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Brent Ashabrannet

Brent K. Ashabranner is a publishedauthor and an editor of children'sbooks and young adult books.

Ashabranner was born in 1921. BrentK. Ashabranner currently resides inWilliamsburg, in the state of Virginia.Brent K.

Ashabranner has worked in Ethiopia,Libya, and Nigeria for U.S. foreignassistance programs and for theFord Foundation in the Philippinesand Indonesia. He was director ofthe Peace Corps program in Indiaand deputy director of the PeaceCorps in Washington, DC.

After successful careers in thePeace Corps and with the FordFoundation, Brent Ashabrannerturned his hand to writing. In a spanof fifteen years he has producedthirty books, the majority of whichare nonfiction for children.

Brent Ashabrannet

His goal is to interpret "the American experience for young readers."Several books highlight Native Americans, that harken back to hisboyhood in Oklahoma; several others put the spotlight on immigrants andrefugees. Brent's most recent in this category is Still a Nation of Immigrants(1993, Cobblehill, Ages 10 up)

Brent collaborated with hisdaughter Jennifer, aphotographer, on a series ofbooks about Americanmemorials. They includeAlways to Remember: TheStory of the Vietnam VeteransMemorial (1988, Putnam,Ages 10 up, , A GratefulNation: The Story of ArlingtonNational Cemetery (1990,Putnam, Ages 10 up),and AMemorial for Mr. Lincoln (1992,Putnam, Ages 10 up-)

Time and Place

A Wall of Remembrance

Ubication: Washington, D.C,

Day of Dedication: Nov. 13,

1982 - (to the actual date)

A Mother’s WordPlace where it is the letter: Washington, D.C

The Day where the Letter was written:

February 13, 1984, (Years after the war has

ended)15 years after William R. Stocks died

at the War of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Veterans

Memorial is a large black Wall

engraved with the names of

the members of the United

States Armed Forces who lost

their lives during the Vietnam

War. It is located in

Washington D.C.

Vietnam was the longest war

in American history and the

most unpopular American

war of the 20th century. It

resulted in nearly 60,000

American deaths and in an

estimated 2 million

Vietnamese deaths.

USA VIETNAM

1950’s

1950 the united states

sends economic aid to the

French forces in Vietnam

1954 the French are defeated. Vietnam divides into

Communist North and non-Communist South

1957 Communist rebels (the Viet Cong) fight for control of

South Vietnam

1960’s

1965 Antiwar protests

become widespread.

1968 U.S. citizens begin to

think the war cannot be

won

1965 The United States bombs North Vietnam. The first U.S.

combat troops arrive in South Vietnam

1968 the number of U.S troops in Vietnam reaches its peak.

The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong launch the Tet

offensive, a series of surprises attacks

1970’s

1970 Four students are

killed at an antiwar

demonstration in Ohio.

1973 All U.S troops leave Vietnam

1975 South Vietnam surrenders to the Communist. The U.S.

Embassy in Vietnam is evacuated

1978 Thousands of refugees flee Vietnam to escape poverty

and punishment for aiding the United States during the war

1980’s

1982 the Vietnam

Veterans Memorial is

dedicated in Washington,

D.C.

1986 The Vietnamese government begins economic

restructuring.

1990’s 1995 The United States and Vietnam restore full diplomatic relations

Consequences1. The Vietnam War cost the United States 58,000 lives and 350,000

casualties. It also resulted in between one and two million

Vietnamese deaths.

2. Congress enacted the War Powers Act in 1973, requiring the

president to receive explicit Congressional approval before

committing American forces overseas.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0t-YBemwzs

• Remembrance

• Love

• Loyalty

• Love

• Rememberance

• The valor of the

persons.

• Loyalty

Kennedy use thousands of military forces to

fight the Communist forces led by Ho Chi Minh

mainly. Proclaiming a war against the spread

of communism.

Kennedy also agreed to use "free fire zones",

napalm, Agent Orange and jet aircraft.

Mrs. Eleanor Wimbish: •Nostalgic

•Sad

•A loving mother

•A strong woman

William R. Stocs ´´Bill´´:•Happy-go-lucky boy

•Brave

•A patriot boy

•Homesick

The outpouring of messages and mementos left at the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial is unique; no other national

memorial has evoked such a response. No matter the day

or season of the year, there’s always someone there,

leaving a teddy bear, a soccer ball, or any item that is emotionally valuable for them. More than 55.000

remembrances have been left at the wall. National Park

Service rangers collect all the non organic items left at the

memorial, and they’re kept in a museum. Each item is

unique because it has a sentimental value.

Mrs. Eleanor Wimbish is the mother of William R. Stocks; he

died in the Vietnam war. For years she left letters to her son

under his name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. On one

of her letters she talks about how much she loves her son,

and describes all the pain that she still feels. She said once she called to a friend of her son, and he told her his son was

death, due to a crash in a helicopter. Bill’s friend also

mentioned the influence he had on his friends and his group,

and how much it hurt them when he died. The letters of Mrs.

Eleanor are inspiring other people. And she finally said ‘’I’d

rather have had you for 21 years, and all the pain that goes

with losing you, than never to have had you at all’’

•Sadness

•Nostalgy

•Surprise

•Nostalgy

•Love

•Depression

A Wall of Remembrance A Mother´s Words

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Family and friends of fallen

soldiers leave letters and objects

in the Vietnam Veterans

Memorial to express their feelings

about people whose name is on

the wall. Each letter and item is

unique. Only the person who left

it there can understand what it

means.

Mrs. Eleanor Wimbish is the

mother of William R. Stocks, a

soldier who fought in Vietnam

and lost his life there. She,

through a letter she left at the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,

expresses her feelings about no

longer having her son with her,

even though 15 years have

passed.

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(Characters not mentioned)

-Vietnam veterans

-Family and friends of the fallen

soldiers

-Mrs. Eleanor Wimbish

-William R. Stocks

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Since the two texts are not stories, they can not be divided into five

stages (Exposition, rising action, climax, etc.)

• Beneath: Below or underneath

• Memorabilia: Objects that are connected to or remindtheir owner of past events.

• Happy-go-lucky: Adjective. carefree or untroubled

• Lieutenant: The lowest commissioned officer rank or ranksin many military forces.

• Memento: An object kept as a reminder of a place orevent.

• Outpouring: The sudden flowing of a large amount ofsomething

TimelineU.S Involvement in Vietnam

1954

1995

1965

1982

1970USA and Vietnam restorefull diplomatic relations

The Vietnam VeteransMemorial is dedicated in Washington D.C

Four students are killed in Ohio

The first US combattroops arrive in South Vietnam

Vietnam divides intoCommunist North and non-Communist South

Join the historical

event with the year

in which it

happened