Branch/tour : United States Army (1967 – 1968) Unit : 60th Infantry Regiment‚ 9th Infantry Division Wars / Battle : Vietnam War Award / Badges : Medal of Honor Purple Heart Combat Medical Badge Expert Marksmanship Badge Biography Cont. Clarence Sasser was drafted into the United States Army after giving up his college deferment at the University of Houston. PFC Sasser was attached to A CO‚ 3rd Battalion‚ 60th Infantry Regiment as a Medical Aidman in Vietnam in late September 1967. On January
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officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." Born in Hong Kong to English parents and educated at King William’s College on the Isle of Man‚ Churchill graduated from Sandhurst in 1926 and served in Burma with the Manchester Regiment. He left the army in 1936 and worked as a newspaper editor. He used his archery andbagpipe talents to play a small role in the film The Thief of Bagdad. He was of no known
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When Union forces began recruiting and training‚ Butler encountered a problem‚ many of these men knew only domestic and field work and even more of a bigger problem‚ they were illiterate. Butler appointed Lt. Col. J.B. Kinsman and Eaton as chief of a Department of Negro Affairs; this meant that they were to serve as aids to persons who gave secular and religious instruction to blacks in Virginia and North Carolina. In March 1863‚ Secretary of War Edward M. Stanton‚ ordered the beginning of the systematic
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cost of the New Model to justify dissolving the army without making it appear to be him completing his personal vendetta. The New Model Army was surprisingly passive when they were disestablished in January 1661‚ though General Monck could keep his regiment leaving approximately 3‚500 troops in Charles II’s control. On February 14‚ 1661‚ Monck marched his troops to Tower Hill‚ where they laid down their swords to represent the end of the New Model Army. They immediately retook their weapons in the name
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as the role of ““vivandieres” or Daughters of the Regiment”[footnoteRef:2] These “paramilitary roles”[footnoteRef:3] were most often than not‚ created by women themselves‚ and they served as “morale-boosters and sources of comfort and inspiration.”[footnoteRef:4] These women‚ the so called Daughters of the Regiment‚ suffered the same difficulties as their male
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What role did the New Model Army play in directing the political position of the Parliamentarians during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642-60)? Discuss with reference to any two documents in Chapter 3 of the Anthology. The English Civil War‚ in one way or another‚ was a response to the aftermath of the Reformation which left behind political unrest and separate religious groups with indifferences and nonconformity. The Civil War affected everyone from commoners and the up and coming rising middle
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HIV AND PREGNANT WOMEN When people discover they are HIV positive‚ the though must be inconceivable. People‚ think “why me?” and it seems as though the world is crumbling down around them. Of course‚ everyone reacts differently and develops his or her own way to cope; however‚ it is crucial for him or her to realize that he or she is not alone and other people are fighting the same battle. The anxiety and stress about what the future holds takes over all thoughts and takes a toll on the body‚ making
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considered standing units and a professional army that were sent out wherever war came about. Rome also had numerous soldiers along all the borders as a means of defense. Similarly‚ Han China also had regiments consisting of thousands of soldiers that were sent out for military conquest. These regiments correspondingly were considered as well‚ professional armies known as standing units. Han China in the same way had an abundant number of soldiers along their borders even with the defense added on by
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by Vernon Scannel the strong emotions the father feels toward his son are shown through the use of the sematic field of war and the exaggerated fear the father feels when he sees his son being hurt. For example‚ the phrase “regiment of spite” demonstrates this. The word “regiment” implies the idea of war as it highlights the organisation of the army this exemplifies the strength of the nettles and that the organisation makes them more strong and fearful to fight against. This therefore demonstrates
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Location: Crn. Deakin St and Rickard St - Mary St‚ Rhodes Event: Although the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway was built to specifically commemorate the events of The Kokoda Trail‚ Papua New Guinea (July 1942 - January 1943)‚ the Walkway also commemorates all those who served and died in the Papua-New Guinea campaign of July 1942-January 1943. The Papuan Campaign: Port Moresby and Milne Bay The Japanese entered the war in December of the year 1941 and slowly forced their way towards the Australian
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