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    Jonah reluctantly nodded his head. “I promise,” Friederick responded. A week had passed, and there they stood, finding themselves six-feet underground. The trenches were filled with mud, black as coal up to ankle height. The distant sounds of the M1 Garands and K98s pierced through the air. Jonah looked off into the distance. He was supposed to be back by now, along with the rest of his squadron.

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    The video presentation we were assigned for this assignment is titled "Prototype full auto AR-10 from 1957". The video features Mr. Jerry Miculek, a well regarded, record breaking shooter. The video appears on youtube.com, and may be sourced at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=UCmHxieQduE. It was uploaded to youtube.com by Miculek.com. The video begins by panning a large room curated with firearms all around. Then Jerry Miculek is standing with a gentleman who has invited him to

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    standard NATO cartridge. The rifle came to be the Armalite Rifle Model 15 or the AR-15, firing the 5.56x45mm cartridge based on the .223 Remington cartridge was the perfect fit for the US Military, replacing the aging Thompson Submachine gun, and the M1 Carbine and derivatives. The AR-15 went head to head with the AK-47, even seeing conflict against each other in fronts such as Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Still both used today these are the most influential armaments in modern

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    15th century weapons. Weapons developed in this century were primarily used for defense of a structure or infantry and cavalry. The first firearms were matchlock guns developed in this century. Matchlock guns were fuse ignited and lit by a match. When the fuse burned down it ignited gun powder and fired projectiles. Matchlock guns were widely used for up to a century before the Wheelock is invented. 16th – 17th century weapons. The wheel lock gun is invented. Similar to the matchlock in every way

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    Kent State Shooting The Kent State shooting has sadly been one of the many fatal shootings throughout history in America. There are growing rates in mass shootings in America today as we know. They are becoming more common in our daily news sadly. We have many Anti-shooting, and many rallies to end war on certain topics. This just happened to be one for the Vietnam war. . The shooting and the day before. “Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when

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    Weapons Used In Ww2 Essay

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    There were many weapons used in ww2 but there were many different uses for them to. There were many uses for many guns like the antitank weapon was used to take down tanks, and nuclear weapons were for take out large areas. The point of this article is to tell you the construction and uses of the weapons used in World War II. There were many weapons used in ww2 like small arms, war machines, and explosives, also hitler was a big impact because without him the germans would not have the weapons

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    thump Thump THUMP BOOM, “GET UP SOLDIER THIS IS A BATTLE GROUND NOT A BED Thomas blitzfield get up and shoot the dang nazis”! Major strongmen shouted at thomas who was knocked out by the motor that exploded near him. As he stumbled to his torn boots he gets knocked down again but this time by one of his squad members rien ” you should know better to stand up in a fight with a German tank”. Thomas had completely forgotten that there was a tiger tank involved,to be honest he had forgotten he was in

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    Examples Of Paratroopers

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    As you near closer to a continent under enemy control, sounds of destruction rattle your brain. As you look out the window in mixed up emotions of sadness, nervousness, disbelief, and anger as the plane next to you erupts in a fiery explosion. You look forward to someone telling you to stand up. You look at the red light as it turns to green and the line moves forward. When it comes your turn you jump and look up to the plane you were just in erupts in a fiery explosion and shrapnel goes every where

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    This movie, like any other war movie has its ups and downs. What is meant by this is that some parts are accurate while others are enhanced for the viewer. This means that everything seen in the movie has to be taken with a grain of salt. Movies are movies, the goal is to entertain the audience by any and all means necessary. Some parts are accurate in Fury and others not so much. Just like all other movies Fury is not perfect, but according to a former member of a Sherman tank crew member “It gets

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    American conflict. The American long rifle gave us the cutting edge we needed to outgun the British. The Spencer Repeating Rifle helped the Union free the slaves. The Colt Single-Action Army tamed the “Wild West.” The M1-903 Springfield carried us through World War I, and the M1-Garand did it through World War II. The M-16 allowed us to keep our boys alive in Vietnam. Then, the AR-15 is what keeps our soldiers alive today in current battlefields. What is the point to be made here? It is that American

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