This essay is a story about a man who was deployed with the U.S. Air Force to Iraq. There he say what he thought to be hell. Everyone there lived in fear, or terror from the war that's torn through their country for years. He was driving one day and passed an old man with a small child. THe old man held the child close as they pass. He stuck his arm outside the car and held out a teddy bear for the young boy.he grabbed it and gave it a big hug and the old man had a hopeful look on his face.
Reading this story it reminded me of some of my dads stories from when he was a soldier. When he was in Kosovo he went to the local market and there he saw a little girl with her grandmother. The girl was playing with a small glass elephant and she asked her grandmother to by it but she refused. she put the glass elephant back on the shelf and walked away with a long face. my dad saw this and walked bought the same glass elephant. he walked on over to the little girl and gave it to her. at first the grandmother wouldn't except it but eventually she let her grandchild have it lovingly.
This types of stories make me smile. I love hearing stories of war that don't involve guns or killing, but those that show they brighter side of humanity.
2)Untold Stories of Kindness
This second essay I read was somewhat like this first but it told the story of war with guns and blood and death. But it also told of a glimmer of hope that mankind can be united. even though it was through a fire fight, when insurgents bombed civilians and remaining civilians teamed up with American soldiers, it proved that even countries at war with one another can come together. He was hopeful that maybe someday we can all forget about boundries of race, religion, or nationalaties and become more accepting.
3) To Question And Defend Our Country
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