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= **Current Writer's Genre : Letter to a Veteran** =

Write to Emma Tucek’s Papa! Emma’s great-grandfather is a WWII veteran, who is going on the Honor Flight from Chicago to Washington D.C. to see the WWII Memorial built in honor of our veterans. After a day of camaraderie and reminiscing, the veterans on the flight think their day-long exhilarating experience is finally over. Waiting for them on the return flight is a huge surprise. Each veteran will receive a mailbag with letters or cards written to thank them for serving our country. Mrs. Tucek has asked us if anyone would be interested in writing letters to Papa. Papa’s name is Ted Purvin. He served in the Navy during World War II as a navigator on a navy ambulance plane, carrying wounded soldier and marines from the battlefield to Guam. He is Emma and Grace Tucek’s great-grandfather, known as Papa. Papa is 92 years old and he has participated in Central’s Veterans’ Day program every year since Grace was in Kindergarten and for the last few years with Emma. He has participated in the Hauser program the past two year's. He loves the Veterans’ Day program at the schools. We are asking for your help; we would like to surprise him with as many letters as possible!

Write a short thank you letter to Mr. Purvin showing appreciation for Veterans who have fought to preserve our peace and protect our freedom.

Click on the link below to open your self reflection for your writing portfolio. =**Past Writer's Genre : Memoirs**= Click on the Memoir page to learn more about our Memoir writing project.
 * Memoirs can include a short story, an essay, a collection of poems or a fictional retelling of important events.**
 * The main idea behind a memoir is to focus on specific events that had meaning to the author.**