Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic
5 pages - complete on Monday May 28
Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen
7 pages - complete on Monday May 28
To Heal a Nation by Joel L. Swerdlow
12 pages - complete on Monday May 28
For your final readings of Times of Change, I would like you to set aside some time on Monday (Memorial Day) to read the choices above. Once you are done, I would like for you to post in your blog a note to the men and women on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. After what you have learned over the past few days, and what you saw when we went to D.C., what would you want to say to them?
To all men and women who served in Vietnam: Your bravery is tremendous. To serve in such an unpopular war is amazing. Being yelled at and insulted after returning from Vietnam fighting to defend the same people who had the audacity to tell a veteran with no legs they deserved it is horrible. We will never understand the terrible things you went through.
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