Creative Writing: The Atlantic Wall

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On a sunny day with a few clouds, I got onto the boat. A week after I signed up for the army. The boat appeared to be a large transport boat that is made to transport the troops to the invasion. it was three days before the invasion. As I got onto the ship, I could see many other transports; they were huge grey ships with three smoke stacks towering over the people. When I looked over the edge of the boat, I could see my tank being loaded into the cargo hold.
On the journey, I thought about the beach. The beach is a long stretch of land along the Atlantic Wall. Later experts would report that, “The Atlantic Wall is a 2,400-mile fortification of bunkers, landmines, and water obstacles” (History.com Staff). This was the place of the invasion.

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