We were soldiers is a fact-based tale of men under fire‚ their common acts of uncommon valor‚ and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U.S. history. On November 14‚ 1965‚ in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam‚ in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray‚ Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and 400 troopers from the U.S. 7th Air Cavalry are surrounded by 2000 enemy soldiers in what would become the first‚ and perhaps the worst‚ major battle of the Vietnam
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Approximately 186000 Negroes became federal soldiers. They served under white officers and often suffered discrimination in such matters as pay and bounties. But they proved courageous fighters in several of the battles in which they participated. Confederate officials were shortsighted in failing to use slaves as soldiers. Many confederate leaders feared an uprising once the Negroes were given arms. Others opposed the use of slaves on grounds that the Negroes were ill-prepared for such high
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’The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke is an Italian sonnet that plays with the idea of war being romantic. The whole poem is a metaphor for what he believed the war meant to him. In the first verse‚ he is saying that if he died in battle‚ even in some corner of a foreign field‚ he will forever belong to England. He then uses a series of metaphors to state that England is what raised him‚ gave him an identity and that his soul will be immortal because he died fighting for his country. In the second verse
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CHAPTER SEVEN “THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK” - FRIEDRICH VON PAULUS “I am very fond of the good soldier Schweik…. He did not set fire to the temple of the goddess at Ephesus…. And that‚ in itself‚ is enough.” Jarsolav Hasek‚ “The Good Soldier Schweik”‚ 1930 Translated by Paul Selver I Despite his lengthy service in the German army‚ Friedrich von Paulus had never directly commanded any military formation larger than a battalion. He had spent a large part of his career serving as a staff officer. Yet
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fondling either of a child or an adult. When someone suggests sexual statements‚ applies verbal sexual demands‚ or criticizes you sexually‚ it is also considered to be sexual abuse. Spousal sexual abuse‚ also known as marital or spousal
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The Wounded Soldier A blast of cold air hits on his face like the blade of a shredding knife. Bodies of fallen comrades and enemies lay all around him. The smell of flesh from both sides of the war together with the dust and smoke almost made him sick. He has never been more aware and cautious‚ cowering in fear at the sounds of machine guns. The thought of reuniting with his family is the only hope that gave him the strength to continue‚ allowing him to forget about the inclement taste
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In the first instance the cunning of Philocomasium will be examined in order to begin to definitively show that the female characters‚ in Plautus’ ‘The Swaggering Soldier’‚ are smarter than most of the men; there will be consideration of the puppeteer of the play‚ Palaestrio‚ and the very few intelligent ideas and actions of a couple of the other men‚ and finally the manipulative intelligence of Acroteleutium and Milphidippa will be discussed. Throughout the play‚ Philocomasium’s intelligence‚
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Julienne which was a flaked and dry vegetable in a tin. My favorite food here is Machonochies it was tinned meat that also contained some potato and some vegetables. With soldiers lying dead in the field‚ rats‚ flies and mosquitos were everywhere munching on the flesh of the stagnant water and inadequate sanitation soldiers. The hungry rats were running everywhere
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the nation. Soldiers faced harsh conditions not only on the battlefield‚ but also in their camps. The daily life of a Union soldier consisted of hours of drills‚ minimal food rations‚ and harsh conditions while fighting to end slavery. The Union soldiers shared many similarities. To enlist as a soldier the boy had to be at least 18 years old. Most were in their late teens and early twenties though boys as young as 15 reportedly enlisted and lied about their age (“Life as a Soldier During the Civil
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Indian soldiers were directly influenced by the experience of war‚ and the insight gained as a result. This had more of an impact on the self-determination campaigns than unattainable ideals. The most important aspect of this was the way the Indian national consciousness developed. War saw the Indian forces gain an unparalleled amount of political awareness‚ and understanding. Indian soldiers were confronted with racist perspectives‚ foreign environments‚ the power of the Empire‚ and the ability
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