At dusk, Wakefield had my most important thought that day. Wading into chest-deep water at first light that morning, I found that my legs would hardly hold me up. I thought I was a coward. Then he had discovered that his sea bags with their explosives had filled with water and he was carrying well over 100 pounds. He had used his knife to cut the bags and dump the water, then moved on to do his job. When I had thought for a moment that I wasnt going to be able to do it, that I was a coward, and then found out that I could do it, you cant imagine how great a feeling that was. Just finding out, yes, I could do what I had volunteered to do.
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Themes
- Courage — Facing fear, adversity, and uncertainty with bravery