Drafted Pt. 1

May 5th, 1944,

 

The day my life changed. I turned 19 the day before, so I was very surprised I wasn't drafted the year before, I thought maybe by the grace of God I wouldn't get called up. My older brother died in the battle of Guadalcanal the year before, so my parents didn't want to lose me as well, since my younger brothers weren't old enough to work the farm. Later that day, I went to get the mail, and I was horrified to see: "United States army" on the front. I knew I had been drafted. I showed it to my parents, and my mother began to cry. I'll have to go to the recruitment center tomorrow.

 

-Jonathan A. Porter

 

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This is going to be at least a 5 part series, so enjoy!

This is probably going to be the worst build in this series, since I've never built a farm before.

 

-John

Done