Mr. Coombs
"...[He] and 60 other people were sent as
sharp shooters/ snipers to the jungles of Vietnam. He would go in the
depths on the jungle and knock out the enemy that hid in trees. He and
the 60 other people were in there own unit doing this for over a
year...The
sleeping conditions were terrible, one night it would be cots and the
next it would be three inches of mud, he would go two to three days
without eating, and it rained ever single day...
...26 of the 60 people he left with made it back. They were closer than brothers. When Mr. Coombs was on his way home he was very nervous, we wasn't really sure how people would react to the war. He didn’t know how much his town had changed...and if people moved away. Carl's homecoming was not as he would had expected, right when he got off the boat he was sent to do a parade and immediately people started rioting against them; people threw beer cans at them, called them baby killers, and even spit on them. Carl described this as 'The most disrespect he's ever experienced.' You can totally understand why...I mean honestly he was risking his life for your country so YOU don't have to...
I learned a lot from him...not really about the war but just how to deal with problems and to be thankful for what you have..." ~ A. Lucas
"...Mr. Coombs said he liked the fact of going home but when he arrived he wasn't ready for the welcome he received. The public threw beer cans at them an booed them. They also called them 'baby killers'. That's what bothered him the most. He now makes sure the troops from Iraq are greeted with praise. He goes to met them as they arrive at the airports..." ~ A. Fowler
"...I think that our interview with Mr. Coombs went over really good and I learned a lot from what he said from making him a better person. It made me really think about what goes on in a war and how it changes people. It made me sad when he told us he was really proud of us kids wanting to know everything that he did. He got a little teary eyed then.." ~ A. Bickford
"...What I learned is that everyone has a story. It might be dumb or it might be remarkable like Mr. Coombs’ story was. So you really can't tell a book by its cover, and respect your elders." ~ R. Weiss
...26 of the 60 people he left with made it back. They were closer than brothers. When Mr. Coombs was on his way home he was very nervous, we wasn't really sure how people would react to the war. He didn’t know how much his town had changed...and if people moved away. Carl's homecoming was not as he would had expected, right when he got off the boat he was sent to do a parade and immediately people started rioting against them; people threw beer cans at them, called them baby killers, and even spit on them. Carl described this as 'The most disrespect he's ever experienced.' You can totally understand why...I mean honestly he was risking his life for your country so YOU don't have to...
I learned a lot from him...not really about the war but just how to deal with problems and to be thankful for what you have..." ~ A. Lucas
"...Mr. Coombs said he liked the fact of going home but when he arrived he wasn't ready for the welcome he received. The public threw beer cans at them an booed them. They also called them 'baby killers'. That's what bothered him the most. He now makes sure the troops from Iraq are greeted with praise. He goes to met them as they arrive at the airports..." ~ A. Fowler
"...I think that our interview with Mr. Coombs went over really good and I learned a lot from what he said from making him a better person. It made me really think about what goes on in a war and how it changes people. It made me sad when he told us he was really proud of us kids wanting to know everything that he did. He got a little teary eyed then.." ~ A. Bickford
"...What I learned is that everyone has a story. It might be dumb or it might be remarkable like Mr. Coombs’ story was. So you really can't tell a book by its cover, and respect your elders." ~ R. Weiss