Grandpa Interview Essay

For my interview I chose to interview my grandpa Good. He was born in 1946 which makes him 70 years old. In his life he has been through a lot and his family history in America is incredible. How his family came over, his life after high school, and his first contact with television, makes my grandpa Good an extra-ordinary person because of his family history.
On April 30, 1849 Frank A. Good lived in Mels (Switzerland). He went to a party where young men celebrate the beginning of the month of May. He started arguing with a man in the bar. During the fight the man suffered a head injury which killed the man. Both were drunk and it was a terrible accident. Frank then escaped and a few days latter shows up at his father's cousin’s house. At the time the cousin was a district judge and helped him make a plan. He joined immigrants on a ship and was hidden in a barrel. In 1849 he …show more content…
My grandpa told me how upset he was at his brothers. My grandpa was the middle child and the four younger brothers didn’t join the Army after him. He felt a sense of betrayal because they didn’t join. Later my grandpa was called into the Vietnam War. He had many experiences where he almost died. Once him and his friend were on a campa and they decided to move up. Aa they made that decision a mortar hit where they were pervious. They decided to keep moving and again another mortar hit where they were. This happened 3 times until they were able to get out of the mortars sight. My grandpa was leading the platoon with his machete cutting down everything in his way. While he was leading they ambushed the platoon. My grandpa was shot six times with an ak47. At the time he laid there for about an hour he couldn’t scream in pain or move. One of the bullet shrapnel hit his bible in his chest pocket. This bible saved his life because it went through 27 pages and till this day he still has the shrapnel in bible