Benjamin Anthony Hughes Life

I come from Killeen, Texas and graduated from Robert M. Shoemaker High School. During my time as a high school student, I participated in JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and the Knights of Columbus Squires, and the School’s robotics team. In these extracurricular activities, I developed valuable lessons that would benefit me in my time at Texas A&M University and the Corps. In my JROTC unit, I had an Army First Sergeant as a mentor who would instruct me on certain leadership skills and taught me how to be a humble even in the midst of failure or success; In Civil Air Patrol, I was in the unit color guard and earned

I have learned a lot about what life was like at the time of the Vietnam War by interviewing my grandfather. My grandfather, Franklin Torr, was living in Dover, NH at the time, in his late thirties, married, and had three young children. The Vietnam War impacted my grandfather’s life in a unique way. One aspect of his life that changed at the start of the war was that a lot of his tenants, in the mobile home he owned, were in the New Hampshire National Guard and were stationed in Vietnam, flying missions, and some were advisors. He said the following about them; “Of the tenants that fought in the war, they thought they were doing the right thing at the time” When asked if he could provide a story of one of his Vietnam War veterans, he said that not a lot of them liked to talk about their war experiences in depth, two of his tenants that served in Vietnam died in Vietnam. One of his former classmates was a Marine Colonel, one thing he remembers this man mentioning was; “the troops did a great job while they were there”. The most shocking thing that he remembers from this

The medal of honor recipient that I am writing about is Henry Johnson. His military rank was private and his service was in World War I in the U.S. Army. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia and received his Medal of Honor in 1918. In the army, Johnson risked his life beyond the call of duty. He served as a member of Company C, the 369th Infantry Regiment, the 93d Infantry Division, and the American Expeditionary Forces. On May 15, 1918, he did combat operations against the enemy on the front of the lines of the Western Front in France. Private Johnson and some other soldiers one day woke up early in the morning to go on sentry duty at the forward outpost then they received surprise attacks from at least twelve German soldiers. When Johnson

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was born December 18, 1912 in Washington D.C. His father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was one of the few African-American officers in the U.S. Army. Davis, Jr. was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy in 1932 by Rep. Oscar S. De Priest, the only black congressman at that time. At West Point he endured ostracism from both classmates and superiors who wanted to see him fail. He persevered and graduated 35th in a class of 276 in 1936. He was the fourth African-American graduate in the Academy’s history. Upon commissioning he and his father became the only two black officers in the army. His application to the Army Air Corps was refused because the Air Corps did not accept African-Americans.

Benjamin O’ Davis Jr. (Ben Jr. for short), was born on December 18 1912 to Benjamin Davis Sr., the first African American general in the U.S Army, and Elnora Dickerson Davis. Unfortunately, she died 3 years after Ben Jr. was born due to complications from childbirth. While he grew up with his father on various military posts, Ben Jr. saw how the US Army hampered his father’s career due to they’re segregation policies. Later on, in his early teen years, Ben had his first experience with

The Constitution was a document that was signed by many of our founding fathers. The constitutional convention took place from May 25 to September 17 of 1787 in the Pennsylvania State House.

Terrence C. Austin passed peacefully at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Sunday following a rich 81 years of life. His battle against throat cancer was the last of many he had fought. As a marine in the Korean War, Terrence was highly honored for his service. An avid lifelong chef, Terrence filled his home and community with the comforting scents of baked goods and is best known for his famous holiday feasts.

Many people have family members that have served in wars. I have two family members who have been in a military branch. My Uncle Sunny Marting has served in the Vietnam War and faced hardships and challenges that some people couldn't. He is an uncle, a veteran, and a hero to me and my family.

