United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

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    was born in Houston,Texas on November 7, 1975. At the age of fourteen he began training with a former army veteran named Billy shelton, so that maybe one day he would be in the navy seals. After high school, Luttrell went on to study international business at the University of Sam Houston State. After college and boot camp, Luttrell enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March of 1999. His hard work and determination led him into getting his SEAL trident on February 2, 2001. In 2003 he was deported…

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    One of the two difficulties was lacking supplies, from foods and water to guns and bullets. In Irving Strobing’s radio, it said “how about a chocolate soda? Not many. Not here yet.” Based on the place and time, which were Corregidor, Philippines and May 5, 1942, it described Japan militaries besieged U.S. troop in Philippine Island. The supplies were difficult to transport to island and the bad situation caused debility of soldiers. John Conroy’s letter also referred the bad living condition on…

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    Since the creation of the United States Marine Corps on 10, November 1775 men and women have sought to earn the title of Marine. There are only two places in the world where Marine recruits are trained. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California and Paris Island, South Carolina. For women there is only one place to receive training to become a Marine and the location is Paris Island South Carolina. However unlike other branches of the military Marine recruits training is not integrated…

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    These men are part of the United States Marines Corps in Guantanamo, Cuba. As part of the marines, the men are supposed to live by the marine code of defending their unit, God, corps, and country. Living by the marine code also means being honorable. In the play, Colonel Jessep’s morals and sense of honor are tested when he secretly orders a disciplinary action, called a code red, to Pfc. Santiago that accidently results in his death. Dawson and Downey were the marines…

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    type of person I am. Even though I had struggle all through school, I was surprisingly good at being a Marine. Once I finished my first year in the military my parents grew to be pretty comfortable with the idea of me being in the corps. I think it is because they saw that I was finally growing up. In the Marine Corps they do not care about excuses and they definitely do not want to hear excises coming out of your mouth. The Marine Corps taught me how to stay focused and take responsibility for…

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    “Real good,” screams Staff Sergeant Baker, “Real stinkin’ good, Guaman. Just take the easy way out and fucking die.” Recruit Guaman’s arms shake in the front leaning rest position over a puddle of his sweat on the quarterdeck. There’s nothing restful about that position. “Mountain climbers,” screams the drill instructor as his fists rest on his green duty belt, “in cadence, exercise: one-two-three.” Guaman limply lifts his left foot from the floor. The muscles in Staff Sergeant Baker’s…

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    American Sniper Narrative

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    the hardest programs to even be selected for and one of the hardest programs in the us military to graduate from. Chris graduated navy seal training and went on to serve multiple tours of iraq where he acted has a scout sniper and gave support to marines from afar who were invading…

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    Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL’s deadliest sniper, has over 160 documented kills. He and Henry Fleming, color sergeant of the 304th regiment, were very different. Although they both fought for the US, their experiences differed greatly, from why they joined, to what branch they were in, to which war they fought in. Henry and Chris Kyle's’ reasons for joining the military affected their career and attitude in many ways. Chris Kyle wanted to join the military because of love for his country and he…

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    Navajo Code Talkers

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    Guadalcanal, Peleliu, and the Saipan. Every campaign which the United States began from 1942 through 1945 implemented the use of the navajo code talkers. Without these key battles the War in the Pacific would undoubtedly have been lost, and therefore would have crippled the Allies fight against the nation of Japan. The training for the Code Talkers was fairly quick, only lasting about eight weeks, after The Commanding General of the United States claimed that the Navajos language would be…

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    10, 000 Pains

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    and survived the battle. Within the chapter it gives detailed accounts of several men and what the battle was like for them. Also, the book shows three ways that the soldiers survived. Those three ways they survived was by air support from their Marines, persevering through tough odds, and by the heroic acts of some…

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