Receiving the Medal of Honor “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come with a very high price - the lives of millions of Americans who gallantly fought for those cherished values” John F Baker Jr. Medal of Honor recipient. Most of us have all heard of the Medal of Honor or when we hear the name we can get an idea of what this award represents. Some of the things many people don't know about the Medal of Honor though are key features of what make it so important to learn about. It…
A time I felt a sense of belonging at USMAPS was during the Neel Challenge during the final stages of CCBT. When my squad set out I had that butterflies feeling in my gut, I was unsure exactly what obstacles we had to face along the challenge. From the start with our climb of the ski hill, to final march from the cemetery to USMAPS, I felt a connection with what USMAPS stands for and felt like this was where I needed to be. The Neel Challenge gave me a small taste of what we were to expect in…
Knowing what one believes and values is a crucial part of life if one will be fighting and potentially sacrificing everything for that cause. Being able to determine when to get personally invested in a fight, and for what reason, is an essential life skill that everyone should know how to do. Authors and directors have expressed this theme in many works of literature and film throughout time. One novel specifically, Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo, follows the life of a young soldier, Joe,…
experience in the military field at all. So how is that that he was successful? George Washington was a strong leader because, despite his little experience, he lead America to independence. On the twenty second of February, 1732, George Washington was born. Forty three years later he would become commander in chief of all Continental forces. However, before this Washington was originally a British citizen and also a Redcoat. This gave Washington some experience in the military field.…
"Their military parent signed on the dotted line; their children did not. Yet, they must deal with deployments, frequent moves and school transitions, and they do so with courage and grace" (Sanchez). Military children face situations that many children their age never have to face, such as their parents leaving in deployments, the constant three-year moves, separations from loved ones, and stress of the military. When people think of these military children, the first thing they think about is…
Blood stains the lifeless, barren battlefield that is Passchendaele, where just two days ago, 16,000 Canadian soldiers laid dead or wounded. Assigned the task of capturing the ridge from German control, many fell victim to the thick, gluey mud surrounding the ridge. The soldiers fighting at Passchendaele were under constant shellfire and suffered through a torrential downpour of rain. With Passchendaele’s ancient drainage system destroyed, the vast field soon became a flooded, muddy swamp.…
When Jenkins joined the army, he was scared, nervous, skittish, but he only joined since his father, a colonel, wants Jenkins to have a military career. His father and other family members were also in the army. When he arrived to the military grounds, in Vietnam, he was put in a squad with Perry, Peewee, and Richie, and they all became splendid friends. Though on account of Jenkins feelings, him being scared most of the time, he didn’t paid much attention to what he was doing. Jenkins simply…
First and foremost, I desire to be a part of the Naval Aviation community. My initial interest in the naval service came from two of my nearest neighbors who flew airplanes, one of them with the Canadian Snow Birds whose father served our country as a Marine Corps officer. In high School I was a member of the Young Eagles Program and took four flying lessons at Sonoma Skypark in Sonoma, CA . Throughout my time at the Academy, I have looked up to many Naval Aviators. There is a special…
I have always been passionate about about joining the military. Since I was ten years old I knew I wanted to be apart of something bigger. I’ve dreamed about the day I’d see WEBB on my uniform. My cousin Shawn was my biggest inspiration for this. He struggled at home with his parents and life in general and everyone always doubted him but he got out of this town and made a name for himself that he can be proud of and that is what I intend to do. I’m just recently 18 as of February. So that means…
They had sex and the girl would end up pregnant which would cause the trucks to turn around and go back the other way. This a lot of times would be saw as sexual assault and would lower the number of the military from the girls being sent home due to pregnancy. In many people’s eyes the military needs to be prepared for those situations. Everyone makes mistakes because we are all human. We need as many people in war as possible. There is no need to not have women in it because “they arent…