National Guard of the United States

The Kent State Massacre John Filo, photography major from Kent State, won the prestige Pulitzer Prize for his photo taken on the campus of Kent State University. Sadly the image captured fourteen Mary Vecchio screaming over the dead body of Jeffery Miller after he had been shot. Among Miller were three others who died after the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a chaotic protesting group of students on Kent State University. The shooting that occurred on May 4, 1970 will forever be known as…

The Kent State Massacre John Filo, a photography major from Kent State, won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his photo taken on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio. Sorrowfully, the image captured fourteen-year-old Mary Vecchio screaming over the deceased body of Jeffery Miller after he had been shot. Among Miller were three others who died after the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a chaotic, protesting group of students at Kent State University. The shooting that occurred on May…

protest on a college campus in Ohio. Then national guards show up armed and ready to threaten the protesters, whom are college students, or even stop them. To find out about the tragedy on that awful day, you need to know how it started, what happened and who did it, and what happened for the aftermath and why we still know of it today. To begin, there is always a reason for protesting no matter what it is. First there what a bombing performed by the United States military on Cambodia. The…

How does the Constitution guard against tyranny? Federalism in the Pursuance of the Constitution “Federalism isn’t about the states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty.”After the American Revolution, which lasted from 1775 to 1783, the newly freed United States of America wanted to created a framework for government that prevented anything resembling the reign of King George and Parliament. Although federalism was not directly mentioned in the…

Bowie State Army ROTC Drill and Ceremony Old Guard Training In the past two years the Bowie State University Army R.O.T.C. program has played a host role for Drill competitions and training expertise from professionals within the United States Military. Drill and ceremony is a tradition within the United States Military profession, it’s a way of combining tradition to create unit cohesion. How it is done is basically “a correctly delivered command will be understood by everyone in the unit.…

The Armed Services are here to help protect their community. There are many different types but, the five main ones are, the Air Force, the National Guard, the Army, the Marine Corps, and finally, the Coast Guard. They all earn different amounts of pay and require different training and schooling. There are benefits to them all that could be life changing. These brave people, are here to help and protect you. They all have different jobs and duties even though, they all help their community.…

an ideal that has to be fought for. Freedom is won with determination, hard work, and tears. The framers of the constitution understood this and created the United States Constitution to protect the people’s freedom. In this document, the founders agreed that the new, American government would stand to protect the rights of all United States citizens. The Constitution begins with the Preamble. In the beginning, some people were wary of the preamble. These wary people were afraid that the…

this going on the attitude in Chicago has shifted to do what you have to do to survive. The United States should use force to end the gun and gang violence in Chicago. Firstly’ the National Guard should be sent to Chicago because the National Guard has an extensive resume of stopping violence and restoring peace to places in an uproar. “President Eisenhower nationalized 10,000 members of Arkansas National Guard and sent 1,000 combat-ready paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to ensure…

How does the Constitution guard against tyranny? The Constitution was written in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. The U.S. Constitution established America's national government, fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. The Constitution guards against tyranny in several ways. Tyranny meant that all the power is in one place, these ways were federalism, separation of power, big states vs. small states and checks and balances that create an equally and controlled…

in Little Rock, Arkansas. On September 2, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus announced that he would call in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the African-American students’ entry to Central High. He claimed that violence and rioting will break out if black students were allowed to enter Central High and that it was for the protection of the Little Rock Nine. The Arkansas National Guard, under orders from Faubus, prevented any of the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High. In the following…