Every person can become a hero in their lifetime, distinguish themselves in some way, live so well that even after their death, years later, people remember them with respect. This is exactly the kind of person Mikhail Petrovich Bobrovsky was. He was my fellow villager about whom I want to tell you. Mikhail Petrovich was born in 1922 in the village of Storozhevoe, graduated from the 7 years of the Storozhevskaya school. Then there were the years of service in the Soviet Army, which strated at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. It so happened that just before the war, Mikhail Petrovich completed pilot courses at the aeroclub, and expected to fly, which in those years strongly attracted young guys. However, fate decided otherwise. When the war began, M. P. Bobrovsky had to undergo retraining to become a machine gunner. In March 1943, Mikhail Petrovich Bobrovsky was sent to the frontlines. It was in the machine-gun unit of the 240th rifle division of the 842 regiment that the veteran fought until the victorious year of 1945. Mikhail Petrovich fought on the Kursk bulge, participated in the liberation of the city of Budapest. The most difficult days, according to the veteran, were that of the battle of Kursk, when, according to his own metaphorical expression, " It seemed that everything was burning: both the earth and the sky." "I got lucky then," Mikhail Petrovich recalled, with tears in his eyes, " there were so many deaths nearby, but I remained alive." In January 1945, he was seriously injured and sent for treatment in the Dagestani city of Derbent. This was the end of the Great Patriotic War for the frontline soldier. After returning to his native village, Mikhail Petrovich worked on a collective farm. Then, he got married. Soon my grandfather was born. But in the post-war period, life did not become any easier, as it was necessary to restore the economy destroyed by the war. There were not enough men, so one had to work not only for himself, but also for those who did not return from the war. The war did not spare the soldier's health. In 2006, after a serious illness, Mikhail Petrovich died. In memory of the frontline soldier, his family keeps photos and awards: - the order of the Patriotic War of II degree, - the Zhukov medal, - the sign "Front-Line soldier 1941-1945", - the medal "Glory to the Heroes of the Battle of Kursk", - the medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", anniversary medals. What a strong, courageous, decent man he was. He went through his life with honor and dignity. He did not give up in the face of difficulties and troubles. He proudly went forward and always helped those who needed it.