Murray Fisher Letter To Her Father

It was very hard for Murray Fisher to fight in the war, but even harder for his daughter to comprehend what he went through during the war. Almost forty-two years ago today, Murray Fisher was stationed at Pearl Harbor (Fisher-Alaniz, Karen). He was a code keeper during the war. As the days passed, Murray wrote letters everyday, and sent them back home to his family (Fisher-Alaniz, Karen). On his eighty-first birthday, Murray handed his daughter, Karen, a collection of his letters that he had written (Fisher-Alaniz, Karen). Karen began to read all of his letters and became fascinated. Along the way of reading these letters, she encountered a few ups and downs in the relationship she had with her father therefore increasing her curiousity about his military life.
With every letter Karen finished, she grasped a new piece of information about her father. She learned more and more about her father’s experience during the war and as she gained all of this knowledge, she became even more inquisitive. Many times, there were questions she wanted to ask her father about the war however, for her father, most questions seemed very hard for him to answer. Karen learned how her father had a very hard time …show more content…
He responded to as many questions as he could for his daughter about the war. Although his experiences were sometimes very harsh, Karen learned her father’s true story. Now, she has a better understanding about her father and the war in general and therefore, she now feels a bit closer to her father than what she felt before. Both have gained peace and a sense of relief. Also, readers of this essay can learn more about how war is a very serious thing. Many things that war veterans observe are not very pretty. It’s very hard to go back and look at those dark times. Also, I think all readers can learn how to be thankful for and appreciate their troops’ service. It takes a lot of courage and strength to fight in the