Dunkirk and Joe

Nathan Trutner

Period 3

Mr.shawn

World history

May 16, 2011                                   Joe Dunagan

            Posters and billboards are strung up depicting what the so call “WWII” is like. The government shows media through television screens and radio, saying what is happening in Europe and what evil Germany is doing. You, a 18 year old boy, tall, strong, light skinned, and opened minded walking through the city of New York, 1939 looking at propaganda trying to see the truth in the war. Recently drafted, not by your choice, you are frightened and nervous from the stories you have heard. You pray to god so you can stay home and not have the day come where you see from the front line the real and true disaster

            YOU are scared, YOU are alone, and YOUR name is Joe Dunagan.

            It is now 1940, factories have stopped producing goods and are now building army equipment. U.S. government produces things called war bonds. They are investments in the war, like if your country wins you get money. You think it’s a bunch of malarkey and is pointless. You arrive and the army base and salute to your fellow officers. You do not act more stronger or in more command because you are humble and know where you stand. You sit down and wait to hear the briefing of what the seargant is about to say.

            Your Seargant discusses the invasion on Norway and Denmark called a “blitzkrieg”. Hearing the destruction in England you see the real cruelty of Hitler’s reign. The british were able to flee back to their homeland, they made it safe back home in Dunkirk. You hear for the british that this was a miracle. You realize if you were to help now the war can be won. You become more impowered to stop this madness than ever, and now for the first time cant wait to fight and help others. But there was another plan hitler had for the british.

            Fellow soldiers are talking in a group as you walk by you over here the news they discuss. They same something about an operation by the germans to bomb britian. You stop to hear more imformation about this theory. Months past and now its August, germany has bombed briatain coast and you remember the other soldiers stories were true. The german operation happpend. You and thousand of men are called up to help Britain. You think of the propaganda you saw and are now feeling hatred to germany as well. You land in England ready for your mission to be complete.

            You are in an armored boat helping british soldiers return. A staff seargant calls you to be in a invasion. You agree willingly. You sail across the sea heading to Normandy. The coast appears you see disaster and destruction. Your life goes by you in a second. Your scared, nervous, and unwilling. The world around you and fades. Everything is black. Then you awake. Your in your bunk bed back at the base. Your freaking out wondering if everything was a dream. Which it was. But the reality is about to kick in as you are flying to Britain to help britsih soldiers escape back to Dunkirk. And you see that the reality is worse than the dream.