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    Washington‚ D.C.‚ during the Civil War. As a kid‚ he enjoyed hearing the Civil War military bands that filled the streets of Washington as well as the sounds of his father’s trombone. His father played in the U.S. Marine Band and Sousa quickly followed in his footsteps. Sousa first enlisted in the Marine Band as an apprentice violinist and later became the bandleader. When Sousa wasn’t playing with a band‚ he was writing music‚ like "The Stars and Stripes Forever." By the 1890s he had written enough popular

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    Eddie’s experiences in the war and my personal reactions to reading about his life in combat. Personally Eddie’s experiences while in combat‚ are conditions I have already been aware of‚ due to the fact that my step-father was in the United States Marines for many years. I’ve heard of tragic stories and seen gruesome pictures of some of the horrible mishaps that happen while over-seas‚ so I was not actually caught off guard while reading about Eddie. However I did learn a few things while reading this

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    If they find an IED on patrol‚ the unit calls in a bomb squad to diffuse it. The majority of these missions were successful and the casualties from IEDs were nowhere near as bad as what the media would have people believe. Later in the book the Marines complain about being handcuffed by the media. The mujahideen soldiers would constantly set up defensive positions in mosques‚ hospitals‚ or schools knowing that the Americans could not destroy the building. This would force the soldiers to go into

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    Air Force and retired shortly after I was born‚ my oldest brother joined the US Navy about 2-3 years ago and my sister joined the early entry program for the US Navy and is going to boot camp in July‚ my brother was practically born to join the US Marines‚ and 3 of my 4 brothers have been or are in JROTC. It was only natural and the sane thing to do that I joined JROTC because we are practically a Military oriented family and I wouldn’t want it anyother way. I also thought it would be good for me because

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    the United States. Vernon McGarity‚ one of the many Medal of Honor recipients‚ was born on December 1‚ 1921 in Hardin County‚ Tennessee (“Serving His Country”). He first came to Paris in the late 1930’s‚ while employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps (“Serving His Country”). During WWII he decided to join the U.S. Army in Model‚ in Stewart County (“Serving His Country”). He then moved up and served as a technical sergeant with the 99th Infantry Division during the Battle of Bulge in December 1944

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    Windows Theory as well as developing CompStat in New York City. In this paper we will learn more about Bratton and how he got to where he is today. Born in Boston‚ Chief Bratton went to Boston Technical High School. He served in the Military Police Corps of the United States Army during the Vietnam War‚ returning to Boston in 1970 to start a police career in the Boston Police Department. He quickly rose up

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    “How To Use Your Chain Of Command" Why it is important to follow proper instruction procedures in the military is for many reasons. As a soldier it is our responsibility to not only follow instruction/orders‚ but to execute the command. Not following orders can result into consequences not only for the soldier whom committed not following instructions‚ but also it can put others at risk too. Like your N.C.O. in charge of you‚ to your Team Leader‚ to your Section Sergeant‚ to your Platoon Sergeant

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    The Battle of Saipan 1944

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    | The Battle of Saipan 1944 | | | Madison Vasquez | 9/24/2012 | History 1302 The Battle of Saipan was fought between June 15th and July 7th 1944. Saipan‚ which was part of the Mariana Islands‚ provided significant strategic importance for both the Japanese and the Americans. The battle began in the early hours of June 15th when the US Fifth Fleet‚ under Admiral Spruance‚ converged on the island under the cover of darkness. Admiral Spruance‚ among others in the naval elite‚ was said

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    On the 15th day of September‚ 1950 on the 83rd day after North Korea had invaded South Korea‚ the X Corps of the United States initiated Operation Chromite. This operation was conducted with an amphibious assault on Inchon’s port on the western coast of Korea. For easier reference Operation Chromite will be referred to as Inchon for the remainder of this paper. The primary objective of Inchon was to place a large element directly behind the main force of North Korean People’s Army (NKPA). Doing

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    A Message to Garcia A Message to Garcia tells about the commitment‚ initiative and courage of a soldier during the Spanish-American war. This lieutenant in the Army was given a task and without questioning it‚ he immediately completed it. He did not complain or ask for assistance. Doing that showed leaders that he was reliable and no matter what the circumstances are mission accomplishment has the upmost importance to him.  Tons of motivation gained with only a slight loss of clarifying judgment

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