Essay

The third and most obvious reason the British are to blame for the massacre is that the British soldiers fired into the crowd. When Hugh Montgomery was knocked down by a chunk of ice, he stood up and fired into the crowd (Aron 24). The other soldiers soon fired as well. The gunfire killed five people. Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, and James Caldwell died at the scene. Samuel Maverick died a few hours later, while Patrick Carr survived for nine days before dying of his wounds (Olson). Samuel Gray was killed by a single ball entering his head, Crispus Attucks was killed by two balls entering his chest, and James Caldwell was killed by two balls entering his back (“Boston”). Benjamin Frizell, who was standing near the west corner of the Custom House before and at the time of the gun discharges, declared that the first discharge was of only one gun, the second discharge was of two guns, the third discharge was of three guns, immediately followed by the fourth and final discharge of five guns (“Boston”). He also declared that of the final discharge, two were from soldiers on the ground on Preston’s right side, but three discharges came from the balcony, or the chamber window, as the flashes appeared on the left side of Preston, and higher than the flashes of the other two discharges. This information shows that at least three soldiers were on the balcony and carefully took aim and

To tackle the housing affordability, first of all, it is crucial to lift the supply of housing as it will release the pressure on the housing price. Nevertheless, the supply of housing is inelastic as it requires an adequate fund, time, approval from the Government. Besides, the housing system is heavily dependent on the private sector. Thus, the Government should provide initiatives for housing providers to shift the supply of houses in the market. Australia would follow the policies from other countries to tackle the housing affordability. However, it has to fit in the Australian context. These policies might work well in other places but it does not mean that it will be applicable in Australia. The Singapore Government has a public

The reverberation of gunshots and humans screaming and crying in trepidation pulverized his heart profoundly. The circumstance’s exigency drove Sgt. Salazar to move rapidly around the bank towards the front, where he got a clear view through the window from the outside.

Sergeant was an old man whose leadership skills helped the diggers move along. Even though he was shot in the arm he still managed to take on the raiders with his head

Some of the bullets managed to hit some of the barrels which caused a chain reaction of explosions. Soldiers everywhere were returning fire while other gasping for help. Fletcher scanned around the room for Marcel. He saw him lying behind a brick wall as cover. He seemed to be severely injured as his hand, tainted with blood, covered of what seemed to be several bullet holes. Fletcher couldn’t believe what was happening. There were soldiers lying lifeless here and there. It was complete chaos. Fletcher knew he had been fooled. He knew that secretly there was no prize. He knew that he had to

Sergeant Barnes and Private 1st Class Jarvis introduced themselves to everyone who had been on the bus and asked if there was any injured. Lovienthal said other than the nasty spill he took that twisted up his ankle, he thought that everyone had made it through okay. Sergeant Barnes told him he would

The conversation is interrupted as the sound of fighting is heard. The Confederate Army, under General Hill’s command, suffers considerable losses against Buford’s defensive stronghold, before realizing that they are up against an organized force. Buford considers retreating with the knowledge that his reinforcements are much farther away than the Confederate’s. At that moment, Reynolds arrives and provides fresh brigades. Moments later, the Union Army is dealt a devastating blow as Reynolds is killed by a sniper.

SSG Rawlins was looking for high ground that had good cover and concealment. He wanted a place where he could spy the enemy and collect intel, he looked around for a few moments, “There at our fifteen hundred.” SSG Rawlins pointed at it. SGT Hammerston looked through his binoculars toward where SSG Rawlins was pointing. He scanned the area, “It looks good Staff Sergeant, but it’s going to take some doing to get over there.”

A few days later, Peewee, Perry, and a few other soldiers are sent out in a patrol to sweep out Vîet Công positions on a hill that overlooks the American camp. The patrol that is sent out is so badly organized that when it meets a Vîet Công patrol, the entire unit falls apart and Peewee and Perry find themselves on the hill, with none of their comrades in sight. Peewee and Perry hear something and hide in a small cave, hoping to evade capture. A Vîet Công soldier stands above looking around for the American servicemen. Peewee and Perry grab the enemy soldier, and kill him, to make sure that he does not give away their position. Peewee and Perry then try to get back to camp, but Peewee is wounded as a Vîet Công soldier finds them. A few hours later, Peewee and Perry make it back to camp and Peewee is

During patrol duty, their squad takes out a Vietnamese man and they all agree he was one of the enemies. Upon later inspection however, Perry discovers that not only was the man that they killed was innocent, but their company commander marked the situation for killing three enemy soldiers instead of only one. Throughout the days there are many horrific situations that involve confusion and death. With a different company, Perry and his squad encounters what they think are the Vietcong. After the attack, the squad comes to realize there was a miscommunication, and that they just attacked another squad of American soldiers. He meets back up with his squad later on to “pacify” a nearby village and convince the residents that “the Americans aren’t the bad guys”. A few days after the pacification mission, the same village was attacked by Vietcong because the villagers got help and supplies from the Americans. To retaliate, Richie’s squad set up to ambush the Vietcong in the village. His comrades were fairly close by, but not able to communicate during the ambush. After hours of waiting, the squad hears gunfire and shoots aimlessly in the general direction of the enemy. The aftermath of the ambush resulted in the loss of their honorable and tactful leader Lieutenant Caroll. Distraught over the death of the bravest soldier in the squad, Perry begins to question the purpose of the war and his role in it. He wonders if the war is really about freedom and what

As Kaz lay in his bunk, he thought he saw something pass by the window, but then he said it must be his imagination. Moments later, the shack door came crashing in and Kaz had a gun up against his head. A sergeant ordered everyone up against the wall while questioning them being there. Kaz told him to go back to the guards for clarity, and he did. He came back half an hour later with the news that it was okay for them to be there.

Once the outskirts were cleared out and no one was found there we continued down that road towards the town center and that church. As we closed in on the town we heard sporadic gun fire to the east. You could even hear the distinct sound of the Germans dreadful MG-42, which we have nicknamed “Hitler’s Buzz saw.” Once we heard that our Captain who leads our platoon yells for us to hurry to assist 6th platoon to our east.

A great example of this is on page 235, “When Steele and his men had first moved into the courtyard it was bedlam. The noise was relentless: shooting, grenade blasts, helicopter rotors, radio call, men shouting, crying, groaning, screaming back and forth, trying to be heard over the din, each one’s needs more urgent than the next man’s. There was smoke and gunpowder and dust in the air. Poor Lieutenant Lecher was bleeding a river from his shattered right leg and bellowing with pain.”

They were only two hundred yards away, and still the shot was delayed. And then he heard it, the last thing he was to hear, for he was dead ere he hit the ground in the long crashing fall from the saddle. ’’ The young scout was shot and killed.

in to look for survivors, the building collapsed. McLoughlin (Cage) was able to save 1 man, 2 were killed