We started the class off with some rough housing, after which we did our work out and began the class with the Pledge of Allegiance and our class rules and affirmations.
We then reviewed last week's hero (Helmuth Hubener), after which we introduced two American Heroes: Louis Zamperini and Desmond Doss.
We began with Zamperini. We shared this PowerPoint, telling his amazing life story. It includes links to videos taken from the film Unbroken, a film based on his biography.
After going over Zamperini and having a snack we pretended that there were sharks on the ground.
We then talked a little about Desmond Doss, whose story is also remarkable. Though he never carried a gun due to his religious beliefs, he chose to enlist and serve as a medic. At Hacksaw Ridge in Okinawa he rescued somewhere around 75 men (the exact number is unknown). He dragged and carried them, one by one, and let them down a cliffside all through the night. As he went along, he kept praying, "Help me find one more, Lord."
We finished the class by having the boys try to drag and carry one another, to simulate Doss's act of heroism.
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