Few Good Men” two marines, Lance Corporal Dawson and Private Downey, are accused of murdering another marine, Private Santiago, at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Both men a suggesting that they are not guilty of murdering Private Santiago. Downey and Dawson said they were ordered by their platoon leader Lieutenant Kendrick to give Private Santiago a “Code Red”. A term used to describe physical and emotional abuse inflicted on a recruit who is seen lazy or violates marine code. Santiago could
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Starting this coming August, I will be enrolled in Naval ROTC at the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. After completing four years of schooling there, I will seek my commission as an officer in the Navy. My experience in the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps over the past two years has shaped me into the young man I have become. The organization has been extremely valuable in getting me this far in the process of becoming a Naval Officer. Even though I will no longer be a cadet
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Sousa was a very successful musician. He wrote music, conducted it, and work on the behind the scene things in music that make performance so much better. The characteristics and skills that helped Sousa become successful are determination, decision making skills, and music skills. Sousa was very determination this lead him to a lot of success. For example the author states, “ As the leader of the Sousa Band Sousa was very busy. “. Also the author states, “ The band stayed popular for almost forty
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A Man and His Rifle- Jarhead Jarhead: Noun, “slang for Marine due to the high-n-tight haircut that resembles a jar. The man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war, and afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory and he believes he’s finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands-love a woman, build a house, change his son’s diaper-his hands remember the rifle and the power the rifle proffered” (Swofford 123). That sentence explains the book or at least the
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because of his quick thinking. Marines along the Matanikau were being surrounded by a much larger Japanese force. Puller takes action and rushes his men to shore as he signals a US Navy Destroyer to provide cover fire while rescue crafts load up the Marines to pull back. Lewis Puller was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for his actions. Puller also received his 3rd Navy Cross in the Battle for Henderson Field. Puller along with his 1st Battalion 7th Marines and an Army Infantry Regiment
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Artillery Lessons Learned in Ia Drang SFC Byron Allred, SFC Tenny Niupulusu, SFC Lloyd Paige, SFC Terrance Retch SLC #13D 001-16 Fort Sill NCO Academy During the Vietnam Conflict, the Viet Cong forces were in nominal control of most of the countryside by 1965 and had established military infrastructure in the Central Highlands, to the Northeast of the Saigon region. The Vietnamese forces have been operating in this area since they fought and defeated the French approximately a decade
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How did these heroes survive this great battle? How did the Japanese almost get what they wanted? How did the Allied forces help the U.S. win the battle? The Battle of the Coral Sea was about the Japanese wanting to take New Guinea and both sides of the battle had strategic plans which used planes and ships to advance their forces and try to accomplish their goals. The Battle of the Coral Sea started with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The following events were revenge on Japan because of their
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1.) After careful review of SGT Travis' records and from previous experiences with the soldier, it would be a honor to recommend SGT Travis for entry into the Warrant Officer Procurement Program as a Network Management Tech (255N), Informations Systems Tech (255A), or Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Tech (353T). He has more than proven himself with his hard work, diligence, and constant professional growth and has earned the right to compete for warrant officer selection. 2.) During
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Aiming to grasp the concept of air mobility as a component of warfare, The United States Army created the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) at Fort Benning, Georgia in February 1963. The objective was to bring Infantry into battle as fast as possible using helicopters. In June 1964, Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore, Jr., took command of one battalion of the 11th Air Assault Division, he trained them for over a year and by July 1965 the Pentagon gave the order to rename the 11th Air Assault Division
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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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