Interview with war veteren

Bill Rockett joined the United States Air Force on January 17th, 1949, at the age of 17. Since he was a minor, he couldn’t enter the service without a parent’s permission. Instead of going through all the legal paper work, Bill slipped a tiny piece of paper in his shoe that said 18. When the army made him swear that he was over 18, he could straightforwardly say yes. Bill began his time of service as a …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 501 total…the emotions that people had. How sometimes someone could look someone straight in the eye and kill them, and after words regret it because of the thought that they have a family too. He viewed a lot of the world that he otherwise wouldn’t have gotten the chance to see. He learned discipline and respect and loyalty. Most of all he realized how precious life is, and how lucky he is to be alive.