On the fateful and infamous day of April 6th, 1917, our country, the United States, had entered the Great War. Immediately, I had thought to myself that I had to enlist in the army in order to serve and protect my country in the most honorable way possible. After enlisting for the army at my local recruitment station in my home town of Lynchtown, New York, I was sent off to complete my time at boot camp. I was extremely nervous as I was leaving to go off to bootcamp, but I knew deep down in my heart that it was the right thing to do for my loved ones and for my country.
