101st Airborne Division

Congressman Brooks Hays and Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Mann ask the organized government for help from a telegram to President Dwight Eisenhower. President Eisenhower changes between 1,100 and 1,200 organized troops of the 101st Airborne Division and puts 10,000 National Guardsmen on duty. (www.arkansas.com) Fifty years later - The courageous efforts of the Little Rock Nine are celebrated as one of the most defining chapters in Little Rock's history, and as one of the earliest victories…

normalcy in Nineveh Province Iraq in 2003. Three Strategy Goals Of MG David H. Petraeus three strategy goals, the first was to provide a secure environment. The City of Mosul is in the Nineveh Province of Northern Iraq. The general guided the 101st Airborne Division into Mosul only to find the city in ruins. Most of the Provinces infrastructure was in disarray. Public utilities were nonexistent. Opportunities for the local nationals to earn an income did not exist. Petraeus needed to…

served in WWI, my grandfathers served in the U.S. Army and Navy respectively during WWII, and my father served in the Air Force during Vietnam. My Grandfather Gemmer was one of Colonel William O. Darby’s original Rangers, after serving in the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. I remember visiting his home and admiring all of his “war trophies” hanging on the…

yesterday the State barred 9 Negro students from an all white high school here yesterday. Fully armed soldiers had guns over their shoulder. They were here yesterday and here today protecting the colored students from a angry mob of 400 white students. The White students were screaming, yelling, and shouting “Go Home Niggers we don’t want or need you here. The Colored student replied with a smart attitude “we will enter the all white school tomorrow and again and again”. Governor Faubus said in…

time, society has learned to understand soldiers’ experiences. In World War II, the success of the American military created a positive attitude towards soldiers that did not account for their struggles. One example is the fame that the 101st Airborne Division Easy Company gained through films such as the Band of Brother series. Their glorification in Band of Brothers shows how World War II soldiers were seen as great heroes and victors and not completely understood for the struggles they…

The Russian adopted German’s Blitzkrieg Doctrine and scream across Poland with 300 Division and cut off Oil supplies from Germany. Germany has been in retreat since the D-Day landings and the end was insight. Hitler knew this and devised “Ardennes Offensive”, in a last effort to break the Allied assault and split Montgomery’s Corps in the…

out the National Guard on September 4th to prevent the enrollment at Little Rock's Central High School of the nine American black students who had sued for the right to attend the whites-only facility. Eisenhower deployed elements of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to protect the students. Even though they had to pass through a crowd that harassed them on the first day and the entire school year, the nine students were able to attend classes. Students in North Carolina, Tennessee, and…

President Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote this speech after the outbreak of white mobsters in Little Rock, AK. In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Brown in the Brown vs Board of Education case, unanimously deciding that segregated schools were “Inherently unequal” and laws that segregated schools were unconstitutional. But, before I go into depth on the speech, let me explain a little bit more on why it was needed. In 1957 the Little Rock Board of Education implemented the first chapter in…

General Patton and the Battle of the Bulge Mission command is an important part of what makes a military leader successful. It is not easy to accomplish but will lead to victory when done well. Mission command can be broken down into six sub-categories consisting of, mutual trust, create shared understanding, provide a clear commander’s intent, exercise disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk. During the Battle of the Bulge General George S. Patton was in charge of…

The Siege of Bastogne took place in Germany in the year of 1944. Also known as the Battle of the Bulge. The reason it was called the Battle of the Bulge was due to the Germans built a bulge, or a wall to block things, and pushed through the American lines. It was fought between American and German forces. The battle took place in the course of seven days from December 20th to the 27th. The Germans gained access to American lines and began to impersonate them. Which made it difficult for the…