Regiment

Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest and deadliest battle because it resulted in roughly 50,000 casualties. Chamberlain’s role at Gettysburg had the most impact towards the outcome of both the battle itself, and the Civil War, because of his crucial regiment defence…

Throughout history, our great nation has overcome some of the toughest challenges in war. From the beginning, during the Revolutionary War, this great nation’s military has fought well when all hope was lost, and defeated its enemy. In 1941, once again, our nation was called upon to defend our nation against a relentless opponent during WWII. The Army has always fought great battles against its enemy. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were tests of our nation’s might. To this day, our…

“Silent Professional” is a term used often when referencing the Special Operations community. It means do not brag about what you have done or where you have been, because secrecy is your only true ally. Every night since the World Trade Center towers fell, there have been Soldiers overseas taking the fight to those responsible. Night after night, these nameless warriors have been planning and conducting covert operations in hostile areas all over the world without fail. The only time the…

Introduction Operation Anaconda took place in March 2002 in Afghanistan. The operation consisted of many elements from different branches of service including local national armed forces being leveraged by American Special Operations Forces (SOF) for support. Coordination with these elements and lack of clearly defined leadership lead to the operation not going as planned and elements of mission control which caused delays in reaction time and forced U.S. commanders to adapt. The old…

The shortfall of Operation Anaconda was due to Organizational Management nevertheless CENTCOM Commander was designated the Commander and coalition/joint force commander for Operation Enduring Freedom and the headquarters was located at MacDill AFB, FL. (Fleri, 2003) The Organizational concept of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan was very unclear and caused major confusion. (Fleri, 2003) The Operation Anaconda planning phase constructed poorly from the start and almost failed due to…

1989 film Glory depicts the men of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment during the Civil War. The Massachusetts 54th Regiment was unique; it was the first African American regiment fighting for the union in the Civil War. As members of the first African American regiment, the men of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment faced different challenges than white union soldiers. The common goal to end slavery united the men of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. Although the white union soldiers were also fighting…

Acceptance is the 54th regiment walking down to battle at Fort Wagner and getting cheered on by the other white regiments. Acceptance is the 54th regiment accepting Trip and being like family. Acceptance is everything in this movie. In this movie acceptance is given from others, and it is given by yourself, called self-respect. Self-Respect and acceptance are the main themes of Glory. The first form of acceptance in this film is from the troops accepting Colonel Shaw. The 54th regiment is…

Throughout the movie Colonel Robert Shaw is emblematic of the abolitionist movement because Shaw was the first to raise and command an all black regiment for the Union army soon known as the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Colonel Shaw was not only fighting the war for the Union, but also for his regiment. Shaw wanted to help his regiment obtain the freedom they should have and to put an end to slavery. However, Shaw faced many risks by doing this. One risk was when the…

The 2nd and 3rd Guerrilla Regiment, INA A. Commander Major General Yamamoto Tsunoru The Right Assault Unit of 33rd Division of the Japanese army under the command of Maj. Gen. Yamamoto consists of the follo- wing formation, which with two battalion from 15 Division mounted fierce confronta- tion along the Shinam, Tengnoupal ranges : A-1. Mountain Artillery Regiment: - 3rd Hv Field Artillery Regiment less 2dBn - 2d Btry (less one plat)…

Glory is a movie based on a true story about the 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of colored Union soldiers fighting during the Civil War from 1862 to 1863. The main characters are portrayed by Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th regiment, Morgan Freeman as John Rawlins, and Denzel Washington as Silas Trip. I chose to write about the colonel of the 54th regiment. Robert Shaw comes from a family of wealthy abolitionists in Massachusetts. He is a young and dedicated man who…