Unit 3 covers many different people who became involved in the Korean War, also called “The Forgotten War.” This was a war forgotten perhaps by many, but a war that lived on in the hearts of those who served. All who lost a son, a father, a brother, or a friend have the war imprinted forever in their memories.
One way to make an event live is to become familiar with those associated with that event. In this project, you will write a five-paragraph essay from the perspective of an American military person.
Imagine you are a soldier during the Korean War. You are stationed on the front lines where the fighting is heaviest. You are wounded so you are sent first to an aid station and then to a MASH unit where you undergo surgery to remove shrapnel from your legs. While you are recovering in the hospital, Curtis Prendergast, a Time magazine correspondent during the 1950s, makes a stop and decides he’d like to feature you in a story for the people back home in the States. He asks many questions and even takes your picture.
What is your story?
Make sure your story contains information about:
1.everyday conditions of life for the common soldier during the Korean War
2.a specific battle you participated in
3.why the United States is fighting
Think about these questions to get some ideas: Where is your home? Do you have a family?
How have you been wounded? Have you lost a friend in battle? Are you a volunteer or were you drafted? Do you believe in the war? This part of your story will be fictional, of course, but the answers to the three questions above must be factual.
