issues‚ the thick vegetation of the jungle and steep ridges leading to the objective. His initial patrols were reporting enemy sighting from the air and through ground movement. Alpha and Charlie Companies were discovering huts that could hold a platoon size element. Lieutenant Colonel Honeycutt and his staff began to conclude that his battalion might face an enemy larger than anticipated. In addition‚ the running estimate led to believe that the base might be bigger than anticipated and that at
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Twenty-Eight Articles Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency by David Kilcullen This paper reflects the author’s personal judgments and does not represent the views of any department or agency of the U.S. Government or any other government. Introduction Your company has just been warned for deployment on counterinsurgency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. You have read David Galula‚ T.E. Lawrence and Robert Thompson. You have studied FM 3-24 and now understand the history‚ philosophy
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dangerous. This could cause minor mistakes that could come back on you later. Such as giving away your position. Therefore making your squad a target‚ and possibly leading to a failed mission. Failing a mission can potentially set back your whole platoon. Minor mistakes have a ripple effect that many don’t think about until later. Also not being prepared can lead to anxiety within and cause it for others. Anxiety is normal though the extra stress of not being able to control another can be overwhelming
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WOMEN AND THE ROLE IN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION Article by: Stephanie Man Revolutionary Women in Cuba Throughout the course of history‚ many revolutions have brought forth the greatest outcomes of a country. The Revolutionary movement of Cuba during 1959 was a pathway to independence and also a separation of gender roles fought by women. This Revolution for Independence is also a revolution in the changes of women roles. Women had legal rights that were protected by law due to the participation
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John Keegan‚ a distinguished military historian‚ most known for being the senior lecturer at Sandhurst‚ the Royal Military Academy‚ wrote the essay Berlin in which he chronologically details the events that occurred leading up to the Battle of Berlin and the aftermath. Keegan is also the author of fourteen books‚ including the best seller‚ “The First World War”. His obituaries describe him as “possessing a rare ability to describe warfare from the standpoint of the frontline soldier” . Keegan begins
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In 1929‚ Robert Graves published his war novel "Goodbye to all that." It is based on his own life experiences of the Great War. This autobiography has been involved in "The great books controversy and changing attitudes towards the war." But in 1931‚ two years after this Great War book was published‚ Robert Graves wrote "P. S. Goodbye to all that." In this he justifies some of his actions and why he wrote parts of the novel the way he did. He confesses that he wrote the novel to make "a lump
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The movie is about two marines indicted for the murder of a fellow marine in their platoon. Private First Class (PFC) William Santiago died because of lactic acidosis triggered by the assault inflicted by Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Lowden Downey. This assault was the result of a direct order by the platoon commander Lieutenant Kendrick. The order was to train Santiago to respect the Code of the Marines and the chain of command. Private Santiago had broken this chain and written directly
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“leader of influence‚” Sergeant First Class (SFC) Alexander‚ who through his remarkable leadership‚ exemplified the ideals inherent in a stellar leader. These characteristics have been ones I’ve strived to emulate as I developed from a Team Leader to a Platoon Sergeant and will continue to exhibit and charge others to exhibit going
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Hypothesis: The main aim of a Spartan youth’s upbringing was to produce a professional warrior who was‚ physically fit‚ capable of enduring pain and hardship‚ obedient and disciplined‚ loyal to his fellow homoioi‚ devoted to Sparta and willing to die in battle if necessary. All of this was essential to keeping the helot slaves‚ who outnumbered them massively‚ under control. There was certainly brutality in the Agoge and boys were undeniably trained to think identically on many matters‚ not whether
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Param vIr chakra: The medal is a circular bronze disc 1.375 inches (3.49 cm) in diameter. The state emblem appears in the centre‚ on a raised circle. Surrounding this‚ four replicas of Indra’s Vajra (the all-powerful mythic weapon of the ancient Vedic King of Gods). The decoration is suspended from a straight swivelling suspension bar. It is named on the edge. On the rear‚ around a plain center‚ are two legends separated by lotus flowers. The words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English
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