https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio Independent Reading Project (IRB) en-us 2018-10-26 01:53:57 UTC 2025-05-05 18:37:14 UTC hello@padlet.com lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297240123 The story is about a man named Joe LeBleu and written by Joe LeBleu who witnessed 9/11 and watched the world trade center crash and burn. Joe could not stand the thought of terrorist attacking our nation so he returned to active duty with the U.S. Army. After long training and fighting for the United States, Joe hit sniped and killed an Iraqi insurgent from over 1,100 meters. This single shot remains the longest shot ever by any American or British sniper in Iraq.

Though the exact sniper is not described, here is an example of a sniper .
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]]> 2018-10-26 01:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297240123 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297241781 Amazon.com: Long Rifle: A Sniper's ...

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]]> 2018-10-26 02:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297241781 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297241982 Some information thanks to http://www.lyonspress.com/book/9781599214405
Joe LeBleu was a U.S. Army Ranger and the squad leader of the 82nd Airborne sniper team. His dad's military service allowed him to grow up across the globe, and he holds the record for the longest sniper kill, from over 1,100 meters in Iraq in the year 2003. He lives with his wife, Natalie LeBleu, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (www.lyonspress.com)]]> 2018-10-26 02:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297241982 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297251209 "In boldness lies safety"

The reader can tell that the soldiers are brave and confident in their safety while at war.]]> 2018-10-26 03:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297251209 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297251677 After 9/11, the need for soldiers, firefighters, and police officers became an essential need for the United States, and Joe LeBleu was one of the many who realized this. ]]> 2018-10-26 03:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297251677 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297867496 The sniper shot that Joe Leleu made is aboout the length of 10 football fields!
(Image made by me)]]> 2018-10-29 03:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297867496 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297868736 A similar book about a true story is "American Sniper" which is about an American Navy Seal whose goal is to save lives.
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]]> 2018-10-29 04:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/297868736 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/300319096 "Hemingway's dead-solid right about war - it's a street fight. War is a street fight, simply on another level. And the same rule applies: put the other guy down so that he stays down. If we lose the street fight in Iraq, all the glad-handing and politicking and money we've spent here won't amount to the dust in the wind. We've gotta fight the street fight. All the way. Win the street fight, and you win this war."

This quote tells the reader that if the soldiers win this "street fight," that the war can easily be won by the soldiers.]]> 2018-11-05 05:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/300319096 lweinert22 https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/300319196 "Sleeping so close to the wall, only a mile away from downtown Fallujah, insurgents and terrorists could have easily jumped the wall and slit our throats."

This quote shows the reader what kind of risks the soldiers are putting themselves in while at war.]]> 2018-11-05 05:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lweinert22/6cxxw5dxctio/wish/300319196