Waco

Aidan Marsh Ms. Murray English 11 07 March 2024 The Sinful Messiah On February 28, 1993 the FBI and ATF had a 51 day stand with the Branch Davidian cult whose leader married a 12-year-old girl, his name was David Koresh. Koresh had been sexually assaulting women and children in his cult. The Branch Davidian cult was very dangerous and had a wide variety of beliefs and leaders that eventually caused the government to raid their compound in the early 90s. The Branch Davidians have had many leaders…

The Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, or the Waco VA hospital, was built to provide medical service to the ever growing population of veterans in the Central Texas region. In Central Texas, there is close to 5,000 veterans needing care. Due to the recent passing of the Affordable Care Act, many physicians and nurses are leaving their field leaving a vacuum in patient care. Due to factors such as population growth and aging, as well as current efforts to expand health…

Dilemma-To Obey God or Man?” From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco. Ed. James R. Lewis. Lanham, MD: Rowman &Little, 1994. 23-31. Print Philip Arnold tells the story of the Waco, Texas incident through his eyes. Arnold begins the article by discussing the role of religious faith in this situation. The government’s inability to relate and understand Koresh’s strong religious beliefs serves as the foundation for the tragedy that occurred in Waco, Texas. Arnold mentions that if the government…

When Chief of Staff to the President of Waco Community College Bristol Allen abruptly resigned, many were left wondering why she resigned mid-year. After being praised for her contributions in diversifying the college’s faculty and staff, and improving its academic standing among other Texas community colleges. The news of her resignation came as a shock to the community of Waco. As I began the interview of Mrs. Allen I realized that she was still very positive about her time at WCC but there…

statement is to be the best beverage business in the Americas. This company has evolved from series of collaborations, inventions and discoveries. In 1885, Charles Alderton, a young pharmacist in Waco, Texas, invented Dr Pepper. It was a drug store where Alderton worked and the first Dr Pepper fans asked for a "Waco". The oldest soft drink in the United States, it was later named Dr Pepper, according…

ship within minutes. Dorie Miller was not among the 272 survivors. His parents were notified that their son, Doris “Dorie” Miller, was MIA (missing in action). The Second Baptist Church of Waco, Texas, held a memorial on April 30, 1944. On May 28, 1944, a granite marker was placed at Moore High School in Waco to honor him. LEGACY: ● Dorie Miller Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas ● Dorie Miller Middle School in San Marcos, Texas ● The frigate USS Miller, launched June 30, 1973 ●…

During a visit to the Fortier’s home told the Fortiers that he planned to blow up a federal building on the anniversary of Waco and rationalized the loss of life by concluding that anyone working in the federal building was guilty of what happened. He also stated that he figured out how to make a truck bomb and he chose the Murrah building because; 1) the orders for Waco came from there, 2) the building housed people involved in the raid, and 3) the buildings shape and glass front made it an…

Two wrongs don’t make a Right: Analyzing a Documentary Oklahoma City by Barak Goodman, based on the events leading up to deaths of hundreds of Americans by a domestic terrorist, Timothy McVeigh and the ensuing of capital punishment on him. The documentary Includes interviews of Timothy McVeigh and families and friends of the Victims who lost their lives in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing in 1995. Timothy McVeigh Killed 168 people and injured over 500. In the documentary Oklahoma city…

that stood out to me is that Chip and Joanna constantly believed that God would provide for them. An example of this came when they were building a lot of houses on some land they owned. They desperately needed the money. The financial crisis had hit Waco and there was no more money that the banks could provide. A wonderful couple came along and said that God had told them to invest in Chip and Joanna’s business. It was a beautiful offer and show of trust, and how God could nudge and provide.…

The City of Waco Fire Department responded to the Twin Peaks incident on May 17, 2015 one of the largest loss of life incidents in the city since the 1957 Tornado. In order to decrease the loss of life from Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Incidents in the future, the fire department should institute a Mass Casualty Alarm assignment and implement the use of tourniquets as part of our medical protocols for exsanguination wounds. Mass Casualty Alarm would send an appropriate amount of first…