Saint Patrick's Battalion

In America, written and directed by Jim Sheridan, focuses on a family of Irish immigrants who move to New York in the 1980s, and must adjust to their new life. Personal experiences of the Irish during the diaspora have stayed the same throughout this film, for a countless number of reasons including job type, and crime. In America captures real life struggles throughout the eyes of the Irish, and how they had to make the best out of any situation. The Sullivan family emigrates from Ireland to New York City as father, Johnny chases his dream of being an actor. Living in a small Hell's Kitchen apartment, the family settles into American life despite their deplorable living conditions. Wife Sarah works at an ice cream parlor while Johnny looks for work as an actor, both haunted by memories of their dead son, Frankie. Daughter Christie documents the family's American journey with a video camera. The Irish Diaspora refers to Irish people and their descendants who live outside of Ireland, and it contains over 80 million people. That is over thirteen times the population of Ireland itself, which had approximately 6.2 million people in 2009. The Irish started to leave their homeland in the earlier 18th century due to religious freedom and economic conditions. During colonial times, there were almost as many Irish immigrants as there were English. The Irish had been pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts, and others came from Ireland as indentured servants. For the Irish,…

However, manning shortages are not a concern as I assume Division G1 will fill the brigade in accordance with Army manning guidance. At this time, I would also work with the Chief of Staff and Division G1 to replace any leaders identified as being toxic like MAJ Wilson, the Brigade S4. I will also immediately start emphasizing readiness to ensure non-deployable Soldiers are being closely tracked to either make them deployable or separate them from the Army. I will hold quarterly readiness…

Nang. This overall redeployment of the Marine forces was about three-quarters completed when the North Vietnamese offensive began. Task Force X-Ray, under the command of Brigadier General Foster “Frosty” C. LaHue did not assume responsibility for the Phu Bai area, including Hue City until 15 January. LaHue, who had been serving as the 1st Marine Division assistant division commander in Da Nang, had barely enough time to become acquainted with his new tactical area of responsibility (TAOR),…

Engineer Battalion Best of the Best Choi, Hong S. NCO Academy Author Note Hong S. Choi, Construction Engineer Sergeant. 5th Special Force Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to SGT Choi Hong S., 5th Special Force Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion. 6102 Tennessee Ave. Fort Campbell, KY 42223 Contact: hong.s.choi.mil@mail.mil. ABSTRACT The engineers have been leading the path to the where enemy sleeps, eat, and train…

presented me with the opportunity to deploy to Iraq with 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) as an augmentee for no more than six months. Because I trusted his judgment and recommendation, I gladly accepted the challenge. Again, we walked through my personal and professional goals and developed COAs to reached the desired end state. My time with 10th SFG proved to be a tough yet rewarding experience that I will never forget. I was able to be put in an environment that dictated trust with others…

efforts to effectively train for the upcoming rotation to the National Training Center (NTC) and subsequently the RAF mission. Of immediate concern is the lack of planning guidance from brigade to the battalions regarding the equipment reset timeline v. red-cycle tasks v. initial battalion level planning during the brigade’s transition from the prepare phase to the ready phase of the sustainable readiness model (SRM). Several battalion S3’s cite the brigade’s S3 cell as being focused on “hot…

The critical leadership problems facing the 4th Armor Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) is compliance, commitment, and emotional intelligence. The components of the Application of Power and Influence in Organizational Leadership are compliance versus commitment and emotional intelligence, using of Dr. Gene Klann, Application of Power and Influence in Organizational Leadership process will provide assistance in improving the culture and climate of 4th ABCT and reestablished the unit to its historical…

He states that the basic branches utilized by the British Regular Army in America were the infantry, cavalry, and artillery. All these were separate battalions, unlike the Queen’s Rangers who had all three of these basic army branches in one corps. These branches made up the basics of all armies during the eighteenth century and the fact that the Queens Rangers had all three made them extremely effective from a command standpoint. This meant it was harder for commanders in regular units to…

FIS positioned in the local towns and villages. There is even a story of how one of the ghost army officers would mimic a commanding general, and travel between the local towns and municipalizes with an entourage of men, who would visit bars and cafes, and openly discuss their disinformation. The sonic company of the 23rd was responsible for the audio of a battalion. In today 's intelligence community, it would probably be known as counter MASINT Measurement and Signatures. MASINT looks…

No organization is perfect whether it’s the military or a civilian organization. Perfection is what we strive for. There will always deficiencies that one always complains about and say that if they were in charge they will do it differently. Sometimes though that’s just not possible but at times it may be. I myself am currently working as the Executive Officer of a Maintenance Company and these are a few of the issues that I have seen and noticed at my position that I would recommend changing…