WND by Chuck Norris
When I was growing up, my family was very poor. America was still recovering from the Great Depression, and we were fighting in World War II. Because of my alcoholic father’s irresponsibility, we moved a lot and lived in several places, including Oklahoma, California and Arizona. But Mom and God provided all the security my two brothers and I ultimately needed.
I was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, then lived out my earliest years in the rural town of Wilson. It was and still is a small town in Carter County. Believe it or not, in 1940 (the year I was born), it had a population of 1,700. At the 2010 census, its population was still only 1,724 people.
For many years, Wilson used to have a tall water tower that soared over the town with the words on it, “Home of Chuck Norris.” That was very kind of the residents of Wilson. I still have a lot of love for the people there…
