James'+Memoir+2_12

=The Time I Found Out That My Grandpa Died= It all happened when I was in 1st grade.

It was a gloomy day in Carroll, Iowa. When I came home from school, my parents had extremely sad news. "James," my dad started to say. "We recently found out that your grandpa died." When I heard the news about my grandpa dying, I found it hard to believe, then I said in disbelief, "Oh, really?" "Yep," my dad said, choking back tears. Then, my mom & dad drove to the Bayard Cemetary. I saw my grandpa's grave there. I knelt over his grave and wept until it was time to go home. In the year of my 9th birthday, I asked my dad, "Was my grandpa in the army?" "Yep. When he died, he was even given a 21 gun salute," my dad said. "What year did he die," I asked. "2006," my dad said. "Why did he have to go," I cried over & over. "It was just his time to go," my dad said, choking back a sob. When I heard that my grandpa was in the army and was given a 21 gun salute when he died, I immediately knew him from my memory and my heart and that he was very kind. He went above and beyond the stars of kindness. He went above and beyond the stars of caring.