United States Navy Hospital Corpsman

American Sniper “Aim small, miss small” the words of Chris Kyle a Navy S.E.A.L. who starred in the amazing movie American Sniper. This movie follows the battles that Chris Kyle went through throughout his life, including war and the emotional toll it put on him and his family. The movie American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper (as Chris Kyle) and directed by Clint Eastwood, is an extraordinary exciting movie that has brought inspiration and encouragement to many. This movie was released in Dec…

The movie Lone Survivor is a portrayal of a mission four Navy SEALs were sent on after the Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah had over twenty United States Marines killed. The Navy SEALs were sent in to perform a counter-insurgent mission. The four-man Navy SEAL team was sent into a mountainous region of Afghanistan know as the Hindu Kush region. While hiking through the mountains, the team stumbles upon young goat herders. This occurrence leads to a debate on whether or not they should kill the herders…

Yue Ma 112949774 Close Reading 4: A Hero of Our Time In this summer, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation came out, one of the most impressive hero in the movie was Ethan Hunt, portrayed by Tom Cruise. He is a typical hero that audiences are expecting. He was intelligent when he tried to complete the mission. Also, he was brave to accept the task to dive into the whirlpool to change an identification card in a short time in risk of his live. The most important thing was that he was fighting with…

Well, my first dream was always to become a football player. Growing up watching the legend Randy Moss catch touchdown passes for the Minnesota Vikings who didn’t want to be him? In elementary school for career day, I remember the guy dressed in a navy blue uniform, carried a badge and full…

“Establishing and maintaining effective leadership and its inherent authority in small units is also one of the most difficult and under-appreciated leadership challenges for both the leader and the led”(Strong 1). However, it is often seen in groups like the Navy SEALS that leadership takes on a different role in which the amount of leadership depends on what the person has done instead of solely on what he wears on his collar. As a young junior officer being commissioned into a small elite…

“Look in the sky! It is a bird. No it is a plane.” This phrase has become somewhat of a staple in modern pop culture. It is connected with super-heroes that have been a dominant archetype throughout history. Whether in real life, on the silver screen, in books, plays, or almost anywhere one looks they can find an example of a hero. If a person was asked to describe a hero there would be an endless amount of answers. Doctors, sports icons, family members, and so on, but many would ramble on about…

He decided to join the Navy because he was pissed off and wanted to provide protection for his country. He wanted to make a difference instead of doing nothing. Shortly after Chris was accepted into the Navy he decided to go to Iraq to fight for his Country. He spent four tours in Iraq, which is about 6 years. Even though he was saving many lives, it still took a…

PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941 was a usual quiet Sunday in Oahu. Little did everyone know by December 8, the United States of America will be engulfed with hatred and patriotism. All for one reason the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attacks on Pearl Harbor had changed the course of the Second World War by launching the United States into the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Therefore, fate the Axis Powers were sealed. To better understand the attack on Pearl Harbor, we need to know…

Disney Goes to War It's the year 1944. Imagine sitting in a Navy Vessel, preparing for an invasion of Normandy, with at least 50 men per boat, no less than 10,000 vessels total. There is barely any elbow room, waves crashing against the sides of the boat, tilting it back and forth as feet become soaked from the water on the floor. Nobody is talking. The only sound that is heard is the occasional vomit of a soldier that is seasick and the thundering of the ocean that surrounds the vessel.…

Japan was governed by the Toku-gawa Shogunate, instead of the emperor who was just a figure head. The Toku-gawa Shogunate was a secular government under a shogun (Bulliet, 728). There were also daimyos, who were given control of specific areas with little intervention of the Shogunate. There were many weaknesses in early Japan history. The biggest weakness came when they were threatened from the outside (Bulliet, 728). The main reason behind this was the necessary resources required to prevent…