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The Death Of Private Orange
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It was nearly November, and, as our high
school English class was ending for the day, our
teacher announced the next writing assignment.
“For Veterans’ Day, each of you is to write an
interview paper. That means you are to
interview someone and write about what you
learned. The person you interview must be a
veteran, and you are to ask them about what it
was like to be in the armed services.”
Most of the students groaned. Lenny was
particularly vocal. “You mean we have to write
something that some old person tells us?”
“I think you might find it more interesting
than you think,” the teacher said.
As we headed out the door, Lenny turned to
me. “Howard, who are you going to
interview?”
“I plan to interview my father,” I replied.
“How about you?”
“Probably my grandfather,” he said. “But
the big problem is once he gets started talking
about the war, he never quits.”
Later, when I asked my dad about what it
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