War. What is war some may ask? William Orville Hickok describes it as “terrible” and hard to explain to someone “that has never been there before”. Try to imagine standing in the desert alongside your best friends when hundreds and hundreds of rockets, called MLRS , go flying over your head and explode. The sound is so powerful that it breaks the sound barrier, which sends a chill up and back down your spine. When you hear it, it sounds like thunder that has traveled from one end of the sky to
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The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford…” Rainsford and Zaroff knew that they were about to battle. Consequently, they both knew that their lives were on the line. Then Rainsford started thinking that if he didn’t win, this savage man killer would continue his cruel acts. “General, you are outmatched, I have the knife you gave to me at the start of this
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the United States (US) plans to continue to deploy the US military to assist in humanitarian and disaster relief, significant investment toward training and planning for that mission is needed. On Sept. 16th 2014 the White House announced that it would send over 3,000 US military personnel to assist in the Ebola Response in Liberia. These troops were deployed from and commanded by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) (1). The military teams built 11 Ebola treatment units (ETU), 9 of which never
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America--- Home of the Brave, Land of the Free Have you ever taken the time to think about what the army men and women do for us. They leave their families behind for days, months, and even years at a time. Do you know how much you LOVE Christmas, the army might even miss their Christmas fighting for our freedom. Love your birthday? Think about the army men and women who miss their families over their birthday and a family birthday. The usual day for us is wake up, go to school and come
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I spent five years of my life serving my country. I always wanted to join the military for as long as I can remember. I honestly believed I would make a career out of it. Fairly early into my enlistment, I realized it would not be my final career choice. I was being told what to do every second of the day, wearing the same uniform every day and physical training before the first flicker of the sunlight in the morning. I also hated being thousands of miles away from my family and friends. This
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Many people believe mandatory public service is necessary to support the country and to socialize the young. The best well known public service in America is serving in the military, especially the young generation, but should it be mandatory is still a controversial topic. Despite the fact that public services would benefit both volunteer and the community, it still has its opposite side that could be a barrier between the volunteer and their service. Therefore, public services should attract the
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create unit cohesion and make sure that every single soldier is trained and ready for anything that could possibly happen, unlike the faulty procedures that ensued at the Battle of Big Hole. Colonel Gibbon, when contrasted against what is taught about military leadership today, does not sparkle or stand out in any way. Moreover, if he were a leader in the Army today there would be no way on Earth that anything to do with this battle would have been regulated, permitted, or okay in way: the world is becoming
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with the other soldiers who have passed. They were allowed to have a wife, but they weren't allowed to live with her. At age 30, they became full citizens of Sparta, provided they had served respectable. They were required to continue serving the military, until
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I joined the Republic Army I would get to see him and fight beside him. I stepped up and stated my name “ Henry O'Brien” to the sergeant and the sergeant told me to go to the stand with the rest of the group. Memories of my brother, joining the military came back to me and I was
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The British had a war plan or strategy on how to defeat the Colonists in the south. At first their plan succeeded, and then later it would fail. They started off by conquering southern cities and towns, two of which were Savannah and Charles Town. Later, Loyalist bands would roam the backcountry and destroy Patriot farms killing men, women, and children. To slow the British down, the Patriots used a technique called guerrilla warfare. Guerillas are fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run
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