On 7 December 1941, Japan's military launched a devastating bombing attack. The United States Navy Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu which at that time was a United States Territory, was the primary target. At 0600 hrs, the...
The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) History is one to remember. Some people may ask what the 508th PIR (Red Devil) is and why is it important? A brief look back into time will answer these questions.
The 508th PIR was activated on February...
Between September 1950 and December 1951, reviewing the 65th Infantry in the Korean War provided important insights not only into the regiment's unique problems, but also into the status of the United States Army at one of the most critical...
When America entered World War II, both men and women felt the surge of patriotism.
Congress authorized the organization of the Women's Anny Auxiliary Corps (later renamed
Women's Anny Corps) in 1942, and hundreds of women were able to join in...
The purpose of my briefing is to provide information on the accomplishments of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and the actions of lSG Funk leading him to receiving the Medal of Honor. I chose the 82nd because I was a member and...
Michelle S. Jones has toughed it out, and excelled in, the brassy world of Soldiers, creating a trail so remarkable that it inspires all Soldiers despite gender or race. As Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Reserve, she is senior officer to...
Sergeant Abraham was instrumental in the battle of Bataan and the Hero of the soldiers who survived the Death March during World War II. On December 8, 1941 Sergeant Abie Abraham and his fellow comrades sat nervously in the trenches awaiting the...
The history of the noncommissioned officer (NCO) dates back to the beginning of the Continental Army in 1775. During this period there was little or no standardization that outlined the duties and responsibilities of the NCO. It was not until 1779...
The creation of the Afghanistan Army is still very much in the infant stages. In May 2002 the Afghanistan Army was established. Within one year of the activation of the Army NCOs established an NCO course at the Kabul Military Center. Given that...
Approximately 180,000 African-Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African-Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans-Americans and runaway slaves joined the fight. It was said that...
During the Vietnam War, Air Defense Artillery battalions were a divisional asset generally operating in a general support or a direct support role. In the general support role, the battery commanders reporting directly to the battalion commander...
I chose this topic because I wanted to dispel all the questions surrounding Medal of Honor recipients and their entitlements. I also wanted to pay tribute to the only Coast Guardsman and female to ever receive the Medal of Honor.
William Fitzgerald; Augustine Flores; Mark Sinnard; Shandia Terry-Hughes; Paulette Moore
Analysis of recent world events (9-11) and an emerging global threat posed against the
United States clearly show that we, as a nation, are currently under the greatest threat we have
ever faced. Our subsequent declaration of the Global War on...
MSG Roy Benavidez was an extremely heroics individual. This paper will tell some of Roy's story from his childhood, his assignments in the army, and the events of2 May 1968. We will also discuss some of the weapons used during his career and...
Anthony B. Herbert is the kind of leader that is needed in the army today and forever. His basic principles that he learned from his family carried him through an outstanding career in the army as he fought courageously on the battlefields of Korea...
Soldiers fight as they are train to fight. On 23 March 2003, the 50ih Maintenance Company from Ft. Bliss, Texas in an unprecedented rapid advance of the ground campaign towards Baghdad made a wrong turn due to a navigational error combined with the...
Many great heroes in our American military history have continued to serve as inspiration for generations of service members. Most Americans today can readily recall the great Generals of our past such as MacArthur, Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, and...
I will provide you an informational brief on an American hero. Audie Leon Murphy achieved national fame as the most decorated U.S. Army combat Soldier of World War II. He enlisted in the Army in 1943, and then fought in nine major campaigns across...
Battlefield conditions played a key role in the success of Operation Dynamo in Dunkirk. There has always been a potent and omnipresent synergy between the environment, or physical geography, and battle (Galloway, Reynolds, and Rhyne, 1). Forty one...
Daniel J. Kessinger Jr.; Henry T. Williams III; Miroslav Jelcha; Angelia Brody; Maurice Thorpe
Although some people see the battle of Dunkirk as a type of victory, more men would have been saved with proper planning and communication. The operation was one of the biggest surprises of World War II and for Hitler it proved to be one of his...