United States Marine Corps

people have never dug into the truths behind that sight. This Movie about the raising of the flag shows much more about how the battle of Iwo Jima played out. Flag for Our Fathers is a movie that is based upon three men that helped to raise the United States Flag over Iwo Jima. The plot of this movie was very moving and genuine. These three Men have been depicted as heroes because they lifted the flag pole over Iwo Jima, which didn’t sit well with…

ABOUT FACE Good luck. “About” is the preparatory command, and “FACE” is the command of execution. This will take practice. There are also “half right” and “half left” faces. If you’re getting “half-right, FACE”d then you done messed up. Where people stand in formation Marching The person in charge will call the squad, platoon, or larger, to attention. He/she will then “right, FACE” the group. The preparatory command “forward” will be given, followed by “MARCH”. Every soldier in the group will…

Abdulaziz Almurad JOUR 250 Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima: A Critical Analysis Inventory: On Mount Suribachi, as the Americans were fighting against the Japanese during World War II, a group of American military men are raising the American flag. The Marines seem to be struggling to raise the flag as their bodies are tight, rigid, and muscular, and they look to be putting in all of their strength and energy in order to make sure that the flag is firmly entrenched in the high mound of debris –…

you from stress, pressure, and conflict but rather that one can successfully cope with problems as they arise.” I have that trait! When I was eight years old and my parents decided to move from Colombia to the United States, I was uprooted to another continent. Moving to the United States clicked something inside that made me realize that I had to become adaptable, adjustable and quick to recover. All of this was tested throughout my adolescence. Being an immigrant already posed a…

On March 10th I was given permission from my section to stay home from work to take care of my daughter due to her being released from the emergency room the night before. While at home with my daughter, I was using this time to pack my house in preparation for my family’s pending move at the end of the month. While going through papers I decided to have a beer not thinking that I would be called into work for any reason. Approximately 1130 I received a phone call from Master Gunnery Sergeant…

by two marines, Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson and Pfc. Louden Downey, which they are accused of killing Pfc. William T. Santiago. However, this incident was the result of a direct order by the platoon commander Lieutenant Kendrick who later was commanded by Colonel Nathan Jessep for “code red”. The reason Santiago’s murder was the breaking of chain of command and written a letter asking for a transfer, in exchange for offering information about an illegal fence-line shooting. The two marines are…

Mid Fall 2012 The plane ride here was a long one. The droning engines of the C-17 went on for hours and pierced through my earplugs. I could only feel overwhelmed and excited by what was happening. I was finally getting sent overseas after four long years of basic training. A few nervous thoughts had passed my mind about what could happen, but was soon drowned out by the engines. The passenger section of the C-17 was nothing like a civilian aircraft. A few rows of seats with our gear packed in…

A Negative Feeling on the Marine Corps Throughout history, the military has been a subject of extreme speculation. Because of the inability to know exactly what is going on in a combat conflict, many are left with opinions and ideas about what may be going on. I grew up in a very patriotic family, who always showed respect and gratitude to the military. In result I wanted to join the force and earn that respect for myself. After joining the corps I quickly learned that what my parents had felt,…

To be able answer correctly and precisely the question whether we are today fully prepared to provide and conduct forcible entry operations than we were during landing in INCHON in 1950, we have to go through the characteristic of today’s and future battlespace. IOT to understand challenges of todays and future battle space development we have to go little bit inside of some deduction process. For all of us is very well-known fact, that 70 % of all movement and transports, business even trade…

Was the Vietnam War worth it? This was a question asked by many young men being drafted into the United States military to fight in the war through 1959-1975. After the men were drafted, they faced many struggles through basic training, but unfortunately, it was only the beginning of a long list of trials. One of the first trials the soldiers would experience was extreme change in climate and adapting to the rough terrain. Second, was navigating through the jungle, avoiding the…