In October, a special visitor came to the 5th grade. A student's father
is in the army and recently returned to his home from Iraq. Sergeant
Cepeda explained what you have to do in the army. You have to get
up at 5:00 A.M., and carry heavy equipment. It was boiling in the day,
but when night neared, it was freezing. He told us that they have different
types of camouflage, depending on the environment they were in. If
it was like a jungle, they would wear green, brown, and other colors like
in the picture to the right. If the environment was sandy, they would have
sand colors like orange and yellow. They always want to blend in with the
environment in order not to get shot.
Wars
happened very suddenly. Sergeant Cepeda told us that even if he had a day
off in Iraq, he always had to be ready for war. Once, when he was visiting
home, he had to suddenly go back to Iraq, even when they told him 1 month
before.
We were
honored and grateful for Sergeant Cepeda coming to our school. When we
pledge allegiance, we always will think about that special day that Sergeant
Cepeda came.
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Sergeant Cepeda showing the class where he was during war.
Sergeant Cepeda and the class with our last good-byes.
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