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Sharpshooter: Trading Places

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Trading Places

In my book Sharpshooter, it is about a young man named Ivan who enlists in the Vietnam war. While on the U.S.S. Benewah he is trained to become a sharpshooter by Lt. Systrom. Ivan is who I would change places with because, he is brave and fearless. After half of his squadron gets killed he isn 't afraid to keep fighting. Another reason I would be him is because he is a sharpshooter, my favorite thing to be in the military. He is also in the Vietnam war, which in my opinion is the most interesting. Another skill that I want, is to stay completely still for long periods of time.

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