Zepps Last Stand

After reading Zepps Last Stand, I felt like I knew him. Madeleine Blais did a great job at portraying the man Edward Zepp was. This was a very personal story that shows Zepp's old age which can also tug at some emotions. He holds on to hope that he can get an honorable discharge from the army, after not getting anything for serving his time. At 83 years old, he needs to get this clear so he can have relief. Similar too Mrs Kelly's monster, it was helpful that she used dates for the reader to follow along. Although I enjoyed this story, it was hard to focus and get through the beginning of it. There was a lot of information at once. At the end of the story, I could almost feel his sigh of relief after hearing the judge say, "(1) That all Department of the Army records of Edward Zepp be corrected to show that he was separated from the Army of the United States on a Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States dated 9 November 1919 in lieu of the General Discharge Certificate of the same date now held by him.” It was also sad that he got the news that someone had voted against him and he is holding anger towards him. It is completely understandable, but I think that added tension and a realistic/relatable twist to the end because of people holding grudges. Madeleine Blais wrote a good story about Zepp and told a great story about his early life.