Black Guerrilla Family

Leadership with all its complexities is magnified in significance in the dynamic and dangerous environment of combat. In a Marine Corps University guided discussion outline on combat leadership, combat is defined succinctly as “engaging the enemy with individual or crew served weapons; being exposed to direct or indirect enemy fire; and otherwise undergoing a high probability of direct contact with enemy personnel and firepower, to include the risk of capture.” On a more personal level this…

In this passage the author, an American Soldier, uses many rhetorical strategies such as; imagery, chronological order, and perspective which all show how uncomfortable it is to be living the lifestyle of an American soldier in Iraq. His rhetorical strategies help set the scene, and explain his experiences and perspective, while he fights for his own country. Through out the passage the author uses a vivid sense of imagery to elucidate his experience. His clear descriptions such as “living with…

The Vietnam War took place from 1954 to 1973. The United States became involved in this war because of the fear of communism spreading though out South East Asia. Throughout the war the American people started losing support because of all the men we were losing. All of the troops were finally pulled out of Vietnam, but not before the U.S. lost more than 58,000 soldiers. The movie Letters Home from Vietnam shows real film from the war, and shows what the American troops really endured. The title…

reaching effects the youth of the United States that served their country over seas. The average age of a soldier fighting in Vietnam was twenty years old. This was the generation of young men who should have been entering the work force, starting families, and finishing college degrees. Instead, they became a generation of young men who were traumatized by the war, with nowhere to turn. All because of a government who refused to acknowledge the brutalities of the war when training its soldiers,…

The fictional short story "The Things They Carried” was written by Tim O'Brien and published in 1990. The short story gives you more of a personal view in the day to Day life of a soldier during the Vietnam War. The story is a very descriptive piece that allows you to feel in touch with the characters in the novel. "The Things They Carried" starts off with introduction of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. Cross seems to be a very disturbed character in the sense that he is infatuated with a college…

The Bertuli Story It is known that passing stories down from one family member to another keeps the memories alive. The same can be said for those who have served in our military. Getting personal information from someone who has experienced that part of life can be so important in keeping those memories, both good and not-so-good alive. In interviewing Mr. Leonard Bertuli, a United States Marine from Mark, IL, my partner Seth Carlson and I learned more about his life before entering military,…

definition of Agent Orange. I would like to use this source in my research paper because it states what Agent Orange was made of and some type of side effects. In “In Country” it talks a lot about Agent Orange because one vet has many “problems”,, and one family member keeps on blaming it on Agent Orange. So with this information I want to see if the vet was really affected by Agent…

What A Soldier Carries Nowadays very few authors of fictional writings decide to use the mixture of fact and fiction in order to demonstrate the main ideas and themes of their writings. In the fictional novel The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien, O’Brien used the mixture of fact and fiction to demonstrate what the soldiers had to carry in and after the Vietnam War, and how these things affected their actions. The Things They Carried is a two hundred thirty three page novel that…

How far would you go for your country. Would you give your life for a outcome you’re not even sure about. That's what the brave soldiers at valley forge did. In this essay i will explain to you my reasoning on why i would have quit at the battle of valley forge and why you should have quit too. There are three main reasons why you should quit the war. Lots of people died in the war who's to say you won't be one of them. Terrible living conditions. Not only those two reasons but you have a low…

Unconventional Warfare (UW) is a concept that puzzles a lot of people. Due to its large and complex mechanism, UW is not an easy task to define or understand. To comprehend UW principles can take a form of formal and informal education. Lack of knowledge makes people uncomfortable, especially if they supposed to be a subject matter experts on this particular topic. Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) exposed me to UW during Robin Sage training. UW concept and some of its activities were…