story of former navy seal‚ Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is mostly known as the most lethal sniper in U.S military history. Chris had 160 confirmed kills in total of all of his tours of duty. Unfortunately‚ Chris Kyle was killed at a gun range by a former marine who had a history of mental illness. Chris Kyle released a book called “American Sniper‚” which later developed into a film. The movie was made in memory of him and to tell his story. This movie is a very touching war film. The care and passion that
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Online Assignment for Week 3 First‚ read the assigned essays from your Mercury Reader: “Reading the River” by Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain‚ pp. 281-282 “Writing” by William Stafford‚ pp. 194-196 Then‚ answer the following questions: In his essay “Reading the River‚” Mark Twain had a point. What was his point? This point would be the theme or the thesis of the essay. Ask yourself this question: What did Twain want me‚ his reader‚ to know‚ think‚ feel‚ believe‚ or understand?
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let’s talk about the average army which contains tactical‚ man to man‚ rifle‚ land navigation‚ and landmine defense training. Now it’s time for the marines training. This rigorous training take a total of 12 weeks. In the first three weeks of marine training you will learn hand to hand combat‚ leadership values‚ basic first aid and uniforms. In week 4 marines are going to push their limits in the water. They will learn how to stay afloat‚ shed gear that could pull them down‚ tread water‚ and leap into
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conformity‚ which can eventually cause fatality. Also the article "You Cant Hack It Little Girl: A Discussion Of The Covert Psychological Agenda of Modern Combat Training" by R Wayne Eisenhart realizes the extreme repression on individuality in the Marines. We all like to think of ourselves as individuals. However‚ in truth‚ we all live in a mass denial created be ourselves to feel less guilty about instituting severe pressure to‚ and the consequences if one does not‚ conform. The way one learns
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was not for him and went off to junior college in Florida. Second‚ in 1995 during my first year of high school the band took its annual spring trip. That year the trip consisted of visiting Baltimore Harbor‚ The Marine Barracks in Washington DC‚ Kings Dominion‚ and The United States Naval Academy. It was after taking that tour and finding out about the history of the statue of Tecumseh‚ and visiting the tomb of John Paul Jones that I knew I wanted to become a midshipman and one day‚ ENS Samuel
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From 2003 to 2004‚ I was assigned to the Third Marines Field Service Support Group (3d FSSG) Medical Battalion in Okinawa‚ Japan as the company commander for the Headquarter and Support (H&S) Company. Medical battalions are staffed by Navy medical personnel‚ which support Marines in war zones. The H&S company structure included a company commander‚ executive officer‚ division officers and enlisted staff. A lot of people are not familiar with the military terms so I like to use the analogy that a
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nature of the battle‚ a new war tactic was used on Tarawa the two-mile-long and mile-and-a-half wide island. ‘Atoll War’ relied heavily on pre-invasion massive attacks by battleships and carrier planes. Which then allowed marines to approach through a new concept to the army‚ the amphibious tractor vehicles. The tractor vehicles were able to travel over reefs and barriers. Timing issues and weather complications threatened the time-sensitive mission which then lead to the soldiers being stranded
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Iwo Jima The year was 1945‚ and the war was winding down. The US was working on rooting out Japan and ending the war. Because they were dealing with an island country‚ they had to find a way to get at them without flying long distances. Japan was trying to defend their land while still waging war on other countries. Iwo Jima‚ a small island about 650 miles away from Tokyo on Japanese soil‚ was needed by the US forces to end the war. Both countries were determined to fight long and hard
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couple of hours it was completely silent and everything was quiet‚ and the door swung open with 4 marines and a commanding officer from NATO forces‚ but there uniforms were American mainland uniforms so it was the end. They got to the island so quickly‚ but I was informed that 2 of my alpha squad members returned to outpost alpha and saved almost 20 marines that held sanctuary there. However the 2 marines that helped us were executed by CSAT forces before NATO reinforcements got to my position. I know
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of the issue making adjustments. I will write about the adjustments made by Major Payne‚ The green boys and Alex stone. Major Payne is a strong intimidating man who has spent most of his life in the U.S. Marines. When he was dismissed from the Marines he had to adjust to civilian life. The first way of noticing that he did not adjust quick enough is when he tried out for a job as a Policeman. And there was a man and a women acting as though were fighting. The two police who
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