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    During the second year of this command of Bravo Company, he successfully deployed his entire company to Southwest Asia with minimal supervision on extremely short notice. Once in Kuwait, he hit the ground running in providing comprehensive combat engineer support to the 3rd Infantry Division and ARCENT. Dispersed over large distances and operating independently, Bravo Company complete the 3rd Brigade Combat Teams’ Tactical Operations Center, constructed two base camps, maintained 10 miles of MSR

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    Henry was having a wonderful dream. In the dream, Charity and the children were running and playing along the banks of a river; their smiling faces warmed his heart. Just as he focused on Charity’s face and was walking toward her, someone banging on the bars of the cell he shared with the old man awakened him. It was time to get up and go back to work. Henry sighed heavily. The old man, whose name he learned, was Jeremiah McClure, had been sick for several days; Henry had been trying to do the work

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    The 11th Armored Calvary Regiment "The best damn Regiment that you will ever see." As you rank up in the enlisted side here in the 11th ACR you realize that we really are the best Regiment, but as a young private it can seem unreal and your mindset is different. I just completed the three week course of Basic Leadership in Camp Parks CA, and as I learned about all the different units and patches the soldiers wear in their shoulder, I realized that we really are the best, so I wore the black horse

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    The four individuals complied with Action Andy’s request. As soon as Siegfried Hummel closed the door, since he was the last one out of the four to leave the room, Action Andy felt that it was then time for him to address his complaints to the Nebraskan Dutchman, and most especially, Kemp, because he was one who kept all the Nebraskan RGA sympathizers together. “Correct me if I am wrong, but is it true that you are aware that there is this plan, which was formulated by one of your fellow sympathizers

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    On our twenty-four hours off, a critical mission came down from the command tent. The platoon received commands to escort rudiments from the Brigade engineering attachment into Charkh, bazaar to acquire grid coordinates for solar powered illumination polls, in order to provide better living conditions for the locals. Accompanying my squad for the perambulation today consisted of, the PSG*, 1SG, an interpreter along with three personnel from the engineering element. Egression from the COP elements

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    The unit recently won the battle of Twin Tunnels several miles south. “Freeman’s mission was to deny the enemy the use of the road net and hold the area” of Chipyong-ni4. Over the course of three long nights the Soldiers of the 23rd infantry regiment held back an overwhelming Chinese force, estimates from after the battle believe that there were six Chinese Communist Force (CCF) Divisions5. COL Paul Freeman had a long history of military experience in Asia, to which many attribute much of his

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    In Stephen Crane’s novel, The red badge of courage, it tells the story of a boy named Henry Fleming. This boy is fascinated in the fact that he wants to join the Union in the Civil war. So one day, Henry decides to make the decision without his mother’s consent. “Ma, I’m going to enlist” (Crane 3). Even though his mother didn’t agree with it, “Henry, don’t be a fool” (Crane 3). He is so excited to get into camp and begin his trek through fighting like a real man. So his mom packs his rucksack and

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    consistent factor and an obvious hint as to what to expect further along in the chapters which was a vicious tailspin out of control. Chapter 8 talked about a series of communication break downs. LTC Tom Kunk, the commander of the 1-502nd infantry regiment, set the standard of how the communication was going to exist within the platoons. The book talked about how he would lose his temper at his soldiers regardless how minor the issue. You could leave your weapon unattended or leave trash on the ground

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    Black Hearts tells the story of a few bad soldiers from 1st platoon, Bravo company of the 1-502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, that was plagued with toxic leadership and lack of control over soldiers. The book documents the events that led to the ultimate demise of the soldiers involved in the horrific incident that occurred on March 12, 2006. Four soldiers were arrested in the brutal murder of an Iraqi family, which was a result of the lack of leadership and structure these

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    SSG Arroa’s squad moved cautiously down the path that the Sergeant had marked to the main gate at Fort Indiantown Gap. The rest of first platoon had held back as well as the company to provide cover for the advancing squad. SSG Arroa had cleared about a hundred yards past the main gain without any problems, they encountered no resistance, but several booby-traps which they disabled. Their orders were that once they were able to breach the main gate they were to begin to remove the barricades.

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