Historical Story

The Setting of Geography

My story at the beginning is going to take place in New York City, New York. New York, in population, is the third most popular state, behind Texas and California. It is on the Northeastern side of the United States, and it is on the Atlantic Coast. The city itself has five boroughs. The five boroughs are Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens. It was founded in 1624, and it was called New Amsterdam. It was the capital of the United States from 1785-1790. In 1990 the population of New York City was 7,322,564. The population in 2007 was 8,274,527. Collin Luther Powel is graduating from Morris High School, and he is 17.
The second part of my story will be in the Vietnam War from 1962-1963. The Vietnam War went from 1959-1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by communist allies and South Vietnam was supported by the United States and more member nations of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. Collin Luther Powel will step on a punji stake.
The third part of my story will be in Vietnam a second time, from 1968-1969. Collin Luther Powel will have comrades. One of his comrades will be Joe M. Jackson. They will fight in the war. They will come across Russell R. Widdifield, resting in a field. They will get in a helicopter, they will be injured in a helicopter crash, and he will save his comrades. They will go back to the United States. They will go their separate ways.
The setting of the next part of my story will be them saying goodbye to each other. Collin will go to Washington D.C. to serve as a White House fellowship, Joe will go to serve on Air War College faculty and the pentagon, and Russell will go back to his hometown to live with his family.

New York is different than Vietnam because New York isn't dangerous, wheras Vietnam has an impact on the geography because it is dangerous. It is dangerous because he steps on a punji stake, gets in a helicopter crash, etc...

The Setting of the Mood

The mood of my story will be adventurous. It will be adventurous because at the beginning of the story Collin will be a normal person graduating from high school. Four years later he will head off to fight in the Vietnam War. This will be adventurous because he is traveling to a new place, and he is going to be fighting in a war. My story will also be adventurous because Collin steps on a punji stake. This is adventurous because he has to go from Vietnam, to the United States, then back to Vietnam five years later. My story is then going to be adventurous because they fight in the war, and they get in a helicopter crash. Not only do they get in a helicopter crash, but Collin saves his comrades from the burning helicopter. Collin Powel will receive an MBA, and Joe M. Jackson will receive The Metal of Honor. My story will also be adventurous because they then go back to the United States and go their separate ways. Overall, this story is adventurous because of all of the traveling from one place to another.

The Setting of the Time

My story will take place from 1954-1972. The first picture is a picture of platform shoes. They were popular in the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s, but they were most popular in the 1970’s and the 1980’s. The second picture is a picture of The Beatles. They were a band in the 1960’s, and they broke up in 1970. The third picture is a picture of a record player. The fourth picture is a picture of Richard Nixon. He was the 37th president, from 1969-1974. This fifth picture is a picture of a 1954 Ford car.

Brigadier General Colin Luther Powell

Colin Luther Powell was born on April 5, 1937. Powell was also born in Harlem, in New York City. He graduated from Morris High School in 1954. Colin joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. In June of 1958 he received a commission as an Army second lieutenant. He served as a South Vietnamese Army Advisor when he was captain during the Vietnam War from 1962-1963. He was injured in Viet-Cong from stepping on a punji stake. As a major, he returned to Vietnam in 1968. From 1968-1969 he served a second tour of duty in Vietnam, and he was injured in a helicopter crash. He rescued his comrades from the burning helicopter. After his second tour in Vietnam, in 1971, he earned an MBA from The George Washington University. For 35 years he was a professional soldier, and he finally made it to the rank of a general. From 1972-1973 Colin served as a White House fellowship. Colin Powell soon became the senior military assistant to Caspar Weinberger (Secretary of Defense). He assisted Weinberger in the invasion of Grenada in 1983 and the airstrike on Libya in 1986. He graduated from Marymount University in 2006. He was a four-star general in the United States Army. He was also the first African American as the United States Secretary of State. Colin was also National Security Adviser. Colin Luther Powell made many ranks, received many awards, and served in many wars.

Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson

Joe M. Jackson was born on March 1923 in Newnan, Georgia. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He flew to Europe for World War 2. Four days later, after returning from the second crossing, he went to Korea and flew the Thunderjet on 107 missions for combat. He developed a bomb tossing technique after the Korean War. He became one of the first Air Force pilots to fly the “Dragonlady” in 1956. Jackson directed aerial reconnaissance on Cuba. His third war was the Vietnam War. In Vietnam Jackson was trying to land his plane to pick up soldiers, when someone fired a rocket onto the runway. The shell skidded 10 meters from the plane. Jackson drove the plane around the shell, and took off in less than a minute. He became a crew chief in World War 2. He flew in three wars. On January 16, 1969 he was presented the Medal of Honor. His air force career wasn’t over yet. Joe served on the Air War College faculty and in the Pentagon. He retired with nearly three years on active duty. Joe M. Jackson had done many amazing things.

Russell R. Widdifield

Russell R. Widdifield was in private first class. In 1969, during a ground movement he took a break. When he took a break, he was 25 miles from An Hoa, North Vietnam. He is wearing a backpack carrying food, water, and other ammunition. Around his neck are bullets for a gun. He has a vest on to protect himself. Russell R. Widdifield is of 3rd Platoon, Company M, 3rd Battalion, and 7th Marine Regiment. 3rd Battalion and 7th Marine Regiment are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms. It is of the United States Marine Corps and is an infantry battalion. It consists of around 800 marines. The battalion falls under command of the 1st Marine Division and the 7th Marine Regiment.