| Samantha Smith was a ten year old girl who was
very brave at her age. Samantha had worried about Russia and the
United States gettting into a nuclear war. She wondered if they would
votte to have a war or not, or if they planed on not to have the war what
were they going to do? Samantha was tired of just wondering and not
getting an answer so she decided to write a letter to Mr. Andropov (Soviet
leader) asking for peace.
Samantha wrote this letter with a lot of courage
hoping to get a reply soon. Sam had heard nothing for about three
weeks. About a week had gone by and she recieved a letter the mail.
It read:
"Samantha Smith Manchester, Maine USA
"Dear Samanthat Smith, I recieved your letter, which is like many
others that have reached me recently form your country and from other
countries around the world.
It seems to me - I can tell by your letter- that you are courageous
and honest girl, resembling Becky, the friend of Tom Sawyer
in the famous book of your compatriot Mark Twain. This is well known
and lead in our country by all boys and girls."
This question was one of the most important of those every
thinking man can pose. The soviet Union tried to everything poissble
so that there would be no nuclear war. No wants war!
Samanthat was invited to go to there country if her parents would
let her.
News reporters were all around her front lawn. On July 7,
1983 Sam left to go to Moscow. She she spent two weeks doing many attivities.
Throughout her entire trips was followed her every step.
Samantha then was tobecome a moive star. as she would head off
to Hollywood where she would take part in the movie Lime street as she
wold play part as Rober Wagner's daughter.
On the day of August 25, 1985 samanthat andr father were flying
back to maine a had been filming a part o the Lime street show in london.
On the approach to Auburn, MAine the plane missed the runway by 200
yards and crashed into the nearby woods. Everyone on board, including
six other passengers and the crew, died. Samantha was 13.
The day of August 28 there was a funeral.there was many hundreds
of people that didnt even know her. People spoke and had speeches
about this amazing girl at only the age of 13.
REMEMBER SAMANTHA SMITH
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