Carl Fredricksen: A Man's Eyes Of Blues

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A picture last longer, a picture is worth a thousand words. A man’s eyes of blues, I could imagine has so many stories to be heard of. His rectangular glasses complimented his face reminding me of Carl Fredricksen from the Disney Movie Up. The look in his eyes showed emotions that could last a thousand years to come from many generations, but what if our histories of Veterans were never there. Never heard of. Could it really happened? What stories are there to be heard other than the Great War (World War 1)? The treaty of Versailles that officially ended the Great War noted in our American History, but never the people who sacrificed themselves for our country to receive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other related aftereffects of …show more content…

As he sits under the blue skies, I wonder what comes to his mind. Is he sad or happy, angry or excited? But he never showed his emotions too well, just those eyes of blues that twinkles with emotions.
What was his story that could have been heard of? His story that could have been told generations after generations to come? But if they never existed, kept as a secret by the Government. A signed agreement before entering to serve your country that you are no longer identified as you were relieved of duty as a War Veteran, but simply you just served at your own will. What would be your voice?
The history you gave your country to serve under your own will. The evidence that your eyes received, if they were gone, how did we win such wars without might’s? The tales of your bravery, your fear, and the proof that you as a War Veteran has indeed served your country too well.
As he sits on that porch, watching his grandchildren’s laughter and smiles. His mind starts to turn, a ticking sign of proudness and honor of serving his country to give back to his country and most importantly, his grandchildren’s laughter and smiles that he wouldn’t change his past

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