2/16/17
Since the last blog on this very easy to access website of mine, much has transpired!!
The author has chosen to go into detail about the fight atop 891, a mountain in the northern reaches of Vietnam. He tells about the struggle of marines as they fight, not just to protect the valley and the 9,500 marines below, but to stay awake and alive through the long and cold nights in the freezing temperatures. This blog will differ from the rest because it is a true story of the Vietnam War. This really did happen. The Chinese troops rushed over the top of the mountain and was held back, barely, by the Marine automatic machinegun line.
This story reminds me of another I've read, except it is a fictitious story. The main character had to hold back many Chinese drones from dropping bombs on the U.S. homeland. She sacrificed herself and saved millions of people, she even knew she was going to die and refused to give up and kept fighting for the right cause even when she knew she didn't have to.
for current events, it reminds me of the fight in Syria. Many men fight there every day just for the chance for theirs kids to live, fighting for what they believe in. It is very courageous.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
2/10/17
Since the last blog, much has taken place. Jesse, Tom, and the Marine battalion overtook the Vietnamese and secured the area. Then after they let their guard down, the Chinese entered the arena. They came in over the frozen river, and sent in over half a million troops to win back the Vietnamese countryside. The American government sent back the pair and the Leyte to off the coast of Northwest Vietnam.
Personally, I feel like something bad is about to happen. This book starts off by telling us about Jesse's crash-landing in the Vietnamese jungle. The whole premise of the book has been set, the characters are together now, and the squadron has just undergone some success in destroying a bridge that cuts off the supply chain. It would make literary sense that a problem be thrown their way. I'm really hoping that Jesse and Tom can make it out of this... The author made us believe that Tom was going to land and try to save Jesse.
Since the last blog, much has taken place. Jesse, Tom, and the Marine battalion overtook the Vietnamese and secured the area. Then after they let their guard down, the Chinese entered the arena. They came in over the frozen river, and sent in over half a million troops to win back the Vietnamese countryside. The American government sent back the pair and the Leyte to off the coast of Northwest Vietnam.
Personally, I feel like something bad is about to happen. This book starts off by telling us about Jesse's crash-landing in the Vietnamese jungle. The whole premise of the book has been set, the characters are together now, and the squadron has just undergone some success in destroying a bridge that cuts off the supply chain. It would make literary sense that a problem be thrown their way. I'm really hoping that Jesse and Tom can make it out of this... The author made us believe that Tom was going to land and try to save Jesse.
Monday, January 23, 2017
First Post!! 1/23/17
Hello! Welcome to my blog about my newest paper finds!
Recently, I've been introduced to a book called Devotion, written by Adam Makos. This book is a nonfiction work about two men who are bonded together through their struggle in the Korean War. Adam Makos wrote in his Author's note, that this wasn't supposed to be a book at all. This started as a small newspaper story that, after a single interview with an elderly Tom Hudner, snowballed into a call with a naval officer, which turned to more interviews. Eventually, the small story turned into a large account of a pair of war heroes and their trials through the war.
The plot opens up with a bang as the main characters, Tom Hudner and Jesse Brown, are flying the token Corsair Fighter Plane over the Korean jungle and Brown's fighter is brought down. After that, the narrators burrow into the pasts of both characters and expose how different they were both brought up. Brown grew up in the racist south, discriminated and hardened into a tough man. Hudner grew up a privileged boy, but resented the silver spoon, and felt bad for the people that made his life easy. Because of both of their stories, they met at the Marine Academy. Now, they've found themselves on the brink of war with Korea, but are stationed in the Mediterranean... I've got no idea what they will do next.
Hello! Welcome to my blog about my newest paper finds!
Recently, I've been introduced to a book called Devotion, written by Adam Makos. This book is a nonfiction work about two men who are bonded together through their struggle in the Korean War. Adam Makos wrote in his Author's note, that this wasn't supposed to be a book at all. This started as a small newspaper story that, after a single interview with an elderly Tom Hudner, snowballed into a call with a naval officer, which turned to more interviews. Eventually, the small story turned into a large account of a pair of war heroes and their trials through the war.
The plot opens up with a bang as the main characters, Tom Hudner and Jesse Brown, are flying the token Corsair Fighter Plane over the Korean jungle and Brown's fighter is brought down. After that, the narrators burrow into the pasts of both characters and expose how different they were both brought up. Brown grew up in the racist south, discriminated and hardened into a tough man. Hudner grew up a privileged boy, but resented the silver spoon, and felt bad for the people that made his life easy. Because of both of their stories, they met at the Marine Academy. Now, they've found themselves on the brink of war with Korea, but are stationed in the Mediterranean... I've got no idea what they will do next.
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