or oppose them, remember the soldiers and support them in your thoughts and prayers.

The Hardy Boys belong to Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Foundation. The Hardy Boys Fan Fiction authors of the Hardy Detective Agency have just borrowed them for an adventure or two. The authors promise to put the boys back when they are done with them. The authors do claim copyright to the original characters in this story. Please do not borrow original characters without express permission of the authors.