Mt. Prospect Area Veterans

The 2009 Memorial Day Essay contest winner, Jenna Derka is a 6^th grader at MacArthur Middle School. The Mt. Prospect VFW will present her winning essay at the Memorial day tribute on Monday May 25^th at the Veterans Memorial Band Shell at Lions Park.

Even though I eat brunch at my great aunt Darlene’s house, Memorial Day still has a powerful effect on me. My dad’s grandfather passed away. He fought in World War 2 for me, my family, and my country. Memorial Day is a holiday where people from all over the United States of America remember the people who fought for my and billions of other people’s lives. Memorial Day means that my country that I live in has justice, freedom, and peace throughout it.

Americans, Asians, African—Americans, Europeans, Australians, and Africans all live in America for peace. People of all ages, religions, and races come to America freedom. They could have gotten kicked out of their country because of what they believe, how their health is, or maybe their color of their skin. America will accept them, treat them, include them, and maybe help them.

Though we know soldiers who fought and died for us, we don’t know some of them. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier holds them. The tombstones names the soldiers we can identify but certified and armed people guard the unknown soldiers, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

People die every day to save my life, and to make justice, freedom, and peace in our country so we can believe what we want, whenever we want. Justice, freedom, and peace is important in this country. If we lose it we will fall apart, if we fall apart we won’t have ft anymore. Memorial Day may not be important to you but it is to me and I am patriotic.

Labels: Memorial Day Essay Contest Winner

posted by Dr. George  # 10:06 PM