The Journal of
Patrick Seamus
Flaherty
Presentation by Evan, Connor,
Brenden, and Beau. Book by
Ellen White. 
Place and Time
The main settings are Khe Sanh,
Vietnam and Hill 881S
 It took place December 25, 1967 to
April 22, 1968
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Main Characters
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Patrick: his physical
attributions are he
likes playing
football. His
emotional
attributions are he is
brave because he
gave up three
football scholarships
to go to Vietnam.
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The rest of the main
characters are
Shadow, Fox,
Mooch, Smedly,
Rotgut, Apollo,
Hollywood,
Professor, Bebop,
and Skipper.
Historical Events
Troops went to hill 881N to destroy
part of the NVA (North Vietnamese
Army).
 Many troops died at hill 881N.
 Ho Chi Minh started the Vietnam war.
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Cause and Effect
Cause
Troops from the
NVA were near hill
881N.
Hollywood hit a
mortar shell.
Patrick draws a
picture.
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Effect
Patrick’s company
went to destroy
them.
It blew up on him
and he died.
He got the
nickname Mighty
Mouse
Connor’s response
I really liked it but it was more violent
than I thought. But it was sad when
one of my favorite characters died. It
was Hollywood he was digging
trenches with squad. He hit a mortar
shell with his shovel and he blew up.
Then at the end Patrick got severely
injured by a missile and Bebop got
killed.
Evan’s Response
The book was more epic than I thought
it would be. Almost every place they
stayed in either blew up or fell down. It
would be hard to fight in a war with the
fear that you would be bombed. Even
though war is bad they need to be
fought.
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Brenden’s response
I like the book because they gave up a
lot of lives. Now I understand the
veterans that have died for America.
Now I understand what my grandpa
did for America.
Beau’s response
I really like this book because it has a lot
of action. It is sad because people die.