Chesty Puller Research Paper

Company Aytch, a memoir written by Sam Watkins, tells the personal tale of a lowly private fighting four long years in the American Civil War. Watkins was from Columbia, Tennessee, and was a part of Company H, 1st Tennessee Infantry. He recounts his military career in chronological order, from before the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 to the day the Confederacy surrendered at Nashville in 1865. Watkins is a humble writer, often reminds the reader that he is not aiming to provide a comprehensive account of the entire war, but rather a collection of personal stories. Military history books often recount the lives of generals and of great strategies, but this book insists that history should not exclude the common men who filled the ranks of the military.

Not every man who 's fought in a war planned on doing so. In fact, not all of them even want to. It 's rare to find enough people voluntarily willing to lay down their lives for their country, so more often than not militaries used what we would call “citizen soldiers.” Citizen soldiers are exactly what they sound like, regular citizens taken from society and turned into people capable of serving in the military. Although it may seem obvious when plainly written out, citizen soldiers had vastly different experiences compared to career soldiers, and Stephen Ambrose attempted to pin down that specific experience in his book Citizen Soldier. Ambrose uses oral interviews from World War II veterans and other materials to explain the experiences of the common American soldier who served in WWII between D-Day and the eventual surrender of the German forces. However, when examining his book, it 's important to ask how successful Ambrose was in painting an accurate picture of this kind of soldier 's life during his service. Is the information he uses specific to the men who served in Europe, or can it also be linked back to the soldiers in the Pacific? This paper will evaluate his work by comparing it to oral interviews from WWII veterans both from the same areas that Ambrose 's veterans serve in and in locations not included in his work.

Corporal Thomas Searles underwent a drastic change from a nerdy, bookish man, to one of the most bravest soldiers in the regiment. The minute he found out about the 54th Massachusetts regiment, he didn’t think twice in enlisting and was very eager about it. The minute he got in his

In this letter written by then student of the University of Arkansas, William Jefferson Clinton, addresses his ROTC officer, Col. Eugene Holmes, about his army draft induction. Clinton openly thanks Col. Holmes for ‘saving’ him from the draft and admitted he may have been deceptive about the depth of his anti-war beliefs when he enrolled in the program. Clinton did what he could, quite cleverly one might add, at avoiding the draft with clear ulterior motives. As a primary document, it is important to recognize the basic identifications of this letter and analyze the authors intent.

     The narrator is torn between two worlds. In his heart and mind, he knows that the war is wrong and unjust. In his family, town, and nation, however, he was expected to fight. He must cross a number of hurdles on his way to a life altering decision. It seems the man has gotten beyond the idea of self embarrassment. The problem for Cross, it seems, is the fact that his decision affects everyone around him. Like any young man in those times, he was scared. Not scared of death, but scared of life after the war. He knows that is he does not go to the war, his mother, his father, and all his friends will share the burden of his embarrassment. That is why he must go to the war. In a noble sort of way, Cross saves his family the embarrassment of draft dodging. In his mind, however, he is a coward, a man who simply put, could not stand up to himself in a time of turmoil. This lack of confidence and self assurance is something

Baumer ponders the effects of words for a long time. He begins to look deeper into the language of both worlds. He comes to the assumption that the pre-enlistment society has misled many including him. He noticed that teachers and parents had used words passionately at times to persuade him and other young men to enlist in the war effort. Baumer admits that “fast talking” adults duped him and the others

Once a man sheds heroic identification and merit deeds; once he refuses either to compromise his morality, to kill illegally, or to entrap himself in the futile sacrifice of a war fought for uncertain reasons. He escapes mechanical bravery and the spiritual death that blind conscription can

Page 120-121 “...the young man would not have wanted to be a soldier...try not to grow up too fast.”

Yet, when Cory returns, we find that in his attempt to free himself he has become bound within the confines of a far more strict institution; the Marine Corps. Metzger argues that “Cory finally escaped his father’s authority, just to be placed under the authority of people far more strict and controlling.” (3)

What causes Madame Loisel and the teens mentioned the " The spending spree'' to borrow more than they can afford? For my answer to this, I think that is true you should never borrow something you cant afford, because if you lose it you cant pay back the money you owe the person you got the neckless or something you borrow from them. Well, that’s the case for some people, other people say that '' borrowing is the best way to get something you cant afford'' . Like I said before this is not right because if you lose it you cant pay the person back.

Jack confided in his sister that he wanted to join the armed forces in order to escape the mediocre, sheltering homelife that they lived in. He wants to be independent from his father, but he is ultimately unable to gain a place in the military without his Rudyard’s help, much to Jack’s dismay. Showing great potential from the day he arrives at basic training, Jack even practices after the workday is done to improve his shooting skills. Even after being promoted to Lieutenant, he still works alongside his men. Jack has a calm demeanor, but remains in control of his battalion, which proves to be a valuable style of leadership when times are tough in the trenches. But the life of young man with such great potential is cut short at only eighteen years and one day old. Jack was unlucky, but even the soldiers that survived the battle suffered immense shellshock after the War was over, and many could barely function on their own throughout the rest of their lives. The War affected an entire generation of young men in Britain, and at what cost? Though they were ultimately victorious, the war that was supposed to end all wars did not achieve its goal, as the Britain would go through yet another time of bloodshed decades

Focused muscle exercises are important for your back muscles, which provide critical support for your spine. It's important that these back muscles be strong, both for your overall well being, and to provide the foundation of muscular strength that is required as the foundation for your developing your other muscles. Stretching your muscles before a workout is always beneficial, but especially so when getting ready to perform back muscles exercises. Stretching loosens up the muscles in your back enabling you to perform those exercises for back muscles more intensely without risking possible injury. Building up the back muscles can be

AS is a disease that limits chest wall flexibility through inflammation of the costovertebral, sternocostal and intervertebral joints. Manubriosternal and sternoclavicular joints may also be involved and although less important mechanically, can contribute to limitation of chest wall movement due to pain. AS involves the axial skeleton first then the anterior chest wall. The restriction of movement along with hyperinflation leads to decreased exercise tolerance, muscle fatigue, limited aerobic capacity and eventually deconditioning. This will lead to decreased diaphragmatic excursion, diaphragmatic weakness, trunk/core muscle weakness and a limited ZOA.32 Donath

The great Confucius once said, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Every Sunday evening, at seven o’clock sharp, when the sun is setting, I go on a run with my friends. We usually perform seven sets of running for five minutes and walking for one. About halfway through, my friends and I stop at Panera and do pull-ups on the cold, metallic rungs that are on the side of the building. It’s probably not legal to do that, but we believe we are using the rungs for a good reason. After each one of us does two sets of ten pull-ups, we continue on our merry way to the finish line - our school. When I first started running with my friends in August, I could barely keep up; I didn’t realize how much exercise and training

Mark Twain portrays war as an organized event due to the deficiency of information, whereas Wilfred Owen examines the chaos divulged on the a. Mark Twain’s community celebrates the commencement of war with a dedicated parade meant for the volunteers. With fireworks in the distance and toy pistols firing, “the young volunteers march down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms” (Twain). The “young” soldiers illustrate the average age of those who chose to participate in the war. Although they have heard an insufficient amount of information, they are nonetheless eager to fight. The men “march down” with a sense of order and develop the idea of a machinated war; the schedule concept implies the war will not be disastrous. As the soldiers parade, they appear “gay” and “fine”. The depiction illustrates their