There are events in history that remain in the memory of people for centuries. By right, the Great Patriotic War can also be attributed to them. Few remained among us those who were a direct participant in those events. In order to show those who defended the freedom and independence of our country at the cost of their lives, schoolchildren write letters to war veterans.
We offer variants of those words of gratitude that modern teenagers can express to their great-grandparents.
Appeal to great-grandfather
A letter to a veteran of the Patriotic War can be written as part of the “We Know! Remember! We are proud! One can express one's attitude towards those people who left their relatives and friends in order to go to the battlefields as follows:
“Dear great-grandfather, I did not find you, but I know for sure that you were in that terrible war. I heard many times from my grandmother about what a wonderful person you were: kind, affectionate, patient. It is a pity, my dear great-grandfather, that I never saw you, but I am justly proud that it was you who had todefend the freedom and independence of our country at the cost of their lives. I will always be proud of you!”.
Our dear veterans
Offering another letter to a war veteran from a student:
Hello, dear veteran of the Great Patriotic War! Is a 2nd grade student writing to you? We have never met, but I know for sure that you are a brave and courageous person. After all, only people like you, my dear veteran, could defeat the Nazis, protect our country from the invaders.
Perhaps you took part in the Battle of Kursk or fought near Moscow, or stormed Berlin. Or maybe you, along with other soldiers, did not allow the Nazis to pass near Stalingrad! From fiction, I know a little about how hard it was at the front. But, despite the fact that you had to lose friends, you survived, showed heroism and courage during the attacks. I am proud, dear veteran, that I live in the country that you defended! Thank you for not sparing your life so that I can live and study at school!”.
Variant gratitude to war heroes
How to write a letter to a veteran of the Great Patriotic War from a schoolboy? A similar action is held before the Victory Day. Primary school children, together with their mentors, write words of gratitude to those people who gave Russia freedom and independence.
Here is another version of the letter to war veterans:
Good afternoon, dear veteran. to meit is difficult to express gratitude for the fact that today I can breathe, speak, hear my loved ones, smile at the sun, swim in the warm sea. It was you, risking your own life, who defended our country. It was you who did not surrender to the Nazis, went on the attack, died for the sake of our country being a free and independent power.”
How can you finish such a letter? Gratitude to the veteran of the Great Patriotic War, children can show their drawings, poems of their own composition.
Russia is proud of its sons
All letters to war veterans are a tribute to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We bring to your attention another version of a school essay dedicated to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War:
“Who are you, unknown soldier? The one who, at the cost of his life, defended the independence of the country. The one who gave the last piece of bread to hungry children, while he himself went on the attack? I am convinced that it is you, unknown soldier, who deserves awards and honors. I am proud that I was born and grow up in a country where a Hero like you was once born. I understand very well that my letter cannot bring back those people who died on the battlefields of that terrible, merciless war. But I want my peers to understand that it was you, the unknown soldier, who gave us a bright and carefree childhood.”
Volunteers of Victory
All letters to war veterans written by ordinary schoolchildren can be folded in the form of front-line triangles and distributedveterans before May 9th. Of course, sincere words of gratitude written by children will not leave the participants of the Great Patriotic War indifferent. Currently in Russia there is a movement "Volunteers of Victory". The guys not only deliver letters to war veterans, but also prepare congratulations for them in the form of songs or poems. Such a movement is an organization in which young and active citizens of Russia take care of people who have become defenders of the country during the difficult war years.
Appeal to a veteran
How can modern schoolchildren express their gratitude to those people who defended the freedom and independence of the country near Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk? A letter of appeal to veterans is an option to demonstrate your respect for veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
We offer the text of a letter written by an elementary school student to his great-grandmother, whom the child has never seen with his own eyes.
Hello, my dear great-grandmother. It just so happens that we don't know each other. But I know a lot about you from my grandmother and mother. You were only 15 years old when that terrible war began, but you went to the front and served as a nurse.
Grandma told me about how you pulled soldiers on you, risking your own life. You were a little older than me when you received your first award - the medal "For Courage". I'm proud of you, my dear great-grandmother. When I look at old photos in our family album, I see your open and happy smile. You neverI told my grandmother about how hard it was at the front. I am proud that I have such a great-grandmother! I dream of being as brave and honest, as well as loving and defending my country!”.
