Stereotypes In Iwo Jima

In the span of our existence, humans have always seen soldiers and war veterans as higher than man. Though this is evident in our culture today, we have also realized that those who return come back in different forms. A war veteran is seen as someone with endless amount of courage and infinite power of will. We see it all the time whether it’s a picture, television ad displaying a soldier standing tall and holding their country’s flag proudly, or it’s the iconic picture taken in Iwo Jima (if you don’t know which one that is, it is the one of all the soldiers lifting the American flag on top of a hill). These representations are about pride, honor, courage, and everything great about the United States. The same concept applies to a veteran
A veteran who is missing his leg or legs may have a much more difficult time traveling down a steep hill to get to his favorite fishing spot using his wheelchair or prosthetic leg or legs. Not every lake, river, or beach provide the essential ramps for a wheelchair to go around. A veteran who is missing an arm or arms may face a different challenge than a person with no legs. Their obstacles may be putting a hook onto their line, throwing the fishing line into the lake, railing the rod, or casting in his catch. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing has put these obstacles into consideration by providing assistants to help and guide those who are in need of help. Assistants will and may help teach them little tricks to make it easier to throw a line, direct them to a different place with a much smaller steep, introduce different types of baits and much more. Other accommodations that they provided to make it easier to access the desirable locations are kayaks, boats, hand hooks, decks and more (ProjectHealingWaters). Providing a boat means that a veteran in a wheelchair can go out into the lake and feel the freedom of roaming around with no obstacles getting in between his or her wheelchair. A hand hook is designed to attach directly onto the handle of the rod which is secured with the help of Velcro straps. This is why I recommend this program because they really do put the needs of these veterans
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