Historie-Personal Narrative

I asked him,”What kind of gun did you use while you were in the service?” That question runs through my mind every time I think of Ted. Ted was my great-great uncle who served in World War II and he would give me some insight into what he experienced. Ever since I can remember, I have gone to visit Ted and his wife, Annie at their house in Evansville. The first thing that they would both do, upon my arrival, is to offer me some candy. That is a memory I will never forget because they would say, “Take all of the candy you want.”, from the candy dish in the living room. Being a little kid that was every parcel I could fit into my mouth. Sitting on the couch in the living room, I would face Ted who would sit in his rocking chair next to Annie in her rocking chair. Ted would tell a plethora of jokes and stories, all of them entertaining.
“One day a chicken laid a penny, the next day it laid a nickel, the next day it laid a dime, the next day it laid a quarter. The farmer took his chicken to the Vet to find out what was going on. The Vet told the farmer, your chicken is going through a change.” That was one of my favorite jokes that Ted would tell. His
I began to think about how inspiring it would be to see some artifacts from World War Two, so I went on the internet to isolate any artifacts that would be close to what Ted would have used. I found a Japanese bayonet that looked interesting, so I presented the picture to Ted. The next thing I knew, he stood up and walked to his bedroom. Moments later I look up and see Ted’s very own bayonet that he had in the service. By just grazing a human arm, the steel blade could slice the arm hair right