ALİ REŞAT «HANDGRANADE THROWER
Ali Resat was the Turkish boy who lived in Macadonia with his father,military captain,mother and his sisters and brothers.He was only 13 years old.Ottoman Empires fell on hard times and there were many problems that had to be struggled.In those times The Balkan War started and Ali ReĹ&#x;at lost his all family in the war.
He had to move to Thrace with other people.He met The Turkish soldiers there.Through Ali Resat influenced his father ‘s occupation he prefered living with the soldiers .He had lived with soldiers for two years.At this time The first World War started so Ali Reşat went to Çanakkale (Galipoli) Front with the soldiers.
Ali Reşat always admired to soldiers and he wanted to war with soldiers.The Turkish soldiers gave him military uniform but they didn’t give him a gun because of being too young.The soldiers had looked after him so Ali Reşat wanted to pay back in the war.
One night under shootout , one of the handgrenade fell down next to Ali ReĹ&#x;at and he immediately threw it back to enemies front .It hit the target.The Turkish soldiers noticed that Ali ReĹ&#x;at was really good at hitting the nail on the head.
After that Ali Reşat was the resposible for throwing hand grenade in the war.Although he was young ,he was very succesful and well-known amoung the soldiers.Ali Reşat was so happy that He could help the soldiers who had looked after him.After that time Everybody called him “handgrenade thrower”
Under shootout Ali Reşat was wounded on his two legs and lung.He had to keep away for four weeks from the front but he never gave up to war.He was wounded several times bu he insisted on going back to front.Because of his bravely,he became “sergeant” in the war. Unfortunately Nobody got any information about what happened to Ali Reşat at the end of the war but he occured in Turkish History as a brave hero.
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