Essay

“I got up and pretended to study the pictures on the walls like I was a lover of religious art. When I got to the Merciful Mother right above Sinita’s head, I reached in my pocket and pulled out the bottom I’d found on the train. It was sparkly like a diamond and had a little hole in back so you could thread a ribbon through it and wear it like a romantic lady’s choker necklace. It wasn’t something I’d do, but I could see the button would make a good trade with someone inclined in that direction.

When Anthony turned 19 years old, he left his family to join the United States Marine Corps. He served a total of seven years in the Marines, traveling and living in the Carolinas, Japan and California. Anthony trained and worked as electrician in the military. He also received many awards during his service and was eventually honorably discharged in 1985.

I am proud to say that both my grandma and grandpa served in the military. The experiences that they have had are invaluable to learn about. Their stories keep the service they have done alive and helps to enrich others about what serving the country is like. They do not glout about their service, but are humbled to have been able to make a contribution to the nation’s security. If not for my grandpa’s service, I would not be here today as he met my grandma through it. I respect his service and sacrifice for the country of today.

Many factors led these nine men to sign up for the Marines in 1966. Though small towns often exemplified the social and racial division between classes, like that of Morenci where Native Americans still lived on reservations, and the Mexican American people were viewed as, “lazy, shiftless, and untrustworthy.” (Longley, 21) Leroy, Clive, and Robert, who are Mexican Americans, wanted to join the war because they all had cousins, uncles, and fathers that served in WWII, and this led their ancestors to have more respect in the community, “The value of

Before his career as an actor Ronald Reagan was a part of the US Army Reserve, while in the reserve, he was called to duty just after the Pearl Harbor. He served the army form the year of 1942 to the year of 1945. During his service he arose the the rank of Captain, even though he never had any part in combat situations. Although he never had experienced combat, he stayed stateside and narrated the training films and was in the Army Air Force’s First Motion Picture Unit. (Ronald Reagan)

As predicted by HR, the first man to make our list without ever playing in purple is Baltimore Colts Defensive End, number 89 Gino "The Giant" Marchetti. I never got to see Gino play live. He retired nearly 18 years before I was born. Everything I know about him I know from my father, who talks about Gino the way people my age talk about superheros.

World War II left a deep-rooted impact on the lives of the people that were fighting on the front lines of the war and the ones serving on the home front. The relationships and perspectives of Americans changed after the war from previous believed truths to a modern idea of what life could be, or how their lives have recently transformed. Because of the distinctive oppositions experienced by those of who endured the bleak and torturous years of the war. Moreover, they now understand the circumstances from which they had bravely overcame and conquered.

Bill talked about the conflict as “Johnson’s War”, sharing the whispers he heard at when at basic training. He talked about how he had heard that the war was going well until 1967, when the opinions of the Americans had changed. 1967 would see some of the most memorable protesting of the war, with the famous Washington march. During the Washington march, over 300,000 people took part in an anti-war march, involving many veterans of the war. These veterans voiced their opinions by throwing away their medals and uniforms, some even throwing their medals on the steps of the capital building. Bill said he remembered the news of this march very vividly. I almost wish he had been more explicit, but after discussing his entrance his basic training, Bill hardly said anything about where he was stationed or what he was doing at all. After training, he said that he was stationed in Boston on the “Evergreen” US Cutter. He worked on this ship for 8 months and spent the rest of his time in Connecticut working as a technician at a hospital. I attempted to ask politely for more information, but he asked that I try to focus on his post-war experience instead. He began to lighten up when he started talking about getting out of the Navy. Arriving back home, he decided to marry his girlfriend and return to school, enrolling at Clarion University in the fall of 1967. The real story for Bill wasn’t about what he did for the war, but what the war did for him. Though the GI bill, Bill was able to earn a degree in Chemistry and began working as a lab technician while his wife worked part time as a nurse and began raising their first child. After a few years, Bill quit his job

In April of 1941 he tried to enlist in the U.S. Army, but was rejected due to physical reasons. After he was strong again he was accepted to be in the U.S. Navy. He later became an intelligence officer in Washington D.C. and was later requested at sea in 1942 when the U.S. joined World War II. In March of 1943 he was given command of a patrol torpedo boat armed with many weapons. A few months later his boat was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer and two of his crew were killed. him and six others held on to the other half of the boat that remained afloat. There were 6 other survivors in the nearby water. In a three hour struggle he managed to get his men to the floating wreck. Once it capsized, he ordered his men to swim to a small island about three miles away. Several days later he succeeded in having his men rescued.

Eleven years ago Kody Kromrie went to marine boot camp to start his journey to become a U.S Marine. What he didn't know was he would be pushed physically and mentally to a new level.

What do Drew Carey, Gene Hackman, and Lee Harvey Oswald all have in common? They are all, The Few. The Proud. The Marines. Like these young men, many people after high school join one of the many branches of the military. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor, nine out of ten high school graduates go into the military. However with the Marine Corps being the smallest of the branches, only one-fifth of them become Marines. In 2006, according to the Recruit Depot Parris Island for Marines, 99.9% of the students there were high school graduates. Of the 4,420 recruits in 2006, the average age for a Marine was 19.6. Since the branches were formed, the Marine Corps has developed into a military branch that is greatly

Charles Livingston Kelly was born on April 10, 1925 in a small Georgia town. He first decided to join the Army when he was just 15 years old. He ran away from home and lied about his age so he could fight in Europe. He was wounded in Europe and after returning from the war he finished school, to include college. After college he worked as a high school principal. Kelly’s first love was always the Army though and he enlisted in the Army and eventually became a commissioned officer. Kelly went on to attend flight school in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated in 1954.

signed up to fight near the ending of World War 1 and served from August 22nd 1918 to

David Mons was in the Air Force for ten years. He had two kids at home he said he loved his job, except he worried about his kids all day and everyday. He wanted to stay in the Navy longer, but he got hurt. He only had nine fingers and a broken leg. They didn't think he would walk out of there on his own two feet, but he did.

He was enlisted in the Navy; which means that he is one of the people who joined