Last Stand of Fox Company Essays

I had to order them to move back into line on the right wing. As the attacks and counter attacks of the 15th Alabama and 20th progressed, men became scrambled into smaller groups and attacks from the right wing eventually pushed the left wing of the 20th Maine to higher ground. Intervals of the struggle were seized to gather ammunition from the cartridge boxes of the disabled friend or foe on the field as ammunition ran low. Far to the rear of the 20th Maine, our men and those of the 83rd Pennsylvania and 44th New York Regiments began receiving fire from the right end of the 15th Alabama line at higher ground . It was then that Lieutenant Martin Van Buren Gifford who was sent by Captain Woodward of the 83rd to ask if we had been turned, but I denied and asked for a company to shore up our left wing . Captain Woodward couldn’t spare a company but fortunately, he would pull back the left wing of his regimental line and straighten it to the left, closing the gap between the 83rd, for me to move my right wing to the left. However, continued attacks by the left wing of the 15th Alabama forced companies E, I, K, and D of the 20th Maine to fall back up the slope of Little Round Top . Heavy fire opened from a scrub wood in the valley in two lines in rank by the right, taking us by surprise. By then, ammunition was soon exhausted and our men were

Rifleman Matthew Dodd is part of the glorious Ninety-fifth who have distinguished themselves at several battles: Avimiero, Corruno, Flushing, Talavera, and Busaco. One day Dodd is cut off from his

Mr. Erickson and Pfc Smith were in a long war that almost killed them both.Mr. Erickson and Pfc Smith took fire from the enemies. In Stop the Sun story Mr. Erickson said, “ So we were crossing the paddy and started to take fire from all sides.’’ ’’Pfc Smith told the news reporter “A human wave attack took the hill and most of the

Finally they had arrived and they has eatons range with them and we jumped out in front of them. A indian man named toopapyti was face to face with mcallister with a gun to his head. Then toopapyti fired three shots out of his gun two hitting mcallister, the other one hitting connell. Mcallister was dead immediately and connell died soon after. Connells range and the rest of the militia escaped into a longhouse. Clipwalen was trying to report the deaths of connell and mcallister. But me and my two other brothers were hiding in a bush and found him and, confronted him. One of the law people shot my brother and he died. From that moment we knew that the battle has begun. We surrounded the longhouse that we found with the militia and eatons range inside. We shot with our arrows, guns, and other weapons. We shot until 4:00 am on october

wounded in action, during the first attack. “The heaviest casualties the 31st Infantry Regiment had suffered in a single day during the war. The Chinese managed to inflict heavy casualties on the attackers, but their defenses were starting to give way under devastating UN firepower.” (Thor n.d.) The attack on Triangle Hill stalled in front of what became to be known as “Hill 598”; as both American battalions suffered heavy casualties to Chinese grenades. As the late afternoon claimed the attacks of the US and ROK, they began the preparation of the defensive positions to face the Chinese counterattack. “The PVA 45 Division commander Cui Jiangong attempted a sneak attack with only three infantry companies by 1900 hours to recover lost ground, resulting in the Chinese attackers

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.”

The deadly horseman chased the el cobardes up the hill of San Juan. This all happened all the way back in July of 1898. Roosevelt led one of his most famous charges racing up the nearby Kettle Hill. Teddy went from zero to one hundred real quick. Teddy must of eaten his oats on that day because the Spanish unleashed the beast inside of him. The horseman fought them off with their astonishing eight thousand fighting against only five hundred. Although the numbers were tremendously different, the Spanish put up an extremely good fight. No matter how good they did it was never enough to defeat the legend, Theodore Roosevelt. It has been told that Theodore Roosevelt was on fire while charging in towards the Spaniards. The word that is going

The date is July 6, 1944. A young Solider in his early 20’s armed with a pair of wire cutters, a rifle, and explosives makes his way through Omaha Beach, through countless obstacles (Kennedy, 2012). This young Solider has a very important job. Behind him are thousands of infantrymen, desperately fighting their way up a hill; it is up to him to clear the way. However, In front of him are rows of mines, hedgehogs, wire obstacles, and barricades. He must complete these tasks all while receiving heavy fire. You see he is no ordinary Soldier, he is a Combat Engineer, and what he does here today will change the tides of the war forever (Kennedy, 2012). This engineer is well trained and comes from a long line of warriors who have paved the way for him, laying down the groundwork for what he must accomplish here today.

