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    Introduction – 200w In January 1965‚ the Australian government sent an infantry battalion to Borneo‚ to assist Britain and its Commonwealth partners to secure Malaysia’s borders from Indonesian invasions. Three months later‚ the government announced it would send another battalion overseas‚ however this time to help the United States‚ in order to protect the Republic of Vietnam (known as South Vietnam)‚ against the posed threat by insurgents reinforced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North

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    Allied effort to break the stalemate‚ the ‘August Offensive’ was executed and involved the capture of Chunuk Bair as an essential objective to control the narrows. After a brutal struggle on 8th August by the Wellington Mounted Rifles and Otago battalion‚ the summit was captured. A Turkish counter-attack later overwhelmed the British relief forces and re-captured the summit. Key Historical Idea 1: The capture of Chunuk Bair was of key strategic importance. It was General Godley’s opinion that the

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    These include engineer‚ then to lieutenant‚ captain‚ battalion chief‚ assistant chief‚ deputy chief‚ and finally‚ chief. For promotions to positions beyond battalion chief‚ many fire departments now require applicants to have a bachelor’s degree‚ preferably in fire science‚ public administration‚ or a related field. Some firefighters eventually become fire

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    made up of a company of soldiers from a single regiment‚ which is split in two‚ providing a detachment for Buckingham Palace and a detachment for St James ’s Palace. These guard duties are normally provided by a battalion of the Household Division and occasionally by other infantry battalions or other units. I found this very interesting and did some researches on web. When Guardsmen are on duty‚ the soldiers are drawn from one of the five regiments of Foot Guards in the British Army: the Scots

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    Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller By: Jeffrey Edinger http://www.militarywisdom.net/page7.html http://articles.dailypress.com/keyword/chesty-puller http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=5665 http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=5665 http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/WorldWarIILeaders/p/World-War-Ii-Korean-War-Lieutenant-General-Lewis-Chesty-Puller.htm http://www.tricitymarines.com/puller.htm http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent

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    positive ways. For example I met really great and intelligent people‚ And I learned new things every day. My freshman year I made a position in the battalion staff called S1. S1 is the battalion personnel officer I was in charge of putting everyone’s community service hours and any new cadet entering and leaving the program. People and other cadets in the battalion could not believe that a freshman could achieve such a high rank.

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    The Merriam dictionary defines “accountability as an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions”. (Almazan) Throughout military history‚ accountability has been a key component that encapsulates every aspect of one’s duty and obligation. Fulfilling one’s duty and obligation requires the individual to be responsible for their actions. Therefore‚ failing to be accountable means failing your duty and obligation not only to yourself but to the military as well

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    To make matters worse‚ the Canadian Army made no attempt to integrate the French soldiers into the English battalions‚ with no separate French battalions being created‚ nor any instructional manuals being written in French. (“War on the Homefront”) The soldiers that were conscripted were also a waste as only half of the 48‚000 conscripted soldiers that successfully made it to Europe

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    broke his arm in a hunting accident. He received his commission as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion‚ Royal Welch Fusiliers in May 1915‚ he was posted to the Western Front in France. Considered to be recklessly brave‚ he soon obtained the nickname ’Mad Jack’. While drilling at Litherland in November 1915‚ he received word of Hamo’s death at Gallipoli. Siegfried left England to join his battalion in France on 17th November (1915) just after the Battle of Loos‚ serving as a transport officer.

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    their psychological justification for their actions in the war‚ in a learning manner. But‚ when I started and continued to read the book‚ my perspective of interest shifted to a kind of horror. The deep descriptive information about the different Battalions‚ Commanders‚ and Hilter’s plans was horrible to read‚ but informative to learn. Information and ideas like this I think everyone should learn and to know‚ because it’s real life and being culturally aware of things that are happening now and events

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