Josh Braley
Period 1
Viles
Period 1
Viles
Flags Of Our Fathers
"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley is a book about James Bradley digging up information on the Battle of Iwo Jima. James is John Bradley's son. His father was one of the six flag raisers at Iwo Jima, but his dad never talked about the war so this made James curious. After the death of his seventy year old father he begins to go through some of his old man's stuff and discovers letters and documents and picture from the battle. He starts going through the things and decides he wants to learn more about his father and the other 5 men. The theme of this book is, you can be a hero and not be alive.
In this book, John Bradley, the father of James, only said one thing about the battle of Iwo Jima. He told his son that the real hero's of Iwo Jima were the ones left on the island. The two men that died over there and were left there are the hero's. Three other men died but were brought back to the United States and nominated hero's. John Bradley survived the battle and died of natural causes and he was named a hero. The two men that died and were left did not get the recognition they deserved.
Today in life this theme relates to many people who are dead or not even real people. Superman is a fictional character but he is a hero, he inspires young people to do good things and not to grow up to be bank robbers or criminals. The six men that went to the battle of Iwo Jima and raised that American Flag did not always want to grow up and go into the military, they all had regular lives like all young men. Little did they know that most of them were going to die in a battle against the Japanese.
The battle of Iwo Jima is said to be one of the most famous moments in the U.S. Military. The men went into this battle knowing that they were out numbered, out of position and that most of them were probably going to die. The Japanese were ready, as soon as the troops landed on the beach they underwent immense machine gun fire and still somehow made it to the highest peak on the island and raised the flag. It was incredible feat and will never be forgotten.
Today in life this theme relates to many people who are dead or not even real people. Superman is a fictional character but he is a hero, he inspires young people to do good things and not to grow up to be bank robbers or criminals. The six men that went to the battle of Iwo Jima and raised that American Flag did not always want to grow up and go into the military, they all had regular lives like all young men. Little did they know that most of them were going to die in a battle against the Japanese.
The battle of Iwo Jima is said to be one of the most famous moments in the U.S. Military. The men went into this battle knowing that they were out numbered, out of position and that most of them were probably going to die. The Japanese were ready, as soon as the troops landed on the beach they underwent immense machine gun fire and still somehow made it to the highest peak on the island and raised the flag. It was incredible feat and will never be forgotten.
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