Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw is a book which has the stories and experiences of various different people during WWII and their lives after the war. Many of the people grew during the great depression and lived in poverty. Their background did not matter when they went to serve their country, they were all there to help the war effort and to support the greatness of America. The people of the greatest generation sacrificed everything for the country that they loved.
Thomas Broderick was the son of a south Chicago working-class family. He was nineteen years old and a student at Xavier College in 1942, trying to make his mind up on which branch of the military he wanted to join. He enlisted in the merchant marine and after training was assigned a mission on a supply ship to North Africa. He became bored with his job and was intrigued by the paratroopers. So he enlisted in the army and trained to become a paratrooper. Broderick was sent with his unit as replacements for the 82nd airborne lost in the Normandy invasion. He was sent to Holland and on his fifth day of combat he made a bad decision and was shot in the head. He went blind in both eyes permanently.
I chose Thomas Broderick because he was a brave man who wanted to help his country and had to sacrifice his vision for the rest of his life. He made the best of his injury and started an insurance business when he came home from the war. He had to learn braille and relearn how to do things without seeing what he was doing. Broderick took self responsibility and didn't rely on others for help. He made the best of his condition and was a great father, husband, business man, and citizen.
Another great person from this book is Bob Bush. He dropped out of high school in 1943 and joined the Navy medical corps. He reported to basic training and less than a year later he was landing on a ship in Okinawa. Thirty-two days into the campaign on Okinawa, Bob was with a Marine rifle company and was called
Thomas Broderick was the son of a south Chicago working-class family. He was nineteen years old and a student at Xavier College in 1942, trying to make his mind up on which branch of the military he wanted to join. He enlisted in the merchant marine and after training was assigned a mission on a supply ship to North Africa. He became bored with his job and was intrigued by the paratroopers. So he enlisted in the army and trained to become a paratrooper. Broderick was sent with his unit as replacements for the 82nd airborne lost in the Normandy invasion. He was sent to Holland and on his fifth day of combat he made a bad decision and was shot in the head. He went blind in both eyes permanently.
I chose Thomas Broderick because he was a brave man who wanted to help his country and had to sacrifice his vision for the rest of his life. He made the best of his injury and started an insurance business when he came home from the war. He had to learn braille and relearn how to do things without seeing what he was doing. Broderick took self responsibility and didn't rely on others for help. He made the best of his condition and was a great father, husband, business man, and citizen.
Another great person from this book is Bob Bush. He dropped out of high school in 1943 and joined the Navy medical corps. He reported to basic training and less than a year later he was landing on a ship in Okinawa. Thirty-two days into the campaign on Okinawa, Bob was with a Marine rifle company and was called