Army National Guard

Doing one thing in your life can change your future forever. The one you do that changes your life could be for the good or for the bad. Paul and his friend made that one choice and it changed their lives for the worst. Paul and his friends are part of lost generation as a result of their decision to join the war, the deaths they suffer and the changes they face. The only reason they joined the war is because of their teacher Kantorek who told them to and how they will become the iron youth. In…

Sometime ago say 27 years ago, I had the privilege of being a part of a huge group of people who needed to get a huge project done by a certain date. This was a Navy project, for a new transient housing building. Just some back ground of what this was. In the military the men and women are always being sent to places for a short time for training, while at these different bases as they are called the men and women have to have a place to stay. Most of the time they will stay in what is called…

The more a soldier seeks solace in the trenches, the more the earth of his mind becomes riddled with trenches and scarred from fallen shells. When a soldier returns home, he leaves the battlefield, but the battlefield has scarred his mind, and his head remains foggy with gas. Erich Maria Remarque, Ernest Hemingway, and Wilfred Owen documented the harsh reality faced by a soldier. These poets and authors words describe how loss is not just physical for a soldier. Each work describes how through…

One Tin Soldier by The Original Caste is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter in the 1960s. It was first recorded by the Canadian pop group The Original Caste in 1969 and became one of the most popular songs in the early 1970s due to its powerful message and creative story line. This song tells the story of two neighboring nations, the more peaceful mountain kingdom and the war-like valley people who are fighting over the mountain people’s hidden treasures. This song has been seen…

Heather Perry’s Recycling the disabled, explores the mechanized, industrial production of turning disabled army veterans back into the depleted German workforce. Looking at army veterans during and after the First World War (1914-1918), Perry asserts that the “recycling of the disabled” was a combination of culture, medical and military processes. The War itself becomes the catalyst for this mobilization, creating a redefining of orthopedic medicine, economic reconstructing of the labor sector,…

Activity 2 War and patriotism seem to play a significant role in the United States laws and culture. It was insightful to learn as explained by Boris (nd) that “Following World War I, many soldiers who had been injured in Europe returned home. These war-related disabilities let to the passage of the Vocational Rehabilitation act of 1920” (p. 4). Throughout history, prior to this legislation, there is an implied callousness exhibited toward individuals with disabilities. However patriotic…

In the short story "The Things They Carried," all the soldiers physically carry heavy loads as well as emotional. Although they all have something interesting, one character stood out to me the most. Jimmy Cross, who is the Lieutenant of the Alpha Company, carries letters to remind him of the love he has for a girl back home named Martha. Jimmy would hold the letters and "imagine romantic camping trips into the white mountains in New Hampshire," (615) and think about what he could be doing…

Why do people feel ashamed for going to war? People feel shameful for things they possibly are not able to fix, but wish they could fix. Shame is a hard feeling to get over, especially if someone dies that you really care about and love. In the story, men and friends die, causing the other men to feel shameful for actions they did or did not do. Shame is a theme that is represented throughout the story The Things They Carried. The men face a lot of adversity but have to find a way to fight…

My uncle went to war once. He was gone for about year. Now he is in a position where if they were to take men into war he is one of the last they would ask. Also he goes around and talks to high school students that are thinking about joining the army. If we did not have our veterans we would not be free. If we were free then there would be major changes in how we are living today. My brothers friend went into the air force earlier this year. The other night i went into his room and his…

leadership is accepted by men ( and women!) to the extent that its warm, nurturing, and mutual. Women don't have the opportunity to help men survive and men don't have the opportunity to help women survive. People say that most women can't serve in the army because they need to take care of the children men can do what women do they just don't want to. Women and men are equal they can do what each other…