Fort Benning

While I researched different colleges, I found that there were a lot of differences between them. Some colleges are are 4-year commitments and some are only 2 years. While one college may only offer a masters and bachelors degree in one major, another college may only offer an associate's. College is very expensive and tuition is rising dramatically each year which is why I would also like to join the Navy and get a free education. Although I would have to go to a college that offers NROTC…

life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? I am an alumnus of the Infantry Officers Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia; there is at statue there which is called Follow Me! It represents the traits, values and virtues of our soldiers and leaders from 1775 to the present, these are Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and…

Band of brothers is an accurate historical show that really shows what it was like to be in World War. The TV show is revolved all around the 506th regiment. The name of this young group of soldiers was called Easy Company. At the beginning of the movies you would have never thought what they would have become by the end of the movie. The TV shows first episode starts off at the soldiers. Training camp. The training is located at camp Toccoa. The leader of this young group during the first…

the tail end of WWI these two units were disbanded between wars. Reactivation of these units was seen during the years leading up to war. The Army developed a school specifically designed to teach this new form of war, “Jump School” was born. Fort Benning, Georgia “The Home of the Infantry,” became the home to the U.S. Army Airborne School. Easy Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division was a completely experimental group. Comprised completely of volunteers, the Army wanted…

The Schofield Barracks in Hawaii was named after him after his death. The farthest he got in his career with regards to rank was lieutenant general. He is still remembered for a quotation that all cadets at West Point, Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, and the United States Air Force Academy are supposed to memorize. This quotation was from his graduation address to the class of 1879 at West Point. Basically, this quotation was that harsh treatment of soldiers would only cause…

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.. The definition of unscathed, according to Webster, is without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. I sometimes wonder if this just means physically or does in include emotional wounds. Not saying that I have been scathed by anything I have been through or conquered, I’m just wondering. The definition of a combat veteran, according to me, is a beer drinking, flag flying, barbequing American. It isn’t someone who…

seven weeks after that we will do physical activities everyday three times a day”. I said to him “Well, have fun with that while I am sitting on the couch eating chips”. After the fifteen minutes were up Seth had to leave he was being flown to Fort Benning, Georgia for the start of his new life. Saying goodbye to him was the hardest part even though I would see him at Christmas I was going to miss his goofiness, bad soccer skills, and the fact that he’s not going be around all the…

During World War II a movement began. This movement was largely known as the Double Victory or Double V movement. It was used by the African American community who had been downtrodden to gain equal rights. In hopes of gaining equal rights blacks joined the war effort in any way that they could. May that be supply transport or flying a plane, they gave what they had to America through the war. During their enlistment Blacks faced intense discrimination, arguably worse there than back home. Black…

On March 2, 1917, President Wilson issued a declaration of war against Germany, officially entering World War I that he pledged to keep the country out of. To achieve maximum strength to fight against the Germans, The U.S mobilized the whole nation for war with a draft that including Americans of all races. Many blacks contested World War I, arguing why fight for democracy in Europe while African Americans remain second class citizens in the United States. Others believed that if blacks served…

Sammy L. Davis saved his fellow soldiers by swimming across a river on an air mattress with a broken back, rib, shrapnel and gunshot wounds on top on not knowing how to swim from the start. (Anderson, Medal of Honor recipient shares story with Fort Benning Troops) This reminded me closely of the tale of Beowulf and the dragon. Beowulf was injured to the point of death and still slain the dragon and gave what we would call today the ultimate sacrifice. Beowulf changed the definition of heroism.…