Freshman Descriptive Writing

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Pages: 3

I slowly walked over to the line of freshmen who were clumsily standing around forming something that resembled a line. We all got handed a soggy used day glow orange life jacket that had USS State of Maine printed on the back in black. I slowly slipped the cold wet object over my head and laid it to rest on my shoulders as a shiver came over my body. I quickly tied the strap around my back and step up to the platform. I walked to the end of the pier and curled my toes over the edge. That day August 27 the sun shown touching your face with a tender kiss but there was slight nip in the air as the sea breeze brushed by. The sound of my shoes “flip flop” right on my heels as I walked down the hill towards the warfront were drowning. As I approached