The book The Things They Carried was written by Tim O’Brien it is a series of stories of him and his company in The Vietnam War. Tim describes a series of events that occurred during the war and then he explains how things are now for him and where his company is in this day in age. He talks about how people died in his company and how he killed someone with a grenade, he even described it in great detail. One death that he describes that was not from combat or anything from the war was Kiowa’s
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This text being another biography of Robert Gould Shaw, the author paints the image of a spirited leader that garnered unexpected national attention because of his story's’ context. He is one of the first White-American military commanders leading a platoon of Black-Americans. Shaw is a historical figure because he displayed what was socially wrong back then, racial equality. Shaw took part in the historical integration process of America, the creation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Using primary sources
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Successful Failure Micheal Stout 4 February, 2015 By and large, the inability to collect, report, process, disseminate, and act upon intelligence gathered by our military forces has been the cause of numerous failures in military operations. Operation Ivory Coast, a daring raid on the prisoner of war (POW) camp Son Tay during the Vietnamese war, was one such operation. Considered by many as a stunning tactical success, this mission was a failure from an intelligence standpoint, and the ultimate
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Kaffia Jones, a native of Beaufort, S.C. and now California resident, is being promoted brigadier general during a ceremony Sept. 10, 2011 in Atlanta. The promotion came while she was serving as Third Army/ARCENT G-6, communications, and commander of the 335th Signal Command. She was also the commander of the 505th Signal Brigade. Jones’ joining of the Army came different. A trip to the post office did it for her. While waiting in line she began to read all of the signs along the wall. One just
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AIT the Army send to Bamberg, Germany as my first duty station. Six month late after arrived in Germany and a really intense training my Brigade got deploy to Afghanistan. The Brigade spent a whole year in Afghanistan and during that year we as a platoon got a lot closer but we also had son bad moment. After the year was the Brigade moved back to Germany where I spent the next five-month travelling to different countries and meeting new people. One of the countries that I visit was France, Pairs,
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up with a plan of action to get her back on track. I would inform her that she is showing some warning signs of PTSD. I would then ask if she would like to speak with a chaplain or refer to Army community service for counseling. I would inform my Platoon Sergeant of the discussion that I had with my soldier, and inform them of my plan of action for the Soldier. While the Soldier is receiving help it is my responsibility as a leader to mentor and evaluate the Soldier’s progress. Honnugyug jbjbjb
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FITNESS SPC Holland, physical fitness is essential when performing our jobs to accomplish the mission. On the last APFT you participated in, you scored a 248. This is far below the 270 points expected of you, which is the minimum score outlined in the Platoon Vision. I understand you are not a good runner and still in recovery from your past injury. To remedy this, you should be giving each PT session 100% effort, as well as take it upon yourself to conduct PT on your own using the gyms, roads, and PT
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Pit Bulls are known for being dangerous and in many states the state government is try to pass a law to ban pit bulls.In this argument I stand against the ban I think that there should not be a ban on Pit Bulls or any other dog for that matter .I think this because pit bulls and other dogs are not born as dangerous or vicious. I don’t support the ban on Pit Bulls because the bread of a dog does not make a dog bad it is the owner any dog can be trained to be a good and helpful animal . I think
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Enforce Environmental Laws and Regulations Practical Exercise .Read the scenario. Using the information provided in the references and lesson, arrive with your best possible solution. You are a squad leader in “Sapper” platoon, Special Troop Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. Your unit will deploy to Afghanistan to conduct operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. One of your critical tasks in preparing for your deployment is to train your squad on the laws and regulations
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