While I was stationed in Kunsan Airbase, Korea, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved in many new experiences. I was in a foreign country I had never been to and I was also working a job that was entirely different from my previous one. Out of all the fresh experiences I had in South Korea though, one stands out from the others. It was stressful, it was challenging, but it was my most significant personal accomplishment while stationed there. It was the time I organized a POW/MIA 5K. Every year military personnel on Kunsan AB choose to honor the memory of prisoners of war and those missing in action, both past and present, by holding several events in the month of September. The events are held to pay tribute and recognize …show more content…
However, when I initially volunteered, I had no idea the work that was involved in organizing an event for a base nor how much time I would need to spend on the logistics. We started having meetings in early June and the POW/MIA events would take place in September. A group of about ten of us would hold a meeting every week in order to come together, share ideas, and update the status of our individual event to the head organizer of all the events, Sergeant Struckel. It was in those meetings that I was made aware of how many different organizations had to be involved in putting something together for an entire base. Portions of the planning process that I thought would be clear and simple ended up being more complicated than expected. The first part was to plan how I wanted the day of the event would go. I decided that the 5K would be advertised as an optional ruck march where members could carry a minimum weight of 30lbs with them across the finish or run. Then after the 5K, we would gather around a bonfire for a Watch Fire event and the base chaplain would say a few words about the significance of a Watch Fire and relate it back to POW and MIA. From there, we would gift all the participants and volunteers a poker chip of our own design and then tear down and clean up. It turned out that all of that was easier explained than organized. For example, we had to hold the 5K on the base installation but our base was very small. There were no
Another activity I do every year is putting flags out on Liberty Church Cemetery in Norman. I have helped my dad with this for as long as I can remember and it has always held a special place in my heart. Just last year, my dad handed the job completely over to me. Every year I look forward to placing flags on the graves of veterans who fought for our country. I will always cherish memories of doing that each
My effort to serve my community have been an immensely important area that I always try to expand on. From my hundred and seventy service hours, I have learned that giving back even in small amounts positively affects the lives of the people involved. My favorite memories of serving my local area is during the special NJROTC ceremonies when I am able to see the wonderful faces of veterans and military families when we present the colors or the veteran with a flag. Through school, I have been able to see the faces of incoming freshmen in my workroom mature into the present sophomores and the students today. In my church, I am apart of the Ushering team which assists with the service every few weeks. Through this, I am able to see the bright
Wounded soldiers were flying home and staying in the hospital with no family or friends. With the decreased patient load and paperwork, I was able to sit at the bedside and listen, feel compassion and empathy. As I listened to their stories of bravery and heart break to lose a fellow soldier. With each patient I was assigned to, my heart grew bigger and bigger. I became more mindful of patients and their struggles. Theses soldiers looked brave with tattoos,
“The last American soldier left Vietnam during the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. For 2.4 million who served in Vietnam, there was no official homecoming. In June of 2005, Branson, Missouri held “Operation Welcome Home” for Vietnam Veterans. The parade and events were planned to provide the celebration and recognition they did not receive 30-plus years earlier.” (Vietnam: Homecoming) The veterans were able to see the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall and find the names of men they had known they had dies while serving. These veterans met with men they had formerly served with. Although this event was only a fraction of the welcome the soldiers truly deserved, many veterans were very appreciative of this. “Branson gave me
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We donated our time to a charity during the fall, the JROTC program decided to do the Mana Cafe to help those in need. It was a food drive and people would help gather food together to deliver it to families that needed it for the winter. Everyone was pitching together and doing their part to get the food together and in the people’s car. Even in the cold weather, everyone was having fun, knowing that they were doing excellent in their hearts. Therefore that day families were allowed to eat despite their economic struggle and all as a result of the service we did to help them.
