Charlie's life dream was to become a soldier, but he would never be able to because of his leg condition — he couldn't stand on his right leg. He was very (伤心的) about it.
One day, Harris, an army officer, (听说)the story. After communicating with Charlie's parents, Harris started to plan secretly to give the poor boy a big (惊奇,惊喜).
A month later, one day in (八月) 2016, Harris appeared in Charlie's classroom. In front of his classmates, Harris asked the boy, "Would you (介意) taking a ride with me?"
Charlie was taken to the army Reserve Center, where he (真正的) dreamed to go. Harris said to Charlie, "Today you will become a member of our team." Charlie was too (激动的) to say a word. Charlie raised his right hand and repeated the oath (大声地) , "I volunteer to join the army and make all my efforts to protect the people and the (国家)."
Charlie's parents were so thankful. Harris said that it was simply part of his job, "When I joined the army, I made a (承诺) to protect the people, which also means protecting the dreams of a child."
