“I’ll tell you what,” the pirate smiled. “ Pick one member of your crew to take a flogging, and I’ll spare one member of your crew for every lash they take.” “I’ll do it-” I started to say. “No, no Captain.” The pirate’s smile broadened. “That wasn’t the deal. I’m not going to break your valuable skin. Pick one. Or I’ll kill them all.” “Savage, would you mind?” I sighed. If anyone in my crew could take a flogging, it was Savage. Savage stepped forward to the pirate. “Very good Captain. Now let’s
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The United States Marine Corps is known as the world’s best fighting force. To be more specific, the Marine Corps is an expeditionary force. They are designed to be capable of assaulting foreign shores and establishing a beachhead.1 The Marine Corps is highly centered on the man on the ground, meaning every role in the Marine Corps exists to support the infantry. Over the entire course of the Marine’s illustrious history, their main operational goal has changed little, but the way they carry out
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In fact, I remember my Company 1st Sergeant and CO "lessened battalion charges" for two under-aged Alpha Company Marines for purchasing five cases of Jameson Whiskey; destruction of DC hotel property, and the solicitation of alcohol to several under-aged girls from American University -- that resulted with him being "meritoriously promoted" for "boosting company morale." Meanwhile, other Black Minority Marines who committed lesser offenses received battalion maxed punishment; forfeiture of rank,
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At times, history and policy change meet at a single time in a single place to shape the Marine Corp’s unending pursuit for equality. So it was at in 1868 when Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin adopted the Eagle Globe and gave the Corps a unifying symbol. So it was nearly a century ago when females where included into the ranks of our illustrious Corps. So it should be soon, the Marine Corps reverse its course, and enables Marines with tattoos that are grandfathered to enjoy the privilege to serve in
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things other than enemy ships. There was also a threat of torpedoes, which in that time were called floating mines. Some torpedoes blew up as soon as the ship hit them. The torpedoes were usually covered with tin or wooden cases (Trudeau 1). In the Battle of Mobile Bay, there were tones and tones of torpedoes in the water, so Farragut had to watch for these to protect his crew. At one
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Robert Smeethile hated ship rides, and Robert Smeethile was me. I was on a ship, going to Mr. John Sutter's mill to tell him information about our deal about wood supply. The trip was taking five months now and I was getting pretty bored. People in the ship were dressed up as if they were going to go to work in the forest and had strange tools and machines. I wondered what this was all about. But I only wanted to tell Mr. Sutter all my stuff and go right back to my home in England. Then, all of
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through battles and strategic warfare that he experiences aboard the submarine. The reader is brought alongside Schaeffer as he learns the ins and outs of these boats, and we are given vivid detail to the inside mechanical workings. Schaeffer and his fellow crew become brothers as they are guided by their commander through various ship attacks, aerial assaults, and depth charges. At one point, the crew alongside Schaeffer manages to sink 36,000 tons of enemy ships. Schaeffer faces many battles that
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The incidents that occurred on-board the USS Cole and USS Vincennes were very complex. In both situations, the commanding Officers of the ships had to make split second decisions in a war environment. Commander Kirk Lippold of the USS Cole was the commanding Officer when Al Qaeda terrorists piloted an explosives-filled rubber boat into the side of the USS Cole. The crew of the Cole followed US Naval rules of engagement and it was later determined that Commander Lippold had done everything he could
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On January 30, 1933, Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. On September 1, 1939, WWII started. It wasn’t until the year of 1943 that my grandpa, Donald Hart, joined the US Navy. My grandpa was on USS LST 717. LST 717 and all of its crew participated in two operations, both in 1945. LST 717 began its way down the Ohio River into the Mississippi River. On the same day that the ship left, he was assigned auxiliary steering and started his lessons as a Helmsman. Once they reached New Orleans,
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The victim is thrashing in the deep frigid water, and it's up to me to save him. Lifeguards don't actually run in slow motion Once I've got a hold of him, I grab the rescue line and hold it up above the water and the lifeguard on the beach begins to reel us in. We zoom toward the shore like a human water-ski. This is real-life lifeguard-drilling, a workout much more vigorous and far less bouncy than anything I've ever seen on Baywatch. This sturdy crew of guards on Saltaire, Fire Island, a beach
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