John Smith: A Vietnam Hero

Many people see themselves as average. However, some who believe this are actually heroic. One such hero is John Smith. He has gone above “average” by committing part of his life to making other people’s lives better. His two year service during the Vietnam war impacted many orphans in Korea. Because of the war and his courage, John is a hero. John’s Involvement in the army started during the Vietnam war, when he was drafted at the age of 20. He went into the army branch and was trained at Fort Lender Wood in Missouri. “The hardest thing for me, was always doing exactly what our sergeant told us. We didn’t have any say in what we did, we just did it”. (Smith, John). John was originally supposed to go to Vietnam and fight, but his orders were
The northern part wanted a communist government, and the southern part didn’t. The U.S. sided with the southern part and sent in 2,000 military advisors, witch in a few years turned into 16,300. Over time, the U.S. had many more troops sent in for the war, including my great Uncle John. At any time, he and his buddies could’ve been called into action. John knew this, and was willing to fight for his country. This is why I think he is very heroic. During that war, The U.S. had a total of 350,000 casualties, and 58,000 deaths. John was lucky enough to make it back uninjured and perfectly healthy. For that reason exactly, John is a hero.
To this day, he thinks that we should go back to the draft. He thinks this because nobody seems to care much anymore about people overseas. If it was their kids, a lot more people would care and support them. Also, we would have a very healthy supply of troops on our hands for whenever we might need them. After hearing that from John, I agreed with him
The three he came to a conclusion to, were smart, caring, and reliable. “John is smart because of the way he has lived his life. He has made many smart choices, and is a very successful man”. (Smith, Gary) When describing John as caring, Gary mentioned that John is always there for anyone. Weather they are sick, or just in need of comfort, John is always there. In addition, being reliable is just another small part of John that stands out. “When I had my surgery, I relied on John to get my weekly chores done, and help out around the house”. (Smith, Gary) John did not disappoint. In fact, he went beyond that and got groceries for them and took care of the garden. This is just another great example on why John is so heroic. All in all, John is clearly not just “average”. He is a hero. Serving for our country and putting his life on the line, he may not have actually fought, but he would’ve been the first one on a plane to go fight. There are very few people like John in this world, and that's why I am so thankful to have him as my great