For the past two years I have dedicated one Wednesday a month to going to Ronald McDonald House. While there, my peers and I would cook and serve a dinner for the families staying in the House. I loved the way it felt to give back to these families that had been going though such hard times with their children, so I decided to
A Veteran Woman On December 7, 2000, I raised my right hand pledging to serve and protect the American people. At the age of 20, I had entered a 240 year-old organization, not really knowing what to expect from it. I was scared, excited, and ready for the new challenges joining this Armed Forces organization would bring. My basic training was at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. This old country girl from Mississippi had to get on an airplane for the first time. My adrenaline was pumping so fast that I felt my heart could easily jump out my chest at any time. Despite all the insecure reservations I had and the negative comments I received from family and friends back home, I made it through basic training and spent a long, vigorous, and uplifting
Now I am 49 and the war has been over for some time now and that is good and somehow bad for me. I have changed much ever since the war ended and so has the whole Platoon. It is crazy how much I have changed in the past 40 years first I was scared of the war, then I was a lieutenant in the war and now it’s hard for me to function without thinking about the war. Right after the war all of the squad member tried to see each other as much as we could. But now the few of us that are left can hardly ever see each other. Or don’t make the effort to. An example of what I miss from the war is the way we honored the dead. It was very unique we would make
With each experience, I have particular expectations; however, it is what I do not expect and cannot see which drives me to serve others and continue my journey. Last summer I spent a great deal of time at the LUMC campus, and while most of my time was spent in a lab, I did venture out, particularly to Hines V.A. Hospital. Being back at Hines brought back memories from when my grandfather was an extended stay patient. I had a realization that many veterans, with the exception of those that make it to the movie screen, can be so underappreciated. This group of men and women are shinning examples of selfless individuals. I developed a desire to give back to our nation’s heroes and became involved with a program through the Disabled American Veterans
Diligent men and women in the military are required to spend seven to sixteen weeks in boot camp without anyone by their side. These heroes are required to be active for four years and inactive for two years and, consequently, they have to be away from their family and friends for a long time in service. These men and women often go through daily situations, and most of their spirits are in distress. A lot of United States citizens often forget how exhausting working in the military can be. Since 2003, Operation Gratitude volunteers have assembled and shipped 1,750,000 care packages to lift the spirits of United States Armed Forces service members, caregivers, and family. People help assemble and send the care packages to nearly everywhere a group of service members are. This specific organization is important because it gives a chance for United States citizens to thank someone in the military.
Various physical commemorations of our veterans have been carried out, whether it be a memorial, museum, medal, or even holiday. However, there are still the forgotten ones, such as the Cold War veterans, the people’s focus having been brought to the Vietnam War and the soldiers who fought there, or the Korean War and the invasion that had just occurred, or the Chinese Civil War which ultimately led to the spread of communism throughout China. No real recognition was given to those who made an indefinite amount of time and effort to relieving the tense relationships between the United States (and its allies) and the USSR (and its allies). These forgotten veterans, however, did more than just sit around and threaten to send out missiles; these were men who were ready for anything at B-52 bomber bases, men who maintained and defended missile silos, prepared to fight a war that may or may not have happened the very next day, men who sat behind the scenes preventing a disastrous nuclear war from occurring. It’s for this, the great silent sacrifice, that cold war veterans should be and are now honored and recognized despite having been forgotten for so long. The people who participated during the Cold War are no longer just men in the military, but veterans who served and saved this
When I was my 15 years, I watched my first Korean dorama. Then I did not know how it would exert an impact on my fate and view of life. This was the world-famous “Boys over flowers”, which became an occasion of my acquaintance with the country of morning freshness. I strongly believe that my life transformed for better and blossomed after watching this Korean dorama was watched by everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. It drew me in this world – the world of Korean drama, Korean pop and Korean cinema. Knowledge about Korea was increasing more and more gradually and new sides of Korea were opened. I found out the country is famous not only of the Korean wave, Hallyu, but also of kimchi, various traditional food, colorful nature and combination of tradition and modernity. And some pieces of the Korean culture and language are quite similar
about these accidents complete South Korea’s president Mun Jeh In’s responsibility. After Mun Jeh In were received report really late he show up, Mun Jeh In complete Nation’s responsibility attribute. Shin Heh Shik and Huang Geung Gu talking about Mun Jeh In’s plot. Mun Jeh In doesn’t want South Korean people find out about compensation (Money)’s matter. Because Mun Jeh In want that compensation (Money) sent to North Korea Kim Jung Eon / Welfare work. Mun Jeh In continually turn away one’s his face about South Korean people and American people’s safety and South Korea’s security. Also Mun Jeh In South Korea’s several patriot arrest for no reason and really exceed seizure and search warrant. Reason Mun Jeh In public service personnel increase
South Korea loves sport, sport is not only a popular physical activity but is a significant social practice. Sport operates as an important cultural resource and produces and disseminates nationalism. Indeed, in recent years, south korea has shown competence in hosting, playing, and managing sport. South Korean athletes have created notable results at major international sport events. For example, since 1984, the national Summer Olympic team has unfailingly been ranked in the top 10 nations on the medal table, with the only exception being the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The country has also produced a number of major world sporting events, including hosting