Red Army Faction

A Day In The Life of Drake Thompson Quinn It is 7:13 in the early morning of September 17, 1775 as I breathe in the fresh and cool wind from outside. At the same time, I look outside at the melancholic pictures of my father, mother, and sister. My sister is still here, but she will go soon to be a soldier. She will dress up as a man to go. I tried to stop her, but she insisted on helping Britain. I think it was all because she wanted to fight and be brave. That's the thing…

Restrepo Restrepo depicts the experiences of the soldiers in Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Batallion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in the Korengal Valley. The film shows the first-hand accounts of the men who endured one of the most dangerous places in the U.S. Military. The platoon begins their operations out of Combat Outpost Korengal. Captain Dan Kearney wants to expand the forces’ influence within the area in order to affect more of the local populace. One…

Veterans are the people who sacrificed their lives protecting our freedom. Our soldiers who have fought in the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard need to be recognized and appreciated. There are currently about 19 million veterans in this great nation. Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end…

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” This quote by poet Robert Frost states that a good work of literature, good enough to be read by others, should have a deeply personal exercise between the writer and the reader. If the writer has a reaction to an event, the reader should have the reaction as well. In my eyes, Frost is 100% accurate with this claim. In “The Things They Carry” Timothy O’Brien, a Vietnam War veteran, writes…

military's edicts. The military also has regulations that ensure the recovery and care of injured or retired Military Working Dogs.This care is primarily provided by the Veterinary Division of the United States. The Veterinary Division consist of four U.S. Army Veterinary Corps officers with advanced training, one civilian veterinarian specializing in animal behavior, ten animal care specialists and three animal behavior technicians. However, in the event of emergency or a highly skilled…

in danger of being blown up or shot repeatedly to death. Why are these children put in so much danger you may ask. The answer is that foreign countries and revolutionary groups often let children join their armies. Even worse is most of these groups purposely kidnap children for their armies despite the legal age to serve being 15. When these children are captured and taken to be put on trial for their crimes a great debate arises. Some people say that since they are children and did not fully…

During this time, Men were the ones who would enlist in the war. All the men in the family would go out and enlist themselves into the war to help defend what they thought was correct. With that being said, the women were to remain at home with the children. Although women were to stay home doing the average duties as a house wife some wanted to be with their beloved husband. As a solution women would join the battlefield grounds as nurses. These nurses who were also wives to soldiers had the…

God precedes the laws of nature. The Laws of Nature focuses on how God sets the laws of nature in rhythm. This article was written by the scholarly C.S. Lewis, who was a professor and unforgettable writer. Lewis tells a story about a man who is saved by inches from a bullet. (5) When Lewis ponders this, he is faced with the question of whether it was by chance or was it the soldier’s mother’s prayers that saved him. Lewis then states that God affects the will and nature. Lewis then says that the…

War has been going on for centuries it has been the cause of many ruptured families. Thousands of innocent people die each day due to the war. Many people say “It is much easier to start a war than to end a war.” Everyday we turn on the tv and watch the news, and everyday there is terrible and surprising news not only for us and our country but for the families of the soldiers that are putting their life at risk for fighting in the War. Soldiers go through a lot day and night, mentally and…

Nathaniel Fick and his great adventures. Nathaniel Fick advises men that are tired of this soft world, to give the Marines a chance. You will join the Marines as a boy, and you will return as a man. When most people talk or think about signing up for the army, a lot of them have the same reasons: serving their country. They want to achieve honor through missions overseas in Iraq or Afghanistan. They want to know that they tried to make a difference. They fought for freedom and died believing in…