Marine Memorial by Kayla

Today we visited a memorial for six brave Marines. They risked their own life for the freedom of our country. They were in WWII. Three of them died in Iwo Jima and three of them came back to America. They were very young when they risked their own lives for our country. They were around the ages of 18-25. The youngest to die was only 18 years old. They were still kids with a lot left to do in life. Their story is very heartwarming. When hearing their story it brought tears to my eyes, as well as the reader of their story. They were the ones who raised the flag for our country on the island of Iwo Jima. They didn't think that the flag was big enough, so they sent a Marine by the name of Renee to get a bigger flag. Renee was young man from New Hampshire. He is from New England just like most of the people reading this. Another very heartwarming story is about a man named James Bradley. He made it back to America after Iwo Jima. He never talked to the press or said that he was a hero. He would tell his son that he was just like everyone else. After he died, later in life his son wrote a book about his father and the other 5 men. Each one of their stories is truly amazing. They were very different yet so much alike. I know they had one thing in common and that was to protect our country. They were very brave young men who sacrificed their precious lives for us. -Kayla Ruona