Veterans of Foreign Wars

War veterans are highly respected in our society for their patriotism, contribution to the nation, and protection of homeland. They are also deeply honored for enduring the terrifying experience on the battlefield in order to protect our home from invasion. The famous Olympic athlete, Louis Zamperini is a WWII veteran who gave up his career because of the outbreak of war. His miraculous survival of the war is composed into an inspiring story by Laura Hillenbrand. In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand…

Generals in the First World War would order officers to execute deserters on spot (Unknown Author), rather than work with the men to improve their circumstances or reassign them for a form of convalescence. Men such as General Haig, known affectionately at “Butcher Haig” not only…

As noted by Blassingame, 1965), Adult Education continued during the Civil War, as Union Lieutenants were called to duty in “eradicating widespread illiteracy among African American Soldiers” (p. 264). As a result, during reconstruction, The Freedman Bureau, an organization, created to educate freed slaves (p.264). During the call to arms of World War I, over 250,000 men left the country with a literacy level so low, they were unable to compete or maneuver precisely…

serve our country. “By flying the Honor and Remember Flag, we say to these selfless men and women and the families that love them, that we as Americans will never forget their contribution to our freedom.” (“Honor and Remembrance”) What it means to veterans “Somewhere in this country, every moment, it is significant to someone,” Bratten said as he referred to Old Glory. “To the world, the flag is our promise that we will continue to strive for these ideals. To us, the flag is a reminder both…

interference was not always typical of American government. At the outset of World War II, The United States and Soviet Union began the task of the reconstruction of Europe and other parts of…

for you to shoot another human being? How could you tell her how vulnerable and scared you felt, never knowing if you would live another hour…”1. These are the types of questions and horrors that keep veterans with PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) from returning to their normal lives before the war. PTSD is not only a disease that keeps people awake at night with nightmares; it is a disease that creeps into every aspect of their lives and keeps them from functioning in society as they…

shoot it to pieces.” This quote by Erich Maria Remarque, a World War 1 veteran, provides a real image of consequence. It highlights the loss of innocence in youth, sorrow, despair, and the loss of dreams among others. The highly emotional impact of the quote prompted further research into the glaring consequences of war as a whole and also the individual consequences of men and families. Consequence is a thread that weaves through every war; and though often disregarded, they are experienced…

confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks, also known as the Reds in the Russian civil war. The Russians white army and the Bolshevik red army fought for control over Russia the Russian white army was led by conservative generals who had different agendas and methods. The composition and the command structure of the white armies also varied some were veterans from world war one some were just volunteers. In Mid 1918 anti-Bolshevik militias and military units were…

Concerns about veterans’ health Veterans potentially have psychological damages that are barely noticed by people in general, but it is indeed making those service people suffer. According to USDVA(United States Department of Veterans Affair), several factors affect veterans while they are serving, seriously from physically to mentally, terminologically called “stressors”, which Eli Saslow (2011) describes in how Doug’s wife Krissy, after reading the article about PTSD, is worried about her…

My responsibility to America is that, I want to wake up with the rights that our veterans had fought for. To have the right to pledge my allegiance to the flag, everyday in school. My responsibilities to America is to keep living with the rights I have, and to know that we’re not under enemy control or dodging bullets on our American soil. To keep living and not to worry a day’s chance when we have to be concern about our rights because, we know that we have many, many men out there to defend…