Platoon

Another solid example of this is when O’Brien depicts a comment from Rat Kiley where he states “ Ambush, all night long, man, Mary Anne’s out on fuckin’ ambush,” (97). This really shows how Mary Anne wants to hang with the guys and be a part of the platoon. She wants to fight with them so she can fit in. This helps O’Brien portray how a female will overcome her stereotypes to fit in with a different society or group of…

distract them while my squad leader asked yours truly to put the goat out of its misery. Everyone expects the DOC, a term they used for the combat medic, to take care of things like this, especially since I carried a pistol along with my rifle. The Platoon Sergeant had different views on what should happen so he told me to standby. He gave a direct order not to put the goat down, that he would recommend punishment if I did so. I pulled him aside and tried to reason by applying the (1b)…

Code talking is very important to the history of the world in multiple ways. A code talker is a person who uses obscure languages as a means of secret communication during wartime. During WWII code talkers were used to spy on the Japanese military to make sure they weren’t going to get involved in the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. navy was nervous about what kind of weapons they had and how they were going to use those weapons against the U.S. The role of the code talker as we…

The most prevalent argument in Julia Sweig’s Inside the Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro and the Urban Underground is the importance that the llano played in the insurgency. The book also attempts to debunk the myth’s surrounding Che, Castro, and the sierra-llano conflict. Through her never before seen evidence, we get a new look into the essential role that these revolutionary women played in the leadership of the Sierra Maestra alongside Castro, as well as in the urban underground. (Add more…

These films like Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, and Platoon were all deconstructing the very idea of war on film and are incredibly focused on the contemplation of various aspects of war in the culture as a genre. In contrast, Saving Private Ryan takes the critiques levied at the war genre by these other films…

the gun], turned my head, and saw the smoke in front of the British troops, they immediately gave a great shout, ran a few paces, and then the whole fired. I could first distinguish irregular firing, which I suppose was the advance guard, and then platoons. At the time, I could not see our Militia, for they were covered from me, by a house at the bottom of the…

building a baseline for a leadership style. Servant leaders should be aware among other things and to be aware leads to taking initiative, and then to being proactive. Mission effectiveness directly relies on the leaders being proactive, making sure the platoon, squads, and teams have organized and attacked needs and tasks at a low-level basis before they become an unnecessary…

World War 1. Pit Bulls were known as exceptional protectors and guardians. For example, a PIt Bull named Stubby once saved many lives. In Source #3, it states, “Stubby was the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Division. He once saved his entire platoon by warning them of a gas poison attack.” Stubby was also the first dog to receive army medals and became the inspiration behind the US Military’s K-9 corps. Therefore, Pit bulls were beloved dogs and was a meaningful part of history.…

Do you know how many US service members died in the Vietnam war ? 58,200 American soldiers died during the United States' involvement in the conflict. Lots of lives were lost in the Vietnam war not only US service members, but vietnamese on both sides died. when remembering the soldiers that fought in Vietnam, It's important to consider that after the war, they are changed men, many soldiers had to deal with lots of hardships during the war , and the training for the war ahead. how has war…

Shays, who was at the head of about twelve hundred men, marched yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, towards the public buildings in battle array. He marched his men in an open column by platoons. I sent several times by one of my aides, and two other gentlemen, Captains Buffington and Woodbridge, to him to know what he was after, or what he wanted. His reply was, he wanted barracks, and barracks he would have and stores. The answer returned…