Category: Army

Every War has to start somehow, and this one was started by two countries hating each other. According to History.com,” with the cold war intensifying worldwide, the U.S. hardened its policies against any allies of the soviet union”(6). America thought that if they didnt do anything the comunist belief would spread the whole way through…

In order to fully understand the reasons as to why the US lost its war against Vietnam, one must fully understand the events and key factors before and during the war itself. The war itself took place between 1961 and 1975, resulting in US defeat. Vietnam had been an independent nation until the French conquered…

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars because of war”-Douglas MacAurthor. The Vietnam war was a war that would not be forgotten for a long time. Is there anything that can be learned from the experiences of the Vietnam War? What…

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the United States joined Southern Vietnamese forces to help combat the spread of communism from Northern Vietnam. In 1961 President Kennedy sent in helicopters to help aid South Vietnam, which marked one of the first combat missions. In March of 1965, the first troops drafted were sent to…

Barak Goodman and Jamila Ephron’s documentary, Woodstock; Three Days that Defined a Generation highlights the making and delivery of the festival that was to become a quintessential part of the counterculture revolution of the 60s. Woodstock epitomised a generation’s stance on civil rights, the Vietnam war, woman’s liberation, gay rights and environmental movements. While it…

Before World War ll Vietnam had been part of the French Empire. After World War ll Ho Chi Minh captured Hanoi in 1945 and declared Vietnam independent. The French tried to take control again, but this was unpopular with the people. They were defeated by the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Peace was…

Analyzing Genghis Khan’s Advocacy for Loyalty and Unity in His Leadership Genghis Khan once said, “One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.” Imagine you see one arrow coming at you, it is easily avoided. that one singular arrow on its own does not pose a threat. Now, add more arrows…

Over the past few years it has been said countless times that suicide rate in the military is quite astounding. It has grown and with it so has the attention it is getting and the awareness that it needs. As such, more studies have begun to discover why this high suicide rate exists within our…

Elevated by unsurpassed boxing skills and athletic prowess, Muhammad Ali’s iconic status is decorated with an Olympic gold medal, the title of heavyweight champion, and global stardom. However, although his exploits in the boxing ring are praiseworthy, his legacy transcends sports through his civil disobedience. Ali, using his domineering persona and allure to openly criticize…

What is discipline? -the Cambridge definition of discipline is, ‘training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behavior produced by this training’ within the public services discipline is used discipline is’ essential’ within the public…