Killing Of The Innocent People example essay topic

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Theodore Michael Tanin By: Elizabeth Tanin I Interviewed my Grandfather, Theodore Michael Tanin for my World War Veteran Report. I learned a lot of interesting and useful information about him, for example, what his job was like and the conditions he was in everyday and how the war affected him. Theodore was born on July 19, 1917 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The war that he was in was World War II. He entered the war when he was 24 years old (1941) and came back when he was 27 or 28 years old (1948-49). He was the on the front lines of the U.S. Army.

He was in the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. He was a Airborne Infantry Man (86 Airborne), and his job was to seek out and eliminate the enemy. His job called for him to kill more before he was killed. His " job = kill". He was part of the 86 Airborne, which was someone who had to parachute behind German lines to secure numerous bridges, etc. Theodore says his most powerful moment was when he was shot at.

He said all he could do was "watch people blow up right in front of your eyes". He also said that the war changed him because of all the killing of the innocent people. He said that there should "just be peace... people should talk first before using violence... but we had to invade Germany because the Nazis were killing innocent Jews". I started to ask more serious questions as the interview went along, and this question was one of the hardest I had to ask; "Did you lose any friends while in war?" He sighed, but then responded with a yes. He said the "majority of his friends were shot by the Germans while parachuting onto there territory". But he said that he loved his job even though it was hard work and the living conditions were horrible.

Theodore said that the food was terrible because it was all in rations. He also said that they had meat occasionally and that they always ate canned food. (K-rationed food is what they called it.) He said that he lived on a blanket in the mud. It also rained most of the year and it was very cold at night. Theodore said that he loved his job and he enjoyed serving for the U.S. Army. I enjoyed interviewing my grandfather; it helped me catch up with him to see how he was doing.

Ona final note, he said "it was an experience he will never forget and the memories of joy, sorrow and loss will forever be remembered in his mind.".