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    has many benefits along with many drawbacks. We are all able to join the military, however the choice comes down to you. It is relatively important that we are educated on the matter of joining the military and both the good things and bad things that result from that. The majority of us know of the main benefits and drawbacks, but there are some that most of us are uneducated on. There are many benefits to joining the military, but the preference on what best suits you is more of a personal…

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    Individuals of our military services that are on active duty, and their family members, are confronted with several specific problems. Fortunately, they also get numerous unanticipated perks, which includes credit cards. The blog site Military Money Manual, compiled by an enrolled member of the Air Force, knows that American Express can waive a lot of its charges on almost all of its cards which are used by active duty personnel of the military services. Personal Finance Challenges As outlined…

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    He has given me the safety of knowing that I will be guarded and looked after. The freedom of having pride in myself and my country, and the opportunities to become anything I can imagine. He has given me the knowledge that not every job in the military is combat, but they must work as a collective to accomplish their mission. He has helped families like mine to contact and reach their soldiers, and provide the knowledge that their soldiers are still well. He has also had the displeasure of…

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    Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Address: Duty, Honor, Country. On May 12, 1962 General Douglas MacArthur spent his last day on duty at West Point and gave his very famous Farewell Address. President Kennedy had just been elected President of the United States and the Americans were head over heels for him. He gave an overwhelming peace among the U.S. with his caring words of charisma. Many things were happening in this time period such as the fight for Civil Rights among the African Americans…

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    I’m here to tell you about it. He lived a long life of military service and with forever be remembered as “The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.” I will be explaining the years of his life; young to old. Though he is an amazing commander many lives were lost in world war 2 long forgotten by youth but haunts families. The early years of Doug was always about joining the military because he has come from a long line of military soldiers, yet none as successful as he will come to be.…

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    Sylvanus Thayer Award was awarded annually by the Graduates Association to 'an outstanding citizen of the United States whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplifying personal devotion to the ideals expressed in the West Point motto, 'Duty, Honor, Country'.) as an acceptance speech for his award and also a valedictory speech for the graduating cadets of United States Military Academy, West Point. The audience is made up of predominantly West point graduates obviously not…

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    leader during a time of war. He was born in Denison, Texas in 1890. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1915. His leadership capabilities were show and eventually led him to becoming the Allied Forces Supreme Commander during World War II. Eisenhower's contributions to our country came through his leadership whether as a general, allied commander or as the president of the United States. Dwight Eisenhower was the son of David and Ida Eisenhower. Dwight was the third of his…

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    or punishments because he was tactically proficient on how to lead and was well known for all the awards and decorations he had received like the, Distinguished Service Cross the second highest award you could receive in the ARMY. Throughout his military career, transformational leadership was always his motto. He carried that on through his brigade and everywhere he stepped foot. He was a risk taker because on, November 1948 he volunteered to test parachutes for the 187th Airborne Infantry…

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    “Winters was born in Pennsylvania on January 21, 1918 and graduated from Franklin-Marshall College in June 1941 with a business major”. Herosforever.nl also stated that after his graduation he volunteered for military service and his intent was to was to only serve one year, but the United States went to war. Winters also…

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    Thomas Ruger was born on April 2,1833, in Lima, New York. He was a diligent student and was accepted to West Point Academy. He graduated from the U.S. Military academy ranking third in his class in 1846. After that he was an acting commander of the brigade in the 1st division. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In November 1862, Ruger led his brigade of the Corps in the Battle of Chancellorsville. In the summer of 1863, Ruger was…

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