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    Studio 54 Movie Essay

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    .54 (also known as Studio 54) is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Mark Christopher‚ loosely based on the late 1970s epopea of Studio 54‚ a world-famous New York City disco club‚ the main setting of the film. It stars Ryan Phillippe‚ Salma Hayek‚ and Neve Campbell. It also stars Mike Myers as Steve Rubell‚ the co-founder of the club. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Critical reaction 5 Home media 6 References 7 External links Plot[edit] Shane O ’Shea (Ryan

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    what he did was wrong. He was going through bad financial problems. His pay was garnished for child support and he had not received any guidance from his leadership. He states that he had a lot of stress to deal with being a part of the 82nd Airborne Division; stressors that came with the job. He just hopes for another opportunity to expand his military career. In a records review conducted at Arlington‚ VA on _ May

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    continue to watch from afar and would have to enter for the sake of its own sovereignty as well as that of its allies. The Allied Forces needed to oust German occupiers from Western Europe and therefore proceeded to plan the largest amphibious and airborne attacks at the time. This analysis will examine the first few days of Operation Overlord. Approaching ‘D-Day’ By the early 1940s‚ the war between the Allied Forces and the Axis Forces was well underway. Nazi Germany was spreading its power and influence

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    combatants‚ the first battle of Fallujah‚ known as Operation Vigilant Resolve‚ came shortly after the victory of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The 1st Battalion‚ 5th Marine Regiment‚ was sent into the city of Fallujah to save troops of the 82nd Airborne Division. On 31 March 2004‚ four U.S. contractors were ambushed and killed by Iraqi insurgents. Months after the loss of the first battle of Fallujah‚ the U.S. fought in another battle of Fallujah. This battle took place on November 7th‚ 2004 and lasted

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    WLC History Oral Brief 4

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    laborer on farms from California to Washington‚ D.C. Personal life (continued) • Enlisted into the Texas Army National Guard in 1952 during the Koren War. • Later switched to the Regular Army in 1955 • After completing airborne training‚ he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division‚ Fort Bragg‚ NC • Attended and completed Special Forces training at Fort Bragg‚ NC • Assigned to 5th Special Forces Group Fort Campbell‚ Kentucky Military Life • Deployed to Vietnam on May 2‚ 1968 with his 12 man special

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    afternoon‚ Dwight Eisenhower had ordered two armored divisions‚ the 7th and 10th‚ to converge on the Ardennes from north and south to pinch off the penetration.[1] By the next day it was clear that the breakthrough was far too big to be so easily fixed. Eisenhower then reached for his only divisions in general reserve on the continent; the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions. They were stationed near the French city of Reims. These were the elite divisions‚ but they had just experienced seventy-two straight

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    Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history‚ but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines‚ never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the regular caucasian paratrooper. Due to segregation of the time period all African Americans were treated worse than prisoners. Then they got a break‚ and felt their calling as smokejumpers out in

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    Fundamentals of Defense Support of Civil Authorities Introduction The military’s role during Katrina supported the concepts of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) while assisting local authorities to help speed the recovery efforts. The effort of recovery was slow at first because the laws and policies that were in place did not allow the President to assert control of the situation in Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency during Katrina was unable to conduct joint operations

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    over Nazi Germany‚ and was critical to the Allied victory of WW II. Operation Overlord‚ commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the largest multinational land‚ sea‚ and air campaign in history. On June 6 1944‚ the attack started with multiple airborne and pathfinder units parachuting inland behind the Atlantic Wall‚ an 800 mile strip of coast occupied by Nazi Germany under the command of General Rommel. This Atlantic Wall was thought to be impenetrable‚ but under the careful command of General

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    assemble at the Saudi border . King Fahd of Saudi Arabia asked for American assistance. The minute the meeting ended‚ orders were issued that began the largest buildup of American forces since Vietnam. Within a short period‚ forces of the 82nd Airborne division were heading for Saudi Arabia‚ as well as 300 combat aircraft.By the end of September‚ there were nearly 200‚000 American forces in Saudi Arabia.The question was‚how to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The initial plan called for a "direct

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