Post by Enzo Perrone on Sept 2, 2010 19:26:02 GMT
Didn'tamyunt E-Mail:[/b]
mchickenzeroo@yahoo.com
Name:
Enzo Antonio Perrone
Nationality:
Italian ( Sicilian )
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
United States of America
Character History:
On the evening of September 26th, 1924, two Roman Catholics, Giovanni and the nine month pregnant Francesca Perrone headed off from their small home from Palermo in hope to find a better life in the so-called America. They packed their bags and a half-empty bottle of vino and headed off. Having no idea when she would be due, they were off on a new voyage to the States. Days into the ride they had face a major problem, during the middle of the night Francesca awoke with a pain that nearly knocked her off the cot she was on. As the boat rocked the screams of agony filled the boat. Francesca was in labor. After 15 hours of labor and little Enzo was born.
They showed up in Ellis Island to millions and millions of people in line. They heard stories of people staying for weeks and even months in line awaiting a new start. Luckily, they had only been in the line for a suffocating week. They all got Id's, and were moved into a small tenement in the little Italian ghetto "Little Italy". Hardships filled the the ghettos. It was almost impossible to find a job, but when the men in the ghettos did, it was all spent on either food or booze.
Six years later, the Peronne's had one son and two daughters Bella and Margherita. At that age, Enzo became very mischievous running around, pulling scams, and stealing. One of his little scams, he had his little sister Bella dress in rags and sit at the corner of a street which was one of the busiest streets in New York. But as he got better at this he made some money, and moved on to bigger and better things. Since it was the early depression, jobs were scarce and his dad was barely hanging on to the job, which made him drink. He had caught Enzo pulling one of his little stunts and had dragged him and his sister’s home and took the money and took his frustrations out on Enzo.
By the time Enzo hit High School he had straightened out. Enzo loved baseball and used to fantasize about playing for the New York Yankees. His father saw Enzo was finally showing some work ethic, and decided to take him to a baseball game in 1941. Enzo was ecstatic about the game. The Yankee’s played the Detroit Tigers at Yankee’s Stadium, he saw Joe DiMaggio, his favorite player hit two home runs and triple in one game. His Father had gotten a new job making military parts and weapons for Allie Countries. Then one Sunday afternoon in December the Snow was coming down hard and Enzo and his friends were fooling around playing baseball in the street when one of his friends decided to leave for the day, when he heard FDR’s voice on the radio. “A day that will in Infamy”, the boys all dropped their bats and balls and crowded around the old Ford. Enzo knew he would have to do something but he didn’t know what.
After High School he had an idea that he would go onto then Military Academy. When he told his parents, they weren’t as fulfilled as Enzo was. Enzo had heard hype on the radio, “Go to your local recruitment office today”. So he listened, but not to his parents. He took his dads Buick down the street where he knew there was a recruitment office, and he signed himself up. When he told his parents, well his parents weren’t very pleased to hear the news. But still his parents were against him doing this. He paid his own way down to Oceanwood, New Jersey to Camp Wood. Still somewhat close to his hometown.
As he approached the gates he noticed many other men running and doing other workouts. Enzo filled some paperwork out and was assigned his room where he unpacked all of his things. For the first morning he awoke to the sound of trumpets. When it hit 12:00, Enzo thought the day was over and it was just lunch time. As he realized that the food sucked he had to do backbreaking work for literally nothing, he didn’t know what to do. Two months into it got easier but he still thought about running away. Thinking about doing something to get himself thrown out, then he thought he’d upset his family who’d fought him on going into the Army, he suffered through the fight. Ten months later he was shipped off.
Writing Sample:
Enzo was laying flat on his back looking around. He's a bit disoriented, he turned his head to the left to meet the eyes of another dieing soldier laying about a yard away from him. Enzo reached out to grab his hand but he saw the other soldier fade away. Hours later, he awoke and was able to move around. Still, unsure whhappenedend he put his rifle into the dirt and push himself up. As night was moving upon him, and he was getting worried. Wishing he wasn't in this perdiciment, crawled his way across the grass until, he felt he heard something behind him. But after a while of moving, Enzo got into cover behind a tree stump. Keeping the rifle close to his chest. Pressing his head against the stump slowly leaning his head around it. Someone on tother sideide fired a shot at him. Quickly sliding his head back breathing much more heavily. Taking his rifle off his chest and firing it off while laying against the stump. After ten minutes of firing back and forth at each otheEnosnzo heard the other soldier yell in German and the firistoopedped. He looked over the stump to see the German soldier on the ground. He took his handgun out and walked over to him. Putting the gun to his heand sayinging, "I'm sorry". The fired off into the German's head. Enzo looked up and seeing he was only a mile away from the front lines. Enzo ran off, hoping to see any allies.
