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Paige WWII Interview

On Monday, January 28, I e-mailed my great uncle because I knew that he remembers a thing or two about the war. Even though he did not have a direct connection to World War II, he had some memories about the time.

During the war, when he was only 7 years old, he feared that the bad guys would come in his neighborhood and shoot at them. Another bad thing about the war is that many foods were rationed. He also remembers that every block in the neighborhood had to turn out all the lights in their house. “The war really brought our country together. Every able-bodied adult pitched in doing something toward the war effort.” Men and women were working 24/7 making tanks and planes. He believes a 7th grader should look back and realize that freedom should not be taken for granted, and that it is worth sacrificing everything for.