Sergeant First Class Paul Smith and Why He is a Hero Some have asked why hakes a hero and why does the US Military only award a Soldier the Medal of Honor after he or she has made the greatest sacrifice. Sergeant first class Smith knowingly put himself into danger to save his Soldiers. A good leader like him would not tell his Soldier to do anything he would not do himself. As a leader in the U.S. Army‚ leaders should always put your Soldiers well-being before your own. Many of Sergeant First Class
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The first Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. Even though the first shots fired took place at Fort Sumter. The battle took place just 30 miles from Washington‚ D.C. The First Battle of Bull Run took place in Virginia on July twenty first‚ eighteen sixty one. When thirty-five thousand Federals led by General McDowell‚ marched to strike twenty-thousand Confederates that were led by General Johnston. The Federals had attacked the Confederates along a river known as Bull
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deal. As you know‚ I was fortunate to be placed on Eunuch Zheng He’s flag ship‚ a treasure junk which is like a floating city with over 1‚000 men. It is enormous and very luxurious‚ with grand accommodations for the imperial envoys. The body of the ship is brightly carved‚ with an animal head and glaring dragon eyes in the front and a dragon and phoenix pattern in the rear. The bottom holds of the ship were filled with expensive silks and porcelains that we used for trade with the other nations
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aboard. Days later‚ this beautiful masterpiece sank to the bottom of the ocean. Nearly 1‚500 people died that day on the Titanic‚ after crashing into an iceberg. But was it really the iceberg’s fault for the lives lost? There were many people accused for losing the lives‚ however‚ only one makes sense. Stanley Lord‚ the captain of the Titanic‚ is to blame for all the lives lost that day. Stanley went to sleep after seeing the signals‚ he didn’t respond to any of them‚ and he didn’t believe the signals
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The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between Samrat Hem Chander Vikramaditya or popularly called Hemu Vikramaditya and forces of Akbar on November 5‚ 1556. Hindu King of Delhi‚who had his coronation or ’Rajyabhishake’ on October 7‚ 1556 at Purana Quila in Delhi had a fight with the army of Akbar. Akbar along with Bairam Khan at that time was stationed about 8 miles away from the war zone and had not participated in the war. On 24 January 1556 Mughal ruler Humayun slipped while climbing down the
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military operations it is first necessary to understand how operational art originated and how it evolved. This section answers the question what is operational art‚ by looking first at it’s origins in theory and evolution in modern doctrine. Operational art is defined today in joint doctrine as: The employment ofmilitary forces to attain strategic and/or operational objectives through the design‚ organization‚ integration‚ and conduct ofcampaigns‚ major operations‚ and battles. Operational art translates
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Although though the Civil War had started at Fort Sumter on April 12‚ 1861. It had really started at the battle of Bull Run. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia just a few miles from Washington D.C.‚ on July 21‚ 1861. The commander of the Union was General George McDowell‚ and for the Confederates General Joseph E. Johnston. The Union had a goal to accomplish‚ they wanted to open up a path to Richmond‚ the Confederate capital‚ and end the war quickly. The Union had 28‚450 men while the
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I write this letter to you all too atempt an explanation of why i ran from battle. As i try my best to explain unerstand i still do not fully comprehend it myself. I ran from battle for many reasons most of which are still uncomprehensable to me; i ran because i was scared. Scared of losing scared of killing or being killed most of all i was scared to watch my brothers in arms fall. I knew that i could not handle the pain of seeing my brothers die or watching my commanding officers fall as the were
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man when he quickly rose through the military rank and became the advisor of the Chinese Emperor Yongle. The Emperor gave him wealth‚ power‚ and even a new name. Formerly known as Ma Ha‚ Zheng He led a total of seven voyages through the South China Sea‚ the Indian ocean and the Arabian sea from 1405 to 1433. His mission was to establish new trade relationships‚ find new land and show off the power and wealth of China. He traveled to many countries and gave many gifts in the name of China‚ yet he is
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The Battle of El Alamein between the Allies and Axis powers was fought in two separate battles (Phillips‚ 1962). The Allies consisted of primarily British soldiers known as the Eight Army. In addition to the British soldiers‚ the Allies also consisted of soldiers from Australia‚ New Zealand‚ India‚ South Africa‚ France‚ and Greece. The Axis known as the Panzerarmee Afrika (later renamed German-Italian Panzerarmee) consisted of only German and Italian soldiers. Both battles were fought in El Alamein
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