Iraqi Army

The Draft has been present in American history since the 1940’s when men were drafted during both periods of peacetime and periods of conflict in order to fill the vacancies within the United States Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means. And though the draft was ended when the United States Armed Forces transitioned to an all-volunteer military force the possibility of the US bringing conscription back is overwhelmingly high. Although, it may be possible that in critical…

The Vietnam War was a very difficult time in history for many people. Many good soldiers were lost in the war and others that came home were traumatized by what they lived in the war. Many of the families of the soldiers were happy to see them back when the war was over. Other families were devastated because of their loss but, they remembered them as honorable veterans. The Vietnam War brought a great change in American society because it was the first war that was televised. Many people as…

Telling a true war story is very hard, most of the time people can't actually recall every detail of their time in the war. In Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, he goes over what it was like to fight on the front lines overseas in the Vietnam War. The physical and emotional stress and tension of being there, witnessing horrifically dramatic scenes made it very hard to physically remember what had happened there. Telling a war story is an art, you have to paint the images into the…

The Army life is one of service, not to one’s self, but to a nation and to their brothers and sisters in arms.It couldn’t be more perfectly stated, “Professional Soldiers are volunteers…bonded with comrades in a shared identity and culture of sacrifice and service” (pg. 4). This brings us right into the topic of the HR sergeant and their roles in the Army as a profession of arms. When most civilians think of the military they…

The Things They Carried Essay In the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, the soldiers carried many things during the war that were linked to the person they were. The story takes place in 1960’s during the Vietnam war, and is a collection of short stories by Tim O’Brien who was drafted into the war in his early twenties. The book is based on events and emotions that affected him during the war, and in the first chapter he writes about all of the things that the men carried in Vietnam.…

"""Today we fight, tomorrow we celebrate!"" Because we had a slim chance of surviving, seeing our families again, or staying healthy. I would have quit at Valley Forge. To begin, there was miniscule hope at Valley Forge, we weren't prepared, i'll clothed, and unmotivated. Some me signed up to volunteer for one or two years, although, many men only volunteered for about nine months, before they went home, countless others deserted. (Left without permission) This left Washington with ill trained…

A journey is defined as a path an individual makes either from one place to another. It can vary from a hiking trip, to the Appalachian Mountains to a child growing up from an abusive home and going to college. Journeys both embark a change typically physically and mentally to an individual. The former Vietnam veteran Jimmy Cross in The Things They Carried and the Doctor in The Use of Force both portrayed a weak sense of responsibility in the short term, but their intentions and growth in the…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a diagnosis made by doctors on a regular basis for patients who have suffered major traumas such as a car accident. Similarly, Charley experiences traumatic events throughout war. Charley is a 15-year-old boy who lives in Winona, Minnesota with his mother and brother. He sees an opportunity to fight in a war and takes it immediately, hoping to prove himself a man. As a result of the war, Charley has changed physically, mentally, and emotionally. First,…

Soldiers returning home For veterans, the war does not end on the battlefield. Mental illnesses such as PTSD and depression follow men and women into their homes, affecting their daily lives. In the article “Soldiers returning home are faced with a heartbreaking problem most people don’t understand” from Business Insider, Sebastian Junger states his symptoms of short term PTSD. When Junger returned home, he experienced lack of interest in things he once enjoyed. The switch from war to home was…

It is utterly obvious that the topic of war is a repetitive one. Although, it is almost always agreed that the many hardships of war will cause the people to get involved, whether it’s the soldier themselves or the family and friends of the soldiers. This can be devastating because war is hard on more people than just the soldiers. Most of these effects can be looked at through pictures, writing, poetry, and all other forms of expression. Although Donald Bruce Dawe and Wilfred Owen, the writers…