Vietnam War The Vietnam war for the USS Boston a Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser didn’t turn out so well the USS Boston returns to Boston’s bay some of the crew from the USS Boston got transferred to a Heavy Cruiser Attack on the interior of Vietnam. A squad that got transferred to Riverine Assault Force or known as RAF as they were fighting along with the help of the army to flush the Vietnamese off the coast of Vietnam. As the team moved more inland the Vietnamese try desperately to hold them off
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Nobles and the military leaders of the era were also at odds with the new gunpowder weaponry. As gunpowder weaponry continued to develop it eventually progressed to the point of being very effective‚ and nobles‚ the knightly class‚ began to recognize that firearms represented a threat to their dominance. Unlike traditional medieval warfare which respected social status‚ “...gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class‚ and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers”. Nobles
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the hot spots‚ or target areas for IED’s‚ we could be putting all our lives at risk. So yes‚ paying attention to detail is very important‚ especially if you were in my shoes as the Lead Gunner on our convoys. Everyday I had to pay close attention to every bit of information given to me because my eyes up in the turret were what got everyone of my team members home alive after that year. There was nothing more stressful than knowing that If I slightly missed or didn’t pay attention to one little thing
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Basically‚ the tanks has been taking damage from machine gunners and artillery fire‚ but now they can return fire back to the enemy lines. This modification that has turned the tank into a monstrous beast has made a huge impact in not only WWI‚ but also in the future. The last major impact in my opi
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Richard Kane SFC Gulley 3rd Platoon 20100828 Importance of Being On Time Scheduling the work day is one of the most important duties any leader in the Army or the Armed forces in general‚ tackle each and every day. Being at the right place at the right time for any member of the Armed forces is extremely essential to the defense of the entire United States of America. It’s because of this that being on time is remarkably important. Dependability‚ accountability‚ consistency and discipline are
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people trying to kill each other. Climax Using lots of details‚ describe the confrontation the main character has with the conflict.- While the sniper is plotting to escape‚ an armored car pulls up and meets with an informant. He kills the turret gunner and the informant‚ but the enemy sniper hits his arm. He can only use his pistol because he can’t feel his arm‚ so he fakes his death to draw the enemy out‚ and he takes the fatal shot. The enemy drops to a street alley. Falling Action What
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Boeing B-29 Supperfortress Though it was conceived of before World War II‚ its impact was not felt until the war was close to an end. However‚ in this short amount of time‚ you could argue it had a greater impact on the pacific theater than any other weapon. Without the capabilities of the B-29 Supperfortress there is no doubt the war in the pacific would have carried on for years past its actual end date‚ and would have resulted in the loss of countless more American lives. The effect of the
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twice my size.” * Jargon—category of language defined by a trade or profession Ex: From We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks “Lurk late. We Strike straight.” * Persona—a speaker created by the poet Ex: From The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner by Randall Jarrell “From my mother’s sleep I
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brothers‚ for they had been comrades in arms fighting for the same cause; second‚ that all men are brothers as descendants of Adam and Eve. When they fight‚ they become Cain and Abel. No doubt‚ the IRA sniper now wonders about the identities of the turret gunner‚ the old woman‚ and the person manning the machine gun. War. Death. Pain. Anger and remorse. None are pleasantries‚ but all are faced and handled every day. In Liam O’Flaherty’s "The Sniper‚" all of these things are brought to an acute reality
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The Doolittle Raid "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan (Roosevelt)." Those were the famous words spoken by Franklin Roosevelt the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Roosevelt went on to say that because Japan and Hawaii are such a large distance apart‚ the attack was deliberately planned many weeks age. He also stated that during that time of planning
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