On Friday, May 10, 1861, Johann Voss drills with the rest of his 2nd Regiment on the grounds of the Marine Hospital. This is their usual practice in the morning. They drill for two hours under the watchful eye of their commander, a five-year veteran of the Austrian army, Colonel Henry Boernstein. (L174) (L175) (L272)

During a reconnaissance in force, Delta Company 187th engaged enemy forces as they trenched along the hillside. Unknown size elements of enemy forces engaged, with a total count of just two enemy killed in actions. US forces had assumed the North Vietnamese forces would conduct small sporadic attacks and escape back into Laos or Cambodia (Ibid. PG168.). Soon after Delta Company broke contact, Bravo Company engaged an unknown size element of enemy forces. From the controlled firing, it was determined that the assault on the hill will face resistance from a well-disciplined

Approaching the American breastworks in the pitch-black night was not the most reassuring feeling in the world. True, our forces were far superior to the motley crew of American soldiers that lay before us, but confidence could only do so much for a man in my position. The thought of dying at the hands of these insane, untrained American soldiers crept into my mind and distracted me from my surroundings. Stumbling slightly in the darkness, I stopped dead in my tracks when I realized just how close we were to the breastworks. I held my breath and crouched down, as did many other men around me. All other sounds around us ceased. Slow, cautious movements and near-inaudible whispers came from behind the breastworks. I scanned my dark surroundings

The carnage at St. Francis deserves a brunt of the detail. It was now good marching ground and the men pressed on with celerity till on the 22nd day after their departure from Crown Point, one of them, by climbing a tree, discovered the village of St. Francis at three miles distance, when the party were ordered to halt and refresh themselves. At eight o'clock in the evening, Major Rogers, Lieut. Turner and Ensign Avery left the company and went forward for the purpose of reconnoitering the place. They found the Indians engaged in a dance, evidently entertaining no apprehensions of an enemy in the vicinity. They returned about two o'clock in the morning and at three o'clock, Rogers advanced with the whole party, within three hundred yards of the village, where the men were lightened of their packs and formed for action. About an hour after this, the Indians broke up their dances and retired to their cabins for repose; and soon the whole village was asleep, the more oblivious from the weariness induced by their late diversion. About half an hour before dawn, the troops, having been arranged in three divisions for the purpose of making simultaneous attacks, in as many directions, were ordered to advance. Never was a place more completely surprised, nor in a condition less capable of making any sort of

In an interview on “Fox and Friends” Donald Trump was asked if he had any specific ideas on how he would combat ISIS, his response was frightening. “When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself. When they say they don’t care about their lives, you have to take out their families”(Watts, 2016). Yes, a presidential nominee for the United States of America said this. His name is Donald Trump and with him as our president the world will no longer be the same. I was talking to a classmate recently, a Trump supporter, he alluded to a phrase…checks and balances. Furthermore, he thinks that Trump cannot and will not do half the things he says, simply due to checks and balances. I quickly thought to myself, is this really what we’ve come to, in what was once the party of Lincoln and Reagan! We are simply brushing off blasphemous comments, polices, and agendas because we take separation of powers for granted! Thinking back to the comment by my classmate, I actually pondered the idea for a minute and thought yes, maybe with a Trump presidency our country will not suffer the greatest, rather, other countries who depend on America’s strong international peacekeeping and diplomacy will be the ones seeing the burden of a Trump Presidency: Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Sudan (United to End Genocide, 2016). With this being

In late September, the Fox News Network published an article calling into question the intentions of a West Point cadet after he wore a sombrero to a football game against the University of Texas at El Paso. In the article, “Activist cries foul after West Point fan wears sombrero at game near Mexican border,” author Lucia Suarez Sang comments on the outcry that ensued from the Hispanic community after a picture of the cadet was posted on the Academy’s Facebook page. Was it inappropriate for the cadet to wear the sombrero? Was the Academy at fault for posting the photo? Can and should we protect others from feelings and emotions that are a result of politically incorrect expression? Cultural sensitivity is becoming an increasingly popular topic in media, on college campuses, and in the military. We now live in a world where the language we use is under such scrutiny that some are discouraged from expressing their true opinions for fear of being blackballed by their peers. Not only does political correctness limit free speech, it also fundamentally transforms the way we think by avoiding the topics that some simply do not want to discuss. Political correctness is raising serious questions at West Point, impacting students attending other colleges, and influencing individuals post-graduation.

The criteria for measuring the performance of the pioneer company, how the Balanced Scorecard can serve the company by the following process