Shooting The Moon 2/19/14

Prompt: Describe the main characters.

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     The main character is Jamie. Her brother TJ volunteered for the army and is in Vietnam. She receives pictures in the mail from him and learns to develop them. She enjoys playing rummy with Pvt. Hollister a soldier posted at the rec. center. When she hears that he may be sent to Vietnam she asks her dad to not send him because his brother already died there. Her dad is a colonel in the army and she loves to pretend she is a soldier. She would always play army games with TJ. That is why she was so upset when TJ goes missing in action.

     Another major character is the Colonel. He is Jamie and TJ's dad. He is very serious and raised his children to respect service to their country. Even though he did this he does not want TJ to volunteer in the army. He thinks that TJ should go to collage instead of volunteer in the army. He tries to convince him to change his mind. When he cannot he talks to a higher ranking officer to try to keep him out of Vietnam. The officer got upset with him out for being selfish. He also helped Jamie's friend Pvt. Hollister keep out of Vietnam because his brother had already died there. He is very upset when TJ goes missing in Vietnam.

     A final main character is Pvt. Hollister. He is a soldier posted at the rec. center who always plays rummy with Jamie. His brother died in Vietnam and there is a possibility be will be sent to Vietnam too. He and Jamie play a rummy tournament over the entire summer. When he hears that he could be sent to Vietnam he tells Jamie. She says she will try to help keep him out of Vietnam by talking to her dad. His commanding officer tells him that the colonel signed all the papers to send off the men but his. He is very glad and personally thanks the colonel.