There are several major themes used in The Forgotten 500 that are very important and can also be used as life lessons. You can see these themes presented throughout the entire book and also in the airman’s own personal stories. In this book you see many themes but the most prevalent ones are brotherhood, loyalty, heroism, teamwork and hope. Out of all the 5 major themes the one you see almost everywhere throughout the entire book is hope. For example, throughout the first half of the book the airmen are praying and hoping for some sort of miracle and then they get word that the U.S air force is planning a rescue mission for all of them and they actually make contact with them, it really comforted them and excited them. (Freeman 195) Loyalty
