Vietnam People's Army

the killer walking around, free to do whatever he or she pleases and punishment-free? I don’t think I would treat them differently just because they were at one time forced into combat, or because they are younger. Since they aren't enlisted in the army, shouldn't they be charged with the same punishment as a juvenile delinquent who kills someone? Why should they be granted amnesty? So I have tweaked my statement to this: A child soldier should not be granted amnesty unless the prosecutor is…

The Terrible Beauty of the Forgotten War In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien’s, use of words to describe his memories of the Vietnam war transform the stories in his novel. O’Brien is able to take images of disturbing horror and turns them into a romanticized vision, that the reader can understand. Because this is a war story, it’s obvious there will be horrible images that O’Brien and his platoon had to experience, but he able to transforms them into beautiful narratives. Throughout the…

Douglas MacArthur once said, “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war”. War protects us, our beliefs, and our freedom from those who wish to take is away, but like everything in the world it comes at a price. Men lose their lives or loses good friends on the field of battle and those who come home are never the same. The men who fought in the war are the victims that are most negatively affected by the it.…

The main character in The Red Badge Of Courage is Henry Fleming. Henry thinks that he will become a hero in war and he wants to go to war. By the end of the book, although with many distractions, Henry learns that courage comes in many forms, sometimes it's fighting, but sometimes it is standing up for what you believe. In the beginning Henry's mom tells him that he should not go to war because he is a better use on the family farm, but Henry believes that if he goes to war then he will become…

Federal band started to play “Home, Sweet Home” within minutes, a Southern band joined in, and the bands played together in what was a unique expression of mutual longing for home and family” (New Year's). Some soldiers that enlisted in the Union army applied because the “Boston Transcript publicly announced that a famous band would be attached to some particular regiment” (The Civil War Bands). Even before the war, music was used for…

The difficulties the infantry found in taking enemy positions without accurate and heavy artillery support. The uncritical atmosphere that existed at the First Army Headquarters, which were mostly officers who knew Haig and his methods, never questioned or challenged his opinions. Haig did not spend a great deal of time before the war to analysis the use of artillery. He believed that artillery was there to assist…

How are drones affecting the humankind? This is the 21st century’s most representative question. Lately, the robots are used in almost every industry, doing jobs that are too dangerous or impossible for humans. However, the new technology is mainly used by the military, the most known example being drones that are used for espionage and even armed attacks against human beings. Drone aircrafts have had a huge impact on modern warfare, being able to provide surveillance and combat capabilities at…

Many opinions come with the idea of war. Some see it as a chance to fight for what they believe in, while others claim it wastes a country’s money and resources. The difference in people’s views could be influenced by the media or the government. Either way, both sides can agree that when soldiers come back, they are different after fighting on the battlefield. War changes men whether they want it or not. After experiencing the horrors of war, soldiers form their own opinions about it. In the…

The Army has identified risk management as a process that when properly planned and applied will serve to maintain combat power while ensuring the accomplishment of the mission (atp 5-19, 2014). While there are different inherent risks related to conducting combat operations, the process and principles of risk management for most organizations remain the same; to assist in making informed decisions in order to reduce or offset risks. According to Horcher (2015), operational risk can be…

who joined the Army when he was too young to join, so he forged his birth certificate. But Francis didn’t join the Army because he wanted to fight the bad guys, he joined so that he would die during battle. Ever since Nicole was raped by Larry LaSalle, Francis has been suicidal. Francis is also suicidal from not having many friends too. Francis is about to jump off of a church, but he decides not to kill himself so that he won’t dishonor his family's name, and instead joins the army so that he…