Red Army

soldiers in the U.S. military earn $8.86 an hour, while some fast food workers have been demanding $15 an hour to flip burgers” (Straub, 2014)? The average American makes $55,000.00, even though the most “a soldier can make in general is $35,000.00” (Army, 2014). The people who protect the country are making less than the people they are protecting. Is that right? Men and women risking their lives to protect those who pay them barely anything. If anything active duty soldiers deserve to make…

War weighs very heavy on a person physically, mentally, and spiritually. Tim O’brien, the author of The Things They Carried uses items as well as experiences as symbols throughout the book. These symbols help carry the story, develop the characters, and help the reader find an emotional connection to the book. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and his love letters from Martha are a good example. Even though the letters only weighed about four ounces they weighed heavy on Cross (O’Brien, 2-3). The letters…

A common misconception is what a typical veteran looks like. Many people assume a typical veteran is an older male individual, but that is simply not the case! In fact, the idea of there being a “typical” veteran is absurd. Veterans have different backgrounds and come from a variety of places. This is important to remember when dealing with veterans in the VA health system. An example would be WWII veterans tend to be more reserved in their health care and simply want the doctor to prescribe…

Its 1218 and growing up to have no fear, but war and violence is key to the nomadic empire I am a part of. Overlooking my camp, I have spent fifteen years preparing myself to become one of the warriors of a huge army full of fearsome fighters known in Central/Northern Asia, for the rest of my life. Ever since I was young enough to remember, I have been training with horses with hunting and herding them. Now that I am of age to be a part of the military life, I was given four horses to alternate…

Poster 33 Page 1 This poster does not depict what someone who would sign up to fight in the war would want to see. Seeing all the blood on the field conveys a since of weakness in the United States’ army. Also, the depiction of some of the soldiers not participating in the fight gives off the vibe that some soldiers are abused and are used in the fight because they are not as valuable as others. Seeing that poster gives of the feeling that participating would most like result in your death,…

Former Captain Robert R. Crunch, 40 years old, is a strong conservative Republican. He has been married to his wife Roberta Crunch since he was 18 years old. He has three kids and his entire family are strong Protestants. He is strongly pro-life, pro-gun and thinks everyone is equal, no matter color, gender, or body weight. He wants our government to represent his beliefs and will do everything in his power to change the United States into a better place. He wants to use his military expertise…

“Until the Last Trumpet Sounds the Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing” by Gene Smith was brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history. Smith was able to capture factual information on the life and career of John J. Pershing. Just like most biographies they are dry factual information, this book followed that as Smith seem to want to give more of a laundry list of activities, letters, and inane facts. Although, the life and career is not a topic discussed as in-depth…

with hit-and-run tactics and the destruction of supplies, making his army more vulnerable when they finally confronted the main Continental Army at Yorktown” (The American Revolutionary War was not won by using Guerilla Tactics). Benjamin Martin tried to use this tactic against a British fleet, but ran into the whole army, so he had to flee with his militiamen. Bloody Ban Tarleton was “The most feared officer in the British army during the War for American Independence” (Bloody Ban Tarleton born…

win without fighting”. Morse focus of the paper is that building coalitions is about building relationships. The soft power Morse is referring to is largely related to enablers, such as, Civil Affairs, Legal and Medical professionals. Many of these Army resources are currently found in the Reserves. However, the Guard has already established relationships with many countries through the State Partnership Program and…

has always had the best military in the world besides the vietnamese war. History speaks for itself and history usually predicts the future, just like back in when the Civil war happened. General Ulysses S. Grant happened to win the war for the Union Army. Before the Generals in the military there was officers. Even though the majority of the military officers are important, Generals are the most important soldiers, allows anyone to be a General no matter the race, and has the best history in…