saw action during the Battle of the Somme. Engaged in heavy combat that September‚ he received the Distinguished Service Order and the French Légion d’honneur. Elevated to the permanent rank of major on August 1‚ 1917‚ Alexander was made an acting lieutenant colonel shortly thereafter and led the 2nd Battalion‚ Irish Guards at the Battle of Passchendaele that fall. Wounded in the fighting‚ he quickly returned to command his men
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The importance of the rank Staff Sergeant The rank of Staff Sergeant is the sixth rank in the United States Marine Corps enlisted rank structure. Being a Staff Sergeant also bestows upon the individual receiving the rank the title of Staff Non Commissioned Officer. Staff Sergeants are usually experienced Marines with 10 to 13 years of experience behind them on average. A staff sergeant is a Staff Noncommissioned Officer at DoD paygrade E-6‚ with a starting monthly pay of $2281.20. The rank of Staff
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claims his father is one of the good soldiers. Why is his statement ironic? (page 140) • How does Shmuel know Lieutenant Kotler? (page 141) • How does Bruno prove he is naïve about Out-With? (page 141) • Why does Mother ask Bruno to not use the word ‘hate’? (page 143) • Why did Lieutenant Kotler’s father leave Germany? Why is this news shocking to Father? (page 145) • What did Lieutenant Kotler do to Pavel? Why didn’t anyone help Pavel? • Why does Bruno want Shmuel to crawl under the fence? (page
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The Things They Carried Response In the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ written by Tim O’Brien‚ there is an apparent main character‚ Lieutenant Cross. Throughout the duration of the novel‚ we the readers learn of Cross’ love for a woman named Martha. Martha is a friend of Lt. Cross from back home‚ although he wishes that she could be more than just a friend. He once took her on a date‚ but it did not escalate to anything more before he left for war. For a majority of the book‚ Lt. Cross carries
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The My Lai massacre The My Lai massacre was a mass murder of innocent Vietnamese civilians. It is known as the worst atrocity of the Vietnam War. Lieutenant William Calley led the first platoon of Charlie Company during its service in the Quang Ngai province in Vietnam. The massacre took place in the hamlets of My Lai and My Khe of Son My village in South Vietnam (e.g. ‘Pinkville’). Before the My Lai massacre‚ the United States tactic was to kill ‘Viet Cong members’ until they gave up. Entire
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For instance‚ General Peckem’s rivalry with General Dreedle takes up most of his time and energy‚ time and energy he should be spending on the war effort. Another good example is Lieutenant Scheisskopf. Instead of training his military men for combat‚ he focuses all his attention on parades. It seems that no one is concerned with the larger implications of war. 3. Life is fragile. ( Throughout the entire novel the
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States. She is always on his mind and because he allows his thoughts to take him away and be with her. Because of this‚ he blames himself for the death of another platoon member even though there was nothing he could have done to protect him. “Lieutenant Cross felt the pain. He blamed himself.” “He pictured Martha’s smooth young face‚ thinking he loved her more than anything‚ more than his men‚ and now Ted Lavender was dead because he love her so much and could not stop thinking about her.” I
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1. In spite of the fact that Georgia has a plural executive‚ the Governor of Georgia is considered one of the more powerful Governors in the united states. Why? The governor of Georgia is considered one of the more powerful Governor’s because‚ of the informal power that the Governor has. It also has to do with the prestige of the Governor. The power of Governors comes from all the different roles that the governor’s must play to do their job right ; some roles governors must play are being
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-Over forty-one years after the My Lai Massacre‚ when US troops killed more than 500 men‚ women and children in Vietnam‚ the former Army lieutenant who was convicted for his role in the killings has publicly apologized. William Calley was the only US soldier held legally responsible for the slayings. He was convicted on twenty-two counts of murder‚ and his sentence was later commuted by President Reagan. Last week‚ William Calley publicly apologized for the first time‚ saying‚ “There is not a day
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and is able to lead a group of people. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien shows many different kinds of leaders during the Vietnam War. Jimmy Cross is one of the leaders in the book. He represents the failure as being a lieutenant of Alpha Company. As being a failure‚ he often gets distracts on a girl named Martha‚ who is his unrequested college sweetheart. He gets no respect from his team as being their leader and he is irresponsible for the dead members in his team.
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