Platoon

reports to our division commander, then it was my turn. I was nervous, to say the least, these men could make my military career a nightmare if I rubbed them the wrong way. I started speaking and my voice was so soft they could barely hear me. My platoon sergeant leaned over my shoulder and told me to speak up so I cleared my throat, took a deep breath and started talking again. My voice was more direct and firm in what I was saying, all of a sudden I did not feel afraid of them anymore. Yeah,…

prepared for, causing many losses. Lieutenant Colonel Honeycutt attempted to coordinate attacks with other companies to advance up the hill but was finding that to be difficult. Colonel Honeycutt believed the enemy was occupying the mountaintop with a platoon or even a company, yet he still pushed his battalion on. During the 11th attack, U.S. troops and South Vietnamese soldiers were able to capture the hill from the North Vietnamese, only to find that most of the enemy troops had already…

sentry watch, drills, and cleaning the trenches anything to keep away the boredom of waiting for an attack from the Germans. The recruits are young boys who are very naive and are commanded by Second Lieutenant Harte. Because of their naivety, the platoon takes many causalities like when Billy’s brother looks through a peephole over a dare and gets shot in the cheek, after being told by the lieutenant not to. The men were supposed to go over the trenches as a third wave to attack the Germans.…

President Obama had legal authority to order and execute Operation Geronimo. On September 11, 2001, thousands of American citizens from New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania were going through their daily routines: waking up to catch the bus, preparing breakfast for their families and saying their farewells before the commute to work or school. Unfortunately for 2,977 of these Americans, they will never make it home. On that fateful day, Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist group organized and…

Euclid High School’s NJROTC unit held its freshman orientation August 3rd-7th. Freshman orientation is an annual event ran and managed by Lieutenant Commander Morek, Sergeant Major Rethage, and all cadets willing to volunteer and help teach the new cadets. Freshman orientation is crucial for all incoming freshman because it gives them a leg-up and will help them succeed in the program. The purpose of freshman orientation is to teach cadets about the program and what's involved in our daily…

The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a story about a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. One of the characters by the name of Kiowa ends up dying in a field of sewage. While First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross believes it is his fault, a young soldier that Kiowa had grown close to also believes it is his fault as well. Their thoughts are both right, First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and the young soldier are the ones to truly blame for Kiowa’s death. While neither one of them meant to get…

Healthcare Management Healthcare needs are no longer just in hospitals and nursing home settings, they are all over so the need for healthcare managers is needed all over as well, in places such as; internal medicine, family practices, pediatric offices, oncologist, dentist offices, and even assisted care facilities for seniors and some disabled patients. ?With the reshaping of the healthcare field more mangers from CEOS down to first-line supervisors are needed?. Dunn, R (2002, p.5). With the…

Importance of Shame in The Things They Carried Have you ever felt shame and made decisions that haunt you every day of your life? It’s okay to feel shame because other people have had worse experiences. In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien shame causes soldiers to act differently and to make choices that they would have never thought that they would’ve made. Even though shame drives some soldiers towards heroism, not stupidity, it plays an important role in the novel because it…

Leadership manifests itself in many ways. The actions of Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger clearly demonstrate that one does not have to be an officer to be a leader. From a young age, Airman Pitsenbarger was driven. He attempted to join the Green Berets at 17, however, his parents would not let him. After finishing high school, Airman Pitsenbarger took the first step in his journey of becoming a truly remarkable Air Force leader. In January of 1962, he shipped off to basic training in…

and five months later, his wife gave birth to their first child, Jeff. The same month, the New York Giants selected Gifford in the first round with the 11th pick. During his early years as a Giant, Gifford struggled with injuries and was used as a platoon player that made him very upset. But, after naming head coach Jim Lee Howell and signing a new offensive coach named Vince Lombardi, everything changed for Gifford and the Giants. Two years later, the Giants received their first and only…