United States Army

“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…

Looking at the big picture of the Revolutionary war, everybody remembers George Washington, but few remember his most trusted general, his right hand man, his most loyal companion, Nathanael Greene. He was the backbone of the continental army with George Washington right by his side. Greene was the most loyal of generals spending seven years of his life on duty doing whatever is needed of him even though some of those things weren’t exactly “fun”. Leading seemed as if it was second nature to…

organizations like the United States Sanitary Commission and were able to collect a total of 25,000,000 dollars from the public for war efforts(Georgia 221). The money collected was spent on medical and sanitary supplies for soldiers on the battlefield(Georgia 221). The Civil War required women to take on greater role and aid the soldiers in anyway that they can. That required women to become experienced in medical fields. "20,000 women who served as nurses, more than 3,000 were army nurses…

capitals, our country and us, they are army soldiers. Army soldiers live a selfless life, with the hope that their involvement will help this country and the people livening here. Army soldiers are leaders and stay up for what is right, and make society better, Army soldiers are motivated, respected, and inspiring, both mentally and physically strong, they are courageous, admired, unselfish and they are the best at what they do, they are Army soldiers. Army soldiers are trained battle…

Gregg, was one of the many who found himself sacrificing his life for the country he called home. Nate has completed four tours and is currently serving his fifth. Since 2004, he has traveled to Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. He joined the United States National guard on March 8th, 1996. Nate decided on the National guard due to lesser commitment compared to active duty. Eight years later he was called in his first deployment. Nate wrung in the new year in 2005 by hitting foreign ground…

The name mercenary defines someone who is hired to participate in an armed conflict but is not part of a regular army or other governmental military force. Mercenaries fight for money or other recompense rather than for political interests. In the last century, mercenaries have increasingly come to be seen as less entitled to protections by rules of war than non-mercenaries. Until recently, these categories who sold military services for money were called mercenaries. Now, they are called…

Soldiers brought fiddles, guitars, and banjos to pass the time. The United States made it a mandatory regulation that ever regiment of infantry and artillery must have a brass band with twentyfour members and cavalry must have sixteen members. Camp was thought as a safe place, rarely were there attacks on a camp, Dealton Cooper…

During a war, there are different rankings of soldiers in the army. There are the soldiers such as generals in the back who are high up in the ranks that make all the orders and then there are the soldiers up front who execute those orders. After World War II ended in 1945, Bill Mauldin, a military journalist and cartoonist for Stars and Stripes published a nonfiction narrative with several of his cartoons called, Up Front. In the book, Mauldin focuses on the infantry soldiers on the frontline…

were religious and very family oriented. Sundays the entire family would go to the grandmother’s house and spend fun filled family time with each other. Saipan 's population is about 55,000 people. The island is very much like a small town in the United States. Family is everywhere on the island. People who weren’t related by blood were considered family. Growing up was not an experience he did alone. Everyone knew everybody and everyone knew at least one thing about each other. The island is…

The United States Army Human Dimension Concept 1. Purpose: To provide an outline on reshaping the future of the Army in selecting, developing, sustaining, and transitioning Soldiers and Army Civilians in the Army Human Dimension. 2. Background. This concept is being pursued by the Army to create a more adaptable force by including “human objectives” into the implementation of strategic, operational and tactical plans of the Army. 3. The future operational environment. The United States Army…