Im gonna quickly summarize chapter 16, 17, and 18 because its just about money and everyone celebrating for their "heros" and making statues for them. In my opinion, i read this book to know about Iwo Jima, not how the men became superstars. The Seventh Bond Tour starts and the goal is $14 billion ($7 billion from companies and $7 billion from individuals). On May 8, the news announces that Germany has surrendered and that Joe Rosenthal has won a Pulitzer Prize for his photo. Ira Hayes starts drinking alot and becomes and alcoholic. This is pretty sad, but i guess he was just under way to much pressure from the news and everything, i understand. But he is usually drunk during his interviews...But throughout the tour, the three Marines travel to all the big cities in the US for honors, interviews and all that other stuff haha. Truthfully i would get annoyed with all the cameras flashing and people bugging me. But the tour finally ends with an amount of $26.3 billion. Jack Bradley goes to Bethesda to get treated for all his leg wounds that he ignored in Iwo Jima.
CHAPTER 18: ugh....boring boring boring. Since the six men are "famous" now. People want to make movies and statues for them. These would be real cool if it was for me! but i wouldnt like constant attention.
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