Countless Supreme Court cases‚ riots‚ and continuing occurrences of discrimination have caused many people to wonder if celebrating differences might actually be more harmful to the United States of America than it is beneficial. Nobody seems to advocate for the complete eradication of diversity in the nation‚ but there are some intellectuals like Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.‚ the author of “The Cult of Ethnicity”‚ who believe an overemphasis on diversity decreases the solidarity of American nationalism
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monitor duty status changes such as deployment‚ prepare and process unfavorable information files and adverse actions. The CSSs are the building blocks of strong units‚ and they support commanders and their missions. Following Basic Training‚ enlisted airmen attend and complete technical training school for their job specialty and are assigned to their first duty station. Upon arrival at their first duty station‚ each Airman is assigned to a
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Unfinished Business O. D. R. HIS 204 D. R. November 09‚ 2012 Unfinished Business Since the end of the Civil War‚ African Americans have fought for equal rights and equal treatment. The African American community has been a part of America’s woven tapestry and to this day‚ are still longing for a day where hate and bigotry become things of the past. However; in spite of their best efforts‚ there exists an equal share of both hatred and bigotry in today’s society. This
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as a very harsh teacher but as the airmen fly over‚ we she her personality completely change. She is very patriotic and she cares for and treasures the airmen. She refers to them as “flowers” as she thinks that they are amazing and that everyone should love them. “There they are‚ children.” She cried. “They are the true flowers of our country‚ the most precious the most beautiful. Wave to them” Miss Laing represents the glory of war. She compares the airmen to flowers as they are precious to her
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in everything that I expect my subordinates to do. If trust is broken down within the work center‚ it will greatly hinder mission success. Airmen will not follow a leader that they do not have confidence in‚ are not committed to or disrespect. The amount of trust my Airmen have in me is very hard to gauge and takes time to develop. Additionally‚ my Airmen can lose their trust in me very quickly‚ so it’s very important that I continually sustain the bond I have with the guys in my supervision.
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following the injuries and casualties of crew members in a failed mission under the command of Col Davenport. During a debriefing‚ as the airmen were questioned and recounting details regarding their flight mission‚ their lack of knowledge for procedures and protocol in combat were revealed. The mission resulted in the loss of 5 crew members‚ 3 deaths and 11 wounded airmen. The mission prompted Major General Patrick Pritchard to visit the 918th Bomb group. In further investigation‚ a lieutenant reveals
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February 2013 WWII Extra Credit The Forgotten 500 by Gregory Freeman is an untold story of a rescue undertaken by a group of men (the OSS- eventually the CIA)‚ using aircraft to rescue five hundred and twelve downed airmen from the mountains in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. The airmen had to avoid capture while awaiting a rescue‚ some for months others for a year or more. With the aid of the Serbian people and General Mihailovich‚ who loved Americans and resisted Nazi occupation‚ built by hand a landing
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COURAGE AND HONOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE AMERICAN MILITARY Racism in the American military has been an issue since the pre-civil war era. Over the past few decades‚ the effect of racial discrimination in the US army has reduced drastically‚ thanks to the reformation of the legal system and continues campaign for equality in the American society. Despite this enormous improvement of racial and class equity in the American military today‚ the abuse‚ courage and tolerance of the racially
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being blind to this concept can have long lasting effects on both leaders and followers. I would not say that I am weak in this concept but it is something that I always want to learn more about because it helps me to be a better supervisor for my Airmen and peers‚ as well as a better follower for my leaders and supervisor. From our Course 15 readings Diversity is separated into two dimensions which are primary and secondary‚ “Primary dimensions are the ones that you are born with and cannot normally
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upward mobility into upper ranks v. Restriction to certain jobs 2. World War Two Minorities c. African Americans vi. Inclusion 1. The Draft and quotas 2. 369th Hell Fighters 3. Tuskegee Airman vii. Port Chicago Disaster d. Native Americans viii. Code talkers 4. Invaluable resource 5. Creation and use 6. Top secret until middle 1968 e. Females ix.
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