United States Army

making the highly effective medicine on an industrial scale. Even though there were many changes in warfare, one problem that didn't change was the time between when a soldier was wounded and when he would be operated on by a surgeon. In the British Army, the average time was 14 hours. With the use of a penicillin dressing, the chance of a wound getting infected was significantly reduced and survival chances dramatically increased. By increasing the chances of survival for those wounded, the…

the superintendent of West Point on June 1, 1919; Chief of Staff; Field Marshall of the Philippines; Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces; then Commander of U.S. Forces in Korea, General Dougal MacArthur demonstrated capability and potential of the Army Core Values and Warrior Ethos. His drive and ambition occurred in the heart of the Philippines. General MacArthur’s journey…

placed on women’s ability to “keep up” with men in regards to their physical abilities. The Army Physical Fitness Test comprises of two minutes of both push-ups and…

fairly small family with only two siblings, Henry S. Lyon and James W. Lyon. His mother , Lydia Anna Lyon, and his father a military man named Captain Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. Because of his father’s military career, Lyon’s family moved across the United States throughout his childhood. When Lyon’s family was stationed at Watertown Arsenal, near Massachusetts, He then realized that he had an interest in science. This is when he first began collecting animals and insects from the local area. From…

Many young people enlisted to join the army. They did not have any power so they did not have any way to resist signing. Those that enlisted also did not have hope to go to college or were poor. It was like being penalized rather than fighting for pride and passion for the United States. It was also looked at as only the smartest and fittest would survive this deadly war (Baskir & Strauss, 8). This eventually…

Written by Tim O 'Brien, “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home,” is a nonfictional story of a soldier as he battles the physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional challenges that come with being on the frontline of war as an American soldier. With his personal account and presentation of events from a sensate perception, O 'Brien takes the readers through the pain and fear that many American soldiers went through as they fought during the Vietnam War. Its sheer rawness…

responsibility. I am responsible for my actions that is also something I learned being in the Army. Therefore accountability is much more than just being dependable it also implies being responsible for one’s actions, knowing that when serving my country is important for others to know that I am a soldier they can count on and know that I am dependable and responsible. In fact when I first join the army I knew that my main mission was to serve my country and along the way I learn that I was also…

aircraft. Knowing the capabilities of the enemy as well as your own is a big part of executing realistic tactics training. Your post well stated the importance of realistic tactics training. Realistic tactics training does give our minds a fall back state to default to when we may have many other external stressors present. When you do not have to use all your brain power to accomplish an action you execute things more timely. Time you will most likely need when engaging the enemies we could…

Every day, we are influenced by something or someone that has a lasting effect on our lives. Some people are influenced by their teachers, others by family members. It can be anyone who has made an influential impact in some way in your life. There have been many people in my life who have great significance in the molding of my view of life in a positive manner. To me my mother is the most important person in my life, growing up as a single mother. She raised me to be a successful, responsible,…

"This is what you've been waiting for -- search and destroy -- and you've got it.” This quote, spoken by one of the superior United States officer, is what started the My Lai Massacre. The My Lai Massacre was a time of terrible violent outbreak in the Vietnam War in 1968. It was a time of great pain, and showed the United States a lot about the soldiers. Nothing would ever be the same after the My Lai Massacre. On March 16 of 1968, a group of soldiers charged the My Lai Hamlet believing it to…