Descriptive Essay: Air National Guard Base
With the gigantic Boeing-747 roaring down the runway I could hardly contain my excitement. I was in 6th grade at Savanna Oaks when I met the president for the first time. As a eleven year old meeting the president of the united states was very nerve racking. I had no idea what to expect when i shook his hand except to say “Nice to meet you Mr.President.” Before all this people think it's easy to go on to a Air National Guard Base where the president will be but it's not. There are many things that happen before you even step foot on the base like many check points. When you first arrive at the base there is a gate with 2 men armed with pistols and assault rifles waiting there to check the back of your car and to see if you are on
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When we were getting escorted outside I looked up and saw the counter assault team with snipers and men with binoculars and helicopters buzzing around I said to my brother “wow look at all this action that goes into one visit isn't it crazy!” He replied “yes it is insane!” Now we hear big rumbles and out of the gray clouds we see lights and blue I said “he’s here!” While the plane slowly descends from the sky you can see it a better view. All of a sudden you hear the screech of the tires and all the agents that were sitting there patiently waiting for his arrival start working like ants this is what they are trained to do to protect the president of the united states. The plane slowly rolls up the rumble of the engine is so much for my ears to handle then it starts to go quiet. Few minutes later you hear the unlatch of the door and it swings open and you are presented with the presidential seal on the inside of the door. All I could think about in that moment is the presidents that had meetings and top secret calls and that it was the traveling oval office or the president on 9/11 and it was just sitting in front of me in all of its glory. Minutes later you finally see the president and he comes up to the rope line and shakes people's hands and finally we were next I had butterflies in my stomach I had no idea what to say
When we were getting escorted outside I looked up and saw the counter assault team with snipers and men with binoculars and helicopters buzzing around I said to my brother “wow look at all this action that goes into one visit isn't it crazy!” He replied “yes it is insane!” Now we hear big rumbles and out of the gray clouds we see lights and blue I said “he’s here!” While the plane slowly descends from the sky you can see it a better view. All of a sudden you hear the screech of the tires and all the agents that were sitting there patiently waiting for his arrival start working like ants this is what they are trained to do to protect the president of the united states. The plane slowly rolls up the rumble of the engine is so much for my ears to handle then it starts to go quiet. Few minutes later you hear the unlatch of the door and it swings open and you are presented with the presidential seal on the inside of the door. All I could think about in that moment is the presidents that had meetings and top secret calls and that it was the traveling oval office or the president on 9/11 and it was just sitting in front of me in all of its glory. Minutes later you finally see the president and he comes up to the rope line and shakes people's hands and finally we were next I had butterflies in my stomach I had no idea what to say