Character Profile Chart

‘Dear America’

Letter writer: Frederick Downs
Military rank: Platoon leader, Company D, 1st Battalion 14th infantry, 4th infantry division, August 1967- January 1968, WIA 11 January 1968
KIA/Survivor: Survivor.

EXPERIENCES:
• WIA on 11th of January, 1968. Fred lost his left arm and got shot in the bum.
• After his experiences in War, Fred thought the hospital was amazing and relaxing.

FEELINGS AND POINTS OF VIEW:
“last night in was comforting everyone, but there was no one there to comfort me”
• After bring WIA, he talks about how many other soldiers became depressed because of their Injuries during the war. Fred believes that he is not depressed and his state of mind will not change from the war.

RELATIONSHIPS:
Fred was married to Linda and had 2 girls, ( Tammy and Teri )
Fred and his wife have since been divorced.

MAKES THE READER THINK, FEEL, UNDERSTAND, LEARN, CONSIDER:
Makes the reader think about how tough the war was, on both sides of the family, the soldier in the war and the family that they belonged to.
Makes the reader feel sorry for both Fred and his wife and his 2 daughters.
I understand how hard it would of been for Fred to be away from his wife and children that he worried that he wouldn’t ever see them ever again.
War was never easy for anyone who was involved in it, or who had a loved one involved in the war.

By Jordan