mchickenzeroo@yahoo.com
Name:
Enzo Antonio Perrone
Nationality:
Italian ( Sicilian )
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
United States of America
Character History:
On the evening of September 26th, 1924, two Roman Catholics, Giovanni and the nine month pregnant Francesca Perrone headed off from their small home from Palermo in hope to find a better life in the so-called America. They packed their bags and a half-empty bottle of vino and headed off. Having no idea when she would be due, they were off on a new voyage to the States. Days into the ride they had face a major problem, during the middle of the night Francesca awoke with a pain that nearly knocked her off the cot she was on. As the boat rocked the screams of agony filled the boat. Francesca was in labor. After 15 hours of labor and little Enzo was born.
They showed up in Ellis Island to millions and millions of people in line. They heard stories of people staying for weeks and even months in line awaiting a new start. Luckily, they had only been in the line for a suffocating week. They all got Id's, and were moved into a small tenement in the little Italian ghetto "Little Italy". Hardships filled the the ghettos. It was almost impossible to find a job, but when the men in the ghettos did, it was all spent on either food or booze.
Six years later, the Peronne's had one son and two daughters Bella and Margherita. At that age, Enzo became very mischievous running around, pulling scams, and stealing. One of his little scams, he had his little sister Bella dress in rags and sit at the corner of a street which was one of the busiest streets in New York. But as he got better at this he made some money, and moved on to bigger and better things. Since it was the early depression, jobs were scarce and his dad was barely hanging on to the job, which made him drink. He had caught Enzo pulling one of his little stunts and had dragged him and his sister’s home and took the money and took his frustrations out on Enzo.
By the time Enzo hit High School he had straightened out. Enzo loved baseball and used to fantasize about playing for the New York Yankees. His father saw Enzo was finally showing some work ethic, and decided to take him to a baseball game in 1941. Enzo was ecstatic about the game. The Yankee’s played the Detroit Tigers at Yankee’s Stadium, he saw Joe DiMaggio, his favorite player hit two home runs and triple in one game. His Father had gotten a new job making military parts and weapons for Allie Countries. Then one Sunday afternoon in December the Snow was coming down hard and Enzo and his friends were fooling around playing baseball in the street when one of his friends decided to leave for the day, when he heard FDR’s voice on the radio. “A day that will in Infamy”, the boys all dropped their bats and balls and crowded around the old Ford. Enzo knew he would have to do something but he didn’t know what.
After High School he had an idea that he would go onto then Military Academy. When he told his parents, they weren’t as fulfilled as Enzo was. Enzo had heard hype on the radio, “Go to your local recruitment office today”. So he listened, but not to his parents. He took his dads Buick down the street where he knew there was a recruitment office, and he signed himself up. When he told his parents, well his parents weren’t very pleased to hear the news. But still his parents were against him doing this. He paid his own way down to Oceanwood, New Jersey to Camp Wood. Still somewhat close to his hometown.
As he approached the gates he noticed many other men running and doing other workouts. Enzo filled some paperwork out and was assigned his room where he unpacked all of his things. For the first morning he awoke to the sound of trumpets. When it hit 12:00, Enzo thought the day was over and it was just lunch time. As he realized that the food sucked he had to do backbreaking work for literally nothing, he didn’t know what to do. Two months into it got easier but he still thought about running away. Thinking about doing something to get himself thrown out, then he thought he’d upset his family who’d fought him on going into the Army, he suffered through the fight. Ten months later he was shipped off.
Writing Sample:
Enzo was laying flat on his back looking around. He's a bit disoriented, he turned his head to the left to meet the eyes of another dieing soldier laying about a yard away from him. Enzo reached out to grab his hand but he saw the other soldier fade away. Hours later, he awoke and was able to move around. Still, unsure whhappenedend he put his rifle into the dirt and push himself up. As night was moving upon him, and he was getting worried. Wishing he wasn't in this perdiciment, crawled his way across the grass until, he felt he heard something behind him. But after a while of moving, Enzo got into cover behind a tree stump. Keeping the rifle close to his chest. Pressing his head against the stump slowly leaning his head around it. Someone on tother sideide fired a shot at him. Quickly sliding his head back breathing much more heavily. Taking his rifle off his chest and firing it off while laying against the stump. After ten minutes of firing back and forth at each otheEnosnzo heard the other soldier yell in German and the firistoopedped. He looked over the stump to see the German soldier on the ground. He took his handgun out and walked over to him. Putting the gun to his heand sayinging, "I'm sorry". The fired off into the German's head. Enzo looked up and seeing he was only a mile away from the front lines. Enzo ran off, hoping to see any allies.