The Soldier

“Whether Soldiers, Too, Can Be Saved” is included in volume forty-six of Luther’s Works: The Christian in Society III, edited by Helmut T. Lehmann and Robert C. Schultz. Originally published by Martin Luther on January 5th, 1527, “Whether Solders, Too, can be Saved” was written in response to a very controversial topic that is still debated to this date. The issue at hand was whether Christians could bear arms and become professional soldiers while still obtaining a pure connection with God and…

stories of being a soldier in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam war was the longest war in American History, killing an estimated 60,000 United States soldiers and nearly 2 million Vietnamese. Tim O’Brien served as a foot soldier on the battlefront in Vietnam and lived to write about his experiences which give Americans an insight to the harsh reality of the Vietnam War. War tests soldier 's ability to cope with the stress, fear, and death that surrounds them. In order to survive, a soldier must…

Soldiers sacrifice their lives for their country,they miss out on family gatherings,funerals,weddings and any other family traditions and national holidays.That takes a lot of bravery and courage to do that,should soldiers get paid more money than they are? Soldiers put their lives at risk every day to fight for our country.Some soldiers don’t complain about the rough conditions and long nights they have to endure while thinking and dreaming about their families.Soldier life can be hard…

Get Your Gun and Shoot Me in the Foot: Why American Patriotism Was Not Enough to Save the Vietnam Soldier Prior to the Vietnam War, American soldiers’ had a devout belief in the United States’ government and its direction for the American people. Their unwavering trust in the United States’ intentions encapsulated a defining aspect of patriotism: national faith. Even if they had been drafted, soldiers had enough faith in their country to trust they were entering a war worth fighting. However,…

the author use the word “irony” when discussing the role of black soldiers in the “conquest” of the American west? Ironic because the black soldiers themselves victims of white prejudices and seen as inferior, assisted the white man in conquering Native Americans for their land. 3. Why does the author claim that black soldiers, who engaged in several battles with Indians, apparently had little to fear from Indians? Black soldiers had more altercations which lead to injuries and deaths within…

We Were Soldiers One… And Young is a thrilling novel the recounts the First and Second Battalions of 7th Cavalry Regimen during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley. The events in the book are told by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore the commander of the battalion and Joseph L. Galloway a war journalist. Moore is in charge of two battalions that are some of the first to incorporate helicopters into their tactics. They go into Vietnam under manned due to expiring enlistments; they had to fight a true…

The Good Soldiers by David Finkel is a non-fiction account of the harsh realities of war. After reading this novel, it becomes clear that America as a country is truly blind to not only how difficult it is for soldiers at war to witness the moments in battle, but also the daily activities that maintain their ability to survive. Written with candor by the Washington Post journalist Finkel who spent 8 months with a group of Iraq war soldiers known as the 2-16, his honest and heartbreaking…

The reason I want to lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is to honor my grandpa who served in the Navy during the Korean and Vietnam War. This would be a great way to honor and thank him for his service. A reason why I would want to be able to lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is because of my grandpa. It would be great to be able to lay the wreath because it would be a great way to thank him for serving the country when it was a choice to fight and not mandatory.…

and givers. At Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which represents those soldiers who fought and sacrificed many things, but were never found or identified. These soldiers deserve to be remembered, honored, and respected for everything that they did for their country. I believe that the students, who get the privilege of laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, should feel proud and honored to be carrying out such a task. I strongly believe…

Careful analysis of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” and Harold Moore’s and Joseph Galloway’s “We Were Soldiers Once… And Young” reveals two markedly different portrayals of the United States’ army during the Vietnam War. This change mirrors the dwindling optimism of the American people from Moore and Galloway’s account of the 1965 Battle of la Drang and O’Brien’s more comprehensive account of the later stages of the war and post-war period. While O’Brien, Moore, and Galloway all served…