My name is Burl Galanis, and I am 21 year old African American living in Harlem, New York. I moved here right before Great War ended, around four years ago *1919*. My dad needed new work, and he found a great job as a factory worker. He had his eye on this job ever since the previous holder got recruited. It is better up here than in the south with the Jim Crow law that segregated our schools. My brother got recruited to the Harlem Hellfighters. He fought the Central powers, and spent 191 days in front line trenches. For the great bravery his officers showed they where the first American to be awarded the Croix de Guerre. Sadly, with some of the other 1400

“James Mercer Langston Hughes, known as Langston Hughes was born February 2, 1902 in Missouri, to Carrie Hughes and James Hughes.” Years later his parents separated. Langston’s father moved to Mexico and became very successful, as his for mother, she moved frequently to find better jobs. As a child growing up Langston spent most of his childhood living with his grandmother named Mary Langston in Lawrence, Kansas. Mary Langston was a learned women and a participant in the civil rights Movement. When Langston Hughes was 12 years old his grandmother passed away. Langston then moved in with his mother and stepfather Homer Clark. A few months later, Langston’s mother sent him to live with her mother’s friend “Auntie” and Mr. Reed. In 1915

“The Harlem Renaissance was a time where the Afro-American came of age; he became self-assertive and racially conscious… he proclaimed himself to be a man and deserving respect. Those Afro-Americans who were part of that time period saw themselves as principals in that moment of transformation from old to new” (Huggins 3). African Americans migrated to the North in great numbers to seek better lives than in the South as the northern economy was booming and industrial jobs were numerous. This movement brought new ideas and talents that shifted the culture forever. Black writers, such as Langston Hughes, used their work to claim a place for themselves and to demand self-respect in society. Poems that Langston Hughes wrote captured the essence of the complexity of a life that mixes joy and frustration of black American life through the incorporation of jazz and blues in order to examine the paradox of being black in mostly white America, the land of the not quite free.

Copley was born and raised in Cleveland, OH. We he was spent his early life in and out of the foster care system. He was raised mostly by an immigrant from Hungary who influences helped with the shaping of his character. She also made it a point to instilled in Mr. Copley the values and traditions that made the United States the place were people from around the world wanted to come and live. Shortly after high school Mr. Copley Joined the U.S. Army and headed to boot camp just after he turned 18. Right after his tanning Mr. Copley was sent right off to the newly start war in Iraq. After his first tour in the U.S. Army Mr. Copley found him self in a situation that some many other U.S. veterans fined them self in, that of a homeless veteran. From there Mr. Copley meet his wife Katie and then he went on to work in the trades. After some time in the trades, Mr. Copley still felt the calling to serve the country. So Mr. Copley enlisted ounces again, were he found him self back in the Airborne with the division’s recon unit. From recon Mr. Copley and the rest of the units had under gone a change from recon to a search and rescue unit were they were able to put their skill to use in

Throughout the 20th century, it has been the media’s job to pinpoint what events and people would prove to be an effective story. This was certainly the case for Howard R. Hughes. Son to the wealthy Howard Hughes Sr., Howard became the interest of the American people and newspapers for most of his life. Being deemed one of the most famous men of the mid-20th century was greatly attributed to Hughes’s skills as an industrialist, aviator, and motion-picture producer combined with his enormous wealth, intellect, and achievement. The media thrived on Howard’s unusual and sometimes scandalous life, especially in his later years when newspapers would frequently front large amounts of money to get stories

“Men joined the Marine Corps for many reasons . . . I’d joined up to dodge the draft and ended up being sent to war” (Brady 8-9). This brief yet poignant statement begins the story of how James Brady ended up serving in the Korean War. As a young adult the draft was being reinstated and Brady did not feel the desire to fight in a war. He and a few of his friends decided instead to join the Platoon Leaders Class with the Marines, which had students spend two summers at the marine Corps Schools in Quantico, Virginia. After these two summers, graduates would become Lieutenants, but they could not be drafted. Shortly after Brady graduated, the war began in Korea and his class learned they

My great grandfather, Edward Lee Davidson “Popeye”, is a man that is dedicated to his country. He joined the National Guard when he was only fifteen, and later when his troop there was federalized he served a single tour in Korea, followed by two in Vietnam as apart of the United States Army. In received an honorable discharge from service in December of 1969 and then later retired in September of 1972, serving for twenty-two years and seven months. He was been awarded around 15 medals and awards including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal on numerous occasions.