Buffalo Soldier

If I had to describe myself with just one aspect about my life it would be when I decided to join the military. I’m sharing this aspect of my life because it is unique to me and not many other people have the military as part of their lives. Less than one-half of 1% of the U.S. population is serving in the military right now. Joining the Army was one of the most life changing experiences I’ve had so far in my life. In my time since joining I have learned a lot and met many people from all walks…

soldiers get scared in The Red Badge of Courage, but learning that others are scared to fight brings Henry a new found drive in fighting: hate. He hates the enemy, he wants to fight, and Henry aims to win. Courage can always be found in the strangest for these soldiers whether in letters or a photo because this is the reality that drives them to return home. Courage is not always an easy thing to come by, especially in war, and Crane does an amazing job depicting this in the realest sense…

Women in combat: Imagine being woken up by shouting and exceptionally loud gun shots. Not understanding what is happening, you look to your left where normally a friend and a roommate would lay in their cot, however they are nowhere to be found. Taking a moment to pounder the situation, and remembering that new recruits just arrived a few days ago, you start to believe that maybe it was just one of them misfiring their weapon. Rolling over and beginning to get comfortable again when suddenly…

I will introduce the cadets to leadership skills, drill and ceremonies, inspections, customs and courtesies, and Army traditions. These helps the cadet succeed in the future. I train, coach, and mentor my cadets in what we call the 21st Century Soldiers Competencies. I bring my enthusiasm for the military into the classroom environment, while showing them how it is relevant to their lives. It is important for me to set high standards of performance for our cadets and myself, high expectation for…

that this is a choice without reservation or purpose of avoidance. Locally, the effect of this choice is all around us; there are over three thousand soldiers in the Montana National Guard. The army instills multiple creeds and acronyms into all its up- and- coming soldiers, in attempts to have them know these codes for many years to come. Soldiers are taught manners, how to do their job and duties, and to work their hardest to be their best. The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the…

unique set of standards and ethical values that embody each person that accepts the calling to serve for the country. These standards come from five essential characteristics of a profession: expertise, trust, development, values and service. The Soldiers and leaders within the Army profession demonstrate these characteristics every day to the public by defending the nation and protecting their freedom. The civilian population relies on professions to…

known as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraq Freedom. Since the beginning, there has been over 1.5 million troops deployed to the region (Savitsky, Illingsworth, & Dulaney, 2009). It does not matter what the job is, the chances that a soldier will experience a form of trauma is almost guaranteed. It was no different for Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft. In her book, Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital, she discusses the trauma that she experienced in her seven…

Not only the simile refers the man as the devil, but the ‘devil’s sick of sin’ to express he is same as the devil who is feeling worthless and wishing to escape hell. Since the soldier’s face is demonstrated this way, the line indicates that the soldier is questioning the reasons why he is at war. In addition, the use of his simile can convey how a devil can be appalled by his sight. The effective language and imagery enhances the horror of war, reinforcing the image of a man dying from a gas…

A veteran comes back from the war in Vietnam. Some people thank him for his services and some people dishonor him for what he did in the war.Many people treat veterans with disrespect because of what they did during their time in combat or even what they did when they came back. Returning veterans or people get treated with either honor, mental help, or with disrespect but mostly disrespect and mental help. Odysseus thinks he will be accepted walking in the castle he once lived in but, he has a…

Introduction Wilfred Owen joined the army in 1915, where he fought on the Western front, experiencing shellshock. Owen developed his war poetry by getting inspiration from Siegfried Sassoon who was a poet himself. (bbc.co.uk) Rupert Brooke was also a soldier who fought In World war 1, but did not experience it fully, due to his death in 1915, when the war was not over at all. Through the poems of Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke, form, structural devices, figurative language, and sound devices…