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The reason there's only a few documents, videos and movies on 9/11 is because most people don't want to see the tragic part of the US history, they want to see a fairytale, like a love story or a dream coming true. And many people think it's bad to show the world how bad that day was and how many people died and suffered because of some people that just wanted to hurt others and that didn't care about anything else, not even their own lives. But there's no logical explanation why people would do something like that.
The song from Bruce Springsteen that is a really good anthem for 9/11 is Paradise. This song says that for some people this day was like any other, because maybe it didn't mean anything to them, or because they didn't know about it. But for the people that were affected, the only thing they could think of was of the people in the building, and they just wanted everything to be alright and that this was just a dream. For the family's that lost people they loved that day, they wanted to have the person by them and think and know everything was going to be fine, but that was only a dream, because in reality, they knew how bad it was, they just didn't want to believe it. And for the people in the towers, they wanted to be out of there, and in a safe place where they knew everything was okay and nothing could ruin the day.

Songs of the 1960s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFz3tZYg-M

I chose Blowin in the Wind by Bob Dylan, because it talks about everything that went on in the 1960s, and also how many times people have to be turned down to get what they want, but that shows how bad the people want it. Many times, people tried and tried to be free, but they kept getting hurt and dying because of it. But after a while fighting for what they wanted, they got it, because they were brave enough to keep trying. But many other times, some men and women tried to get something they wanted, but got turned down and quit, because they thought it was a waste of time or were tired of trying. Bob Dylan is trying to explain that when something really matters, people will keep trying and eventually get it, but he doesn't know how much it's going to take so they can get what they want.

Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories

I think Oswald was part of the K.G.B., because it says that he lived in Russia for a few years before he returned to the United States. Maybe, because of the tension between the Americans and the Soviets, he came back trying to cause a war between the two countries. The Soviet Union might have agreed to remove the missiles in Cube because the U.S. said they would remove their missiles from Turkey, and they did, but what the Soviets really wanted was to actually go to war with America and destroy most of the important cities, and then after that the Soviet Union could be number one in the world, with military power and economy. And, when Oswald was assassinated, people started saying that if the assassin hadn't killed him, Oswald would've said something and confess why he assassinated JFK. But maybe, that was the reason the night club owner killed Oswald. Everyone knew he was friends with the police, but who knew if he was behind the crime and just wanted to make sure Oswald wouldn't confess anything, because he didn't want to get in trouble, even though he did after he assassinated Oswald.

Wounded

Now, aside from all those things, Larry had to deal with being hurt. He hurt his left leg, but thankfully he survived. Many people who have the smallest wounds die because of infecitons and other things that cannot be healed. Most people that get hurt, go to the "hospital" and nurses take care of them, they rest and soon enough they are back in teh battlefiel. But sometimes, there are too many casualties for so little nurses and doctors, so many deaths happen after the wounded man got help. And some wounds take more than a year to heal, but soldiers just have to deal with it. The doctors might try everything they can, but sometimes it take a long time to heal, or it won't heal at all. And moving from one place to another doens't help the wound, because it can cause an infection. Larry Bennett went through a lot with his wound that wouldn't heal, he was strong and survived through it all, even when he got very weak.

Anzio

Being in the army was terrifying, especially when open fire happened and there isn't much you can do, but run for your life. But it's even worse if you're a "doctor" and had to go save wounded men at night trying not to be caught by Germans, but they had to do it, it was their job. The planes flew low, and sometimes scary low, but somehow it seems like the pilots didn't want to hurt others, because Larry worte that a German pilot waved at them, so maybe most of the people fighting were against this war after all. But even the ones against it had to fight for their countries, so Germans shelled the Americans "inviting" them to surrend. The soldiers also had fun, getting mascots and joking around. And they also won medals for bravery and honor.

On to Europe

Larry Bennett wrote about how life was in teh army during WWII, and it's really scary and lonely. You get to meet people, but if something happens to you or to them, you won't know what would happen to your friendship, would both stay behind to help each other? It shows that soldiers wishes they were home with their family and not having to worry about being killed, or surprised attacks, just live their lifes normally. But they couldn't. Instead, they spent days, without eating and living in the woods, their only goal was to survive. Larry seems afraid of everything that can happend to him, and wants to go home. But somehow he forgets a little about that because he's focused on surviving the little fires he's been through, and when he was almost killed by a granade, but wasn't because he hid behind a rock that protected him. He reminded himself about his mother and girlfriend's birthday and wanted to be with them. Life in the army was really hard and scary, but the soldiers couldn't give up now, they had to go through it all, and it's much worse than we can ever imagine.

The Story of Larry Bennett

Lary Bennett's journal entries seem calm. He writes about his life and how he went from high school to the army. Larry didn't say if he wanted or not to go to the army, but he had to go because he was drafted after receiving his 1Aclassification. He had a girlfriend Betty Rendell, who accepted to stay with him even though he'd be gone. Larry sounded upset to be leaving his family and his girlfriend, knowing that maybe he would never see them again, but it was an honor to fight for his country. Betty went to college and he received his letter for teh U.S. Army, so he had no choice, but was proud to be drafted.