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3.7 rating based on 6 ratings
First NameBenjamin
Contestant’s Age7
Contestant’s Grade2
Military RankO5
Service BranchMarine Corps
Entry TypeWritten Works

For me, courage is sometimes making new friends. I always feel scared at first, but then I feel brave. When we moved to Okinawa last summer, we started in a homeschool group called F.I.S.H. At first, I only liked sitting next to a family member, not anybody else. But slowly by slowly I started making friends. And for me, making friends is so hard that for me, it is courage.

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