82nd Airborne Division

The following day they would start heading south east ten miles, then turn east, at some point finding the rear echelon of the 28th Infantry Division. At First Battalions CP two of the TA-312’s rang, the OPLP’s checked in every hour on the hour, but they had checked in fifteen minutes ago. The Staff Duty NCO picked up the first line and the Staff Duty Officer picked up the second. Both men…

Week one started with a bit of a hiccup. The traveler’s DTS was not approved in a timely manner, resulting in a failed link up on Sunday to report to the course. After returning to base to modify the authorization, the travel was completed to report as required to attend the course. Although the travel was conducted, it was not without incident. A lengthy eight-hour delay due to inclement weather delayed the travel even further. Upon arrival at Ft. Bragg, the traveler reported to Pope Army…

Alvin Cullum York was born in the hills of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee near the city of Pall Mall on December 13, 1887. Alvin was born into a poor family of 13 people: Alvin's dad William Uriah York, Alvin's mom Mary Elizabeth York, and his 11 siblings. Living in an area where people though education wasn't important, York only received 9 months of schooling. After his father died when York was 24, he started working jobs to help his family out financially, and because of the stress, he…

were told of their fathers ventures and experiences expecting something along the same lines, only to realize that war had changed and would grow to have no clear lines. In WWI the only way to advance was forward, in WWII advances were made from airborne, amphibious and air assaults. These methods were in addition to to the traditional methods used in the first world war. Trenches the main form of war in WWI was seeing less and less use towards the end of the war due to the fact that there…

Roscoe Robinson, Jr., a St. Louis native, was born October 11, 1928 and died July 22, 1993. His wife was Mildred E. Sims, together they had a daughter, Carol Robinson Royal and a son, Capt. Bruce E. Robinson. He was an example and role model for many young black soldiers during his service of 34 years till now and is remembered as being the first black to rise to the rank of Army four-star general. Gen Roscoe served in the Vietnam and Korean war. He attended the United States Military Academy…

My Dad, My Inspiration The person who inspires me most in my family is my dad, Darrel Drumright. He is a very important person in my life. Once my siblings and I turned 14, he has tried to convince us to get a job, since he had a job before he turned that age. My dad feels that young people should have jobs to better appreciate where money comes from and the value of it. He worked hard to get his chiropractic degree. Even as a kid, he had always wanted to become some type of doctor. My dad…

Bob did not join the service to kill, but rather he told his mother that he’s joining to save lives instead of killing. By the time he was 18 he was attached with a marine division on his way to Okinawa Japan where some of the heaviest fighting had occurred. When his group landed Bob was rushing fervidly from injured marine to injured marine. He earned his medal of honor when the lieutenant had been injured on a ridge top and…

It took two and a half days to move all of the ships through the Canal Zone and no one was sure the Hornet would make it through, but she did. The original plan was to send two transport ships escorted by the USS Iowa. Admiral Meyer had a change of heart when he was told the USS Midway was back on line and ready for duty. The Midway could take over patrolling the West Coast and if there were any bugs to be worked out of her she was still close to home. It was full speed ahead once…

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 plan was to focus more on Germany, which was the more robust country in the continent. General Marshall knew at this point if this plan would work out then the effect on European currency would soar up the market ultimately increasing the influence of the United States. Germany and France knew that even if they agreed to this deal they were going to be considered as primus inter pares in the European continent. This was the first of many sacrifices that France would make. General…