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Unbreakable War Bond In Fallen Angels

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Reewee Pates: An Unbreakable War Bond Richie Perry and Peewee Gates have the most groundbreaking bond while fighting the Vietnam War. In Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers The two main characters Richie Perry and Peewee Gates are assigned to the same company during the Vietnam War. Throughout the book, the two characters are practically put through pure hell, but this never breaks the bond the two men have. The two soldiers meet at the beginning of the book before boarding the airplane that takes them to Vietnam. One reason why Peewee and Richie have such an amazing bond is because they grew up in the same position. Their families were extremely poor. “‘Back home when everybody got new sneakers, I didn’t get none,’ Peewee said. ‘Either Moms

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