We Were Heroes:
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, a World War II Soldier, Normandy, France
by Walter Dean Myers
Summary
Scott Pendleton Collins joined the Army at the age of seventeen just prior to D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) in efforts to gain the same respect of his father, a World War I veteran, and his grandfather, a Civil War veteran. The journal chronicles his thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after storming Omaha Beach in 1944. In his dealings with death and war, Collins expresses his fears, his concerns of evil acts, and he struggles to understand the purpose of war. In his heroic acts necessary for survival, Collins displays courage, bravery, empathy, integrity, leadership, responsibility, and he develops respect for life, liberty, and the environment.
"If anybody finds this notebook, please send it to my father, Mr. James Collins, care of the Norfolk and Western Railway, Roanoke, Virginia" (Collins as cited by Myers, 1999, p. 9).
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, a World War II Soldier, Normandy, France
by Walter Dean Myers
Summary
Scott Pendleton Collins joined the Army at the age of seventeen just prior to D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) in efforts to gain the same respect of his father, a World War I veteran, and his grandfather, a Civil War veteran. The journal chronicles his thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after storming Omaha Beach in 1944. In his dealings with death and war, Collins expresses his fears, his concerns of evil acts, and he struggles to understand the purpose of war. In his heroic acts necessary for survival, Collins displays courage, bravery, empathy, integrity, leadership, responsibility, and he develops respect for life, liberty, and the environment.
"If anybody finds this notebook, please send it to my father, Mr. James Collins, care of the Norfolk and Western Railway, Roanoke, Virginia" (Collins as cited by Myers, 1999, p. 9).