Lieutenant Colonel

World War I saw the United States’ first attempt at running a massive national army of citizen soldiers. Through the conflict, the military authority structure for running this army was still solidifying, and the enlisted men, a.k.a. the “doughboys,” had a substantial amount of power in dictating the nature of the relationship between themselves and the structure that commanded them. The military higher-ups found themselves on many occasions having to coerce the soldiers to comply with orders.…

“We do not want riches. We want peace and love,” said Oglala Sioux Chief Red Cloud. Many people, such as Chief Red Cloud, have stood up for their beliefs. In taking a stand, one represents a cause or opinion through their words and actions. Protesting, rebelling, and fighting are all examples of taking a stand. Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux took a stand in history when he refused to give up his tribe’s land, proving the strength of the Native Americans and creating opportunities for better…

Rudolf Hoess (Höss) was a Nazi German Lieutenant Colonel and a commandant of Auschwitz. During this time period, the Axis powers were in war with the allied powers in World War Two. This essay will discuss Hoess’s early life and education, his life during WWII, his death, and his identifiers. On the 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1901, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire, Germany, Rudolf Hoess was born his father Franz Xaver Hoess and his mother Lina Née Speck.…

1. I believe Cultural Relativism is the act of observing the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from a viewpoint from the inside, and taking that information and relating it back to your own culture. Anthropologist use culture relativism to compare and contrast cultures, and to keep the belief that all cultures are worthy in their own ways and are all of equal value. It is important that cultures study each other through the works of anthropology so that we can ensure cultural…

years before he was finally granted an engineering position by his dear friend Ulysses S. Grant. Parker worked his way up the ranks, proving valuable with his engineering knowledge, Native American relations, and penmanship. Ely Parker became a Lieutenant Colonel and also General Grant’s leading record keeper as he eventually would write copies of the Terms of Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in 1865. This is what he is most known for, but his legacy goes far beyond a written…

National Guard The National Guard is the branch of the military that operates as a “home guard.” Like servicemen and women in other branches of the armed forces, members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard undergo military training to protect the nation in case of attack and to aid americans during time of crisis, including national disasters like earthquakes and floods. Unlike other branches of the military the guard is mostly stationed on home soil (though they can be…

NFA loses an icon The summer of 2012 was hot and dry. In August, a branch split and fell from NFA's iconic European weeping beech tree initiating a process which led to a heart – wrenching decision. The tree was unsafe. Lindon Arborists of Hartford, who were intimately familiar with and had treated the tree for years, were called, completed an assessment, and made a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Fagus sylvatica Pendula, the Weeping European Beech, a fixture on the campus for years…

Boys and Girls Together The U.S. Armed Forces are respected by millions of people, they have been successfully involved in several world crises and wars, and they have offered teeming job opportunities and career options for Americans and even people from other countries. Women also have served positions in the military, however they were restricted to minimum career opportunities until recent years. Despite the obstacles women have to overcome they have proven to be well-minded and…

Devil Forest and Honest Abe are not nicknames that are handed out lightly, but these two men were never known to be light. These were the two great heroes of the North and South, from the Civil War. These two weren’t normal by any sense of the word, simply put they were both just helping hands;, Lincoln a farm boy, and F forrest thea son of a blacksmith. Though there was definitely something special about these two and both were terrifying in their own ways. Lincoln was no doubt a; , having no…

America has endured many hardships and fought many wars in order to reach where we stand today. One of the most difficult and significant time periods was the late 1800 's when there was a divide between the North and South. Each side had different views which caused great tension between citizens, eventually leading to the Civil War in 1861. The South and North were dependent on different things to support a successful economy like slave labor and developed transportation. Another difference…