Platoon

Rules of engagement for the Unites States in the Vietnam War were a framework put into place by military authorities to define the limitations and circumstances that combat will be initiated or continue with enemy forces. (Georgia Tech College , n.d.). The rules are put into place to be compliant with international law for conducting war, minimize friendly fire accidents, and protect civilians. All of these regulations also had political motivation and each level of rank within the army from…

A song written by the group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, titled “Ohio,” tells the story of Kent State and embodied the feeling of many of the American Youth. The song has lyrics such as, “Gotta get down to it/Soldiers are cutting us down” and “We’re finally on our own.” The war had finally seemed to reach the home front. All of these events, and others, worked together to build resistance against the Vietnam War in the public’s eye. The Soldiers and What They had to Endure: There is no single…

Tactical Platoon 1 & 2: These two units are the N.O.P.D. 's S.W.A.T. Teams (City of New Orleans). Bomb Disposal Unit: They are in charge of identifying and the safety disposal of IEDs (City of New Orleans). Armory Unit: They are in charge of safekeeping all weapons…

A human beings’ ability to solve problems differ from one person to another. When it comes to war, humans will either fight or flee; encountering such situations can greatly alter their way of life. Tim O 'Brien 's “The Things They Carried” depict soldiers participating in the Vietnam War and the struggles that they have to endure. The major theme of “The Things They Carried” is that physical and emotional weakness will always prevail no matter how strong a person is. A person’s rank in a war…

Once upon a time, tattoo parlors were the domain of the docks, the back alleys of cities or down the block from a military base. Their proprietors were bikers, dockworkers and servicemen. But somewhere in the waning days of the 20th century, things changed and the tattoo became not only fashionable, but ubiquitous. You could say the tattoo managed to do something very few politicians ever hope to accomplish – transcend generational and culture lines. Today it seems you can’t watch a…

film that is mainly based on a true story of four French soldiers who faced execution because of refusing to obey a direct order of the command of committing a suicidal attack (Kubrick, 2007). The full metal jacket, on the other hand, is about a platoon of soldiers. The film exposes the journey of the various soldiers through their training period till the group is later posted to Vietnam where we see the aftermath during the war.…

One of the soldiers yelled something, but I couldn’t hear him. Out of nowhere, a sea of green fumes enveloped us and my platoon dropped dead like flies. I held my breath and struggled to get my gas mask on, but it was stuck to my belt buckle. I could feel the gas seeping through my fingers and I finally pulled my gas mask on. I could breathe and oxygen felt so precious for…

The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist attack that was carried out by Timothy McVeigh along with two co-conspirators. Timothy McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968, in Pendleton, New York. McVeigh lived with both his parents until their divorce in 1978, after their divorce he mainly lived with his father during his school years. McVeigh 's nickname was "Noodle", he was a scrawny, nonathletic loner which left him a target for neighborhood bullies (Linder 2006). He began to develop an interest in…

Sierra Alfa Foxtrot Echo The sun was relentless. Heat blistered and overwhelmed my senses. A dry gale scratched my face, and swept moisture from my already chapped lips. I was ill equipped for the desert, and looked down to avoid drifts of sand. I took wary steps forward and steadied myself after each stride. I was a afraid of the sun; afraid of the wind; afraid I would not see the end of the desert; and mostly afraid of dying alone. The perspiration of fear formed and quickly dried on my…

Manchester Regiment as a lieutenant. Owen is seen as one of the great World War I poets because of his detailed poems and vivid imagery throughout them. In “Dulce et Decorum Est,” Owen gives life to a soldier who is marching back to camp with his platoon to get some rest after a battle. The title…