Staff Sergeant

the war. It presents a development that war drastically changes soldiers making it almost impossible to remain who you were surrounded by pain and death. The translator was an idealist trying to do the right thing like Witt in The Thin Red Line. Sergeant Welsh saw him as an idealistic boy who does not belong in the army and he feared that the war would kill him because of his idealism and in the end Welsh buried his body. Although the translator survived a part of him died in that battle.…

Anthony Swofford’s Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations, was published in 2008. This book talks upon the occuring war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book thoroughly demonstrates and speaks upon the hardships shared by fellow war veterans to show a clear representation of what occurs during wars. These war veterans speaks upon the horrors that may seem to be ignored by the common folk. Reviving the purpose and willpower of these fellow soldiers that had to…

In today’s society teenagers are being benefited from new inventions that make their lives easier. However, some inventions are not so good for them and could destroy their lives. An example of an invention that is having a negative impact around the world is the creation of the “flakka drug”. Flakka is a designed cathinone (compound alpha-PVP) drug that has been on the streets for a while. It started previously in China, Pakistan and India, then founded in the United States. This drug has had a…

Source A McLeod, Saul. Stanford Prison experiment. SimplyPsychology, 2008. Web. 12 Feb. 2016. This piece is an outline of the Stanford Prison Experiment. To start the collection of resources, I decided to choose one that would most benefit someone unfamiliar with the Stanford Prison Experiment. It covers the general idea and procedure of the social experiment. I wanted my first source to be completely objective and to give anyone unfamiliar with the experiment an overview. This article would…

Criminal Investigator Within the U.S. Army In the realm of criminal justice lies the career path of a criminal investigator. These job offers range from working in the sheriff’s department, FBI, or the United States (U.S.) Army. No matter what path one takes within the field, he/she must have a certain set of qualifications and skills. Investigators are inherently important to society in order to maintain order. Criminal investigators have evolved to become undeniably beneficial for communities,…

One of the biggest comparisons to be made is the large amount of money the prosecution gets versus the smaller amount of money the defense gets. “These limited resources can lead to understaffing, lack of funding to investigators, experts, support staff, interpreters, forensic services, technology and legal research.”(Taylor) According to a report done by the National Association for Law Placement or NALP, “the median entry-level salary for an attorney at a civil legal services organization is…

GABBY DOUGLAS: A SUCCESSFUL GYMNAST Gabrielle Douglas is an African-American artistic gymnast on the Women’s US National team. Gabby was born on December 31, 1995. Gabby comes from a poor family, at one point they were even homeless. Through faith, hope, and hard work, Gabby and her family have recovered from poverty. Ever since Gabby was a little girl she has always had a strong passion for gymnastics, and through years of vigorious training, and hard work she made the 2012 Olympic team. Gabby…

In May 2003, I was a Staff Sergeant serving as a squad leader in a Military Police Company. We deployed to Baghdad Iraq in support of combat operations; I led a squad of 12 Soldiers. My squad’s primary mission was conducting mounted and dismounted patrols in a neighborhood called Al-Dura in the southern part of Baghdad. Soon after arriving in country and receiving our mission, all squad leaders reported to the Battalion Headquarters for introductions and assigning of interpreters to our…

The Effects of War on Veterans in Afghanistan and Iraq More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq struggle with physical or mental health problems and often begin to feel disconnected from civilian life, deriving from deployment. As stated in the article “After the Wars: A legacy of pain and pride”, written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and published by The Washington Post. The conditions of being deployed and serving for our country can conclude…

In a history-making action, Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman imposed death sentences yesterday on two spies convicted of stealing the atomic bomb secret for Soviet Russia and sentenced a third spy to thirty years in a Federal penitentiary. Julius Rosenberg, 32 years old, an electrical engineer, and his wife, Ethel, 35, received the death penalty. They are parents of two sons, Michael 8, and Robert, 4. Morton Sobell, 34, an electronics expert, escaped death penalty only because his complicity was…