Infantry

HISTORY AND OUTCOME In 1846 near a border traced by a river, two neighbors went to war. The fighting between the United States and Mexico, began near the Rio Grande and raged deep into the heart of the Mexican nation. From the shores of the pacific to the Gulf Coast of Veracruz. Mexico’s regular Army was three times as large as that of the United States, but the ranks where filled with inexperienced troops. The American troops near the border where commanded by a 61 year old named General…

In response to the D-Day Invasion, Germany has sent an all out offensive campaign through the Ardennes forest. Many believe this is a final all or nothing effort, in an attempt to overpower the Allied forces and overtake their supply stations. Running low on supplies, the Germans have a hail-mary effort to control ours, knowing if they cannot then the war will be over. The Germans have surrounded a town of Bastogne, which contains several trapped units of the US Army, including the 101st…

Rome wasn’t always so broken, it used to be a beautiful place. But soon Rome fell, people call this the “Fall” of Rome. Rome didn’t fall for just one reason, but it did fall for many reasons. To start off, we have foreign invasions. Many times Rome was attacked by foreign invaders. An example of foreign invaders are the Huns. In document D Roman historian, Ammianus Marcellinus writes about the Huns and how they live and how they were strong to invade Rome. In the document it states, “The Huns…

wet Right many a nipperkin!” The speaker’s language is informal throughout this stanza to demonstrate the kind of person the speaker is. The speaker is just an ordinary guy who would have enjoyed having a beer with the man he shot. “But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot him…

This story is about my grandpa moving his family from Angola, Africa to New York, U.S.A. My grandparents lived in Africa for many years. My father and aunt were born there. They had a happy life in Africa. My grandpa made a good living as an electrical engineer, and he could never imagine leaving Angola. He loved the country and the place where he lived. Sadly, civil war came to threaten Angola. Many signs pointed to the fact that he would have to leave. God opened the doors so my grandpa could…

I began to run with my rifle in front of me. I went directly across the beach to try to get to the seaway. In front of me was part of the II6th Infantry, pinned down and lying behind beach obstacles. They hadn't made it to the seaway. I kept screaming at them, 'You have to get up and go! You gotta get up and go!' But they didn't. They were worn out and defeated completely. There wasn't any time to help them. I continued across the beach. There were mines and obstacles all up and down the beach.…

Love can be written about and described in many different ways. The ancient Greek poet Sappho wrote multiple pieces of work which each tell a different story about love and adoration. A lot of the poems written by Sappho remain incomplete and although this may be a barrier for some, it acted as a motivation for me to infer what words could be missing. There were some beautiful passages written by Sappho but some were difficult to interpret. For example, poem 104a was the most difficult poem I…

When Bill Robinson was only 7 years old his grandmother raised him after the death of his parents. At age 5 years old Robinson began tap dancing for a living. He would soon drop out of school to pursue a career in the Art of Dance. In 1886, he joined the Mayme Remington’s troupe in Washington, D.C, and toured with them. In 1891, at the age of 12 years old Robinson joined a traveling company in the South before the War. in 1905 he worked with George Cooper as a vaudeville team, which…

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was a document written by Abraham Lincoln. This document stated all slaves are free in all areas that were in rebellion against the United States. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was involved in the Civil War which led the charge of Fort Wagner that became one of the most famous units during the Civil War because African Americans volunteered. As many African Americans were being a part of the North many of them were joining the Union Army. With the…

as a medic to the 45th Infantry in 1942 during the invasion of Europe and spent the next two years of his life caring for wounded soldiers. He had very little training prior to being assigned as medic, so he had to learn on the job how to treat wounds. In his book he traces the path of the 45th Infantry Division, in which General Patton described as “one of the best, if not the best division…