Kuwait

Getting the Call “Raging bull” is what came over the phone when I answered the call around lunch time on November the 6th 2003. On the other end of the line was the brigade AO, “SSG Carrier, I guess you have heard by now?” “Heard what sir?” I said. Actually I had, one of my younger Soldiers had called me stating that his mother had heard it on the news that the 1103rd was deploying to Iraq. And sure enough, I turned on the television in the armory and there it was on the 12 o’clock…

Politics are a constant throughout history, and many times intersect with war. As seen in the movie, “The Battle of Troy” the war began over an area of land called Hellespont. Even though some believe that Zeus started the war, it is more likely they were fighting over an area of land they both wanted. In both ancient civilizations they both wanted land and power which therefore began the battle that lasted for 10 years. Because this war went on for so long, there wasn’t much progress between…

Unfortunately, my professional environment is drastically different than the majority of this class. Working Department of Defense for the US military, either for the Army in Kuwait (Combat Support Associates) or Iraq (SOC), the Marines in Afghanistan (Triple Canopy), the Pueblo Chemical Depot for the Army (DOD) or the US Air Force Academy (Chenega) for the Air Force there are specific guideline to address the issue. All of the facilities and installations except the Air Force Academy we were…

In every era, millennium, century, and year there are events that change the way people think, act, dress, and their beliefs. Events during the 90’s are no different; they affected music and changed the culture for generations in America forever. In 1990’s music there were three very important events that changed the culture of music in America. These events were The Cold War, Gulf War, and the Los Angeles Riots. In this paper it will go into detail about each of these events to help make…

illness infects 1 in 13,250 to 1 in 140,000 people around the world; however, it’s more common in some regions. For instance, it was reported that Meckel syndrome has an incidence of 1 per 3,500 live births with a carrier rate of 1 in 30 in Bedouins in Kuwait (Teebi et al.1992). This essay will define Meckel syndrome by introducing its causes, symptoms, and treatment. The two main causes of Meckel-Gruber syndrome are genetic inheritance and gene mutation. Hereditary diseases are controlled…

percentage of the population have the best access and quality of healthcare and medicine. However, if someone doesn’t have money, and is dying because of an illness, he or she will not get treated. Unlike the majority of European countries, or even Kuwait, the United States does not offer free healthcare and treatment for everyone; one has to pay for their treatment and it can be very expensive especially for the working class. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, “in 2005 the…

Senior military leader at the strategic level not leading small organizations, most case they leading a large organizations. According to strategic leadership primer “the greatest impact on the Army include; threats, international alliances, etc... internal environment ”. A strategic leader must be representative of his or her organization, therefore, military leaders to enhance the ability to collaborate, cooperate, and compromise to effect external organization . General Schwarzkopf was…

Abortion in Islam Introduction Abortion is end of pregnancy , either intentionally or unintentionally and sometimes it is called ( termination of pregnancy). There is two main classification of abortion is therapeutic and elective abortion . In this article we will see the view of Muslims scholar regarding abortion in Islam . Almost of Muslims scholar and authorities regard ethical dilemma of abortion as jurisprudential topics. Some schools of Islamic jurisprudence regard abortion as…

OPEC and Non-OPEC The first variable is that Opec system has an organized team to sell oil to those who needed. Joining to the Opec country is more beneficial to the non-Opec country. The OPEC countries show a huge number of producers since the beginning of 1930, since the United States is the original one who starts to produce oil. Saudi Arabia became the primary producer of oil since they discovered. Saudi Arabia now is number one producer oil since back in 1960 until today, United States…

CRASH! Screams filled the air as the airplane crashed into the skyscraper. At first people thought it was an accident, but realized it wasn’t as another plane crashed into the skyscraper’s twin. Who was responsible for this act of terror? It was in fact Osama bin Laden, the leader of a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden’s beliefs led to his hatred of America, his attacks on America, and ultimately caused his death. Here is a look at Osama’s family background. Osama’s father,…