Sergeant Major Valliant was happy to finally receive a tasking; he got Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st PIR to give up a platoon to escort himself and General Cook out to the transportation museum. They loaded up several of the armored Humvees that had M-249 MG mounted in their turret. The others were loaded in old M-35 2.5 tom trucks, each one of them had M-2 .50 Caliber MG mounted in their turrets. Although the 82nd and 18th Airborne had been all over Fayetteville it didn’t mean that the city was secure by any means. What they found were large roving militias or gangs scouring the countryside robing, murdering and raping. They would move from town-to-town and the only ones to stop them were some local law enforcement which there …show more content…
Just don’t ask me.” PFC Miller being a PFC continued on anyway,” What’s the difference between a gang and militia?” Sergeant Major Valliant signed, thought for a moment, “Generally a gang is just that a gang, a large unruly mob that has a loosely defined chain-of-command and with no real direction. A militia calls itself a militia or army. It has a clearly defined chain-of-command, some sort of rank structure and looks somewhat military.” PFC Miller nodded at that and seemed satisfied with the answer at least he didn’t ask any more questions. When they reached the five mile marker there was a large sign reading “Leaving home of the 82nd Airborne! Entering Indian Country, enter at your own risk.” Sergeant Major Valliant radioed for the convoy to pull over to the side of the road. He got out and met with the General and the Platoon Leader, it was decided it was time to lock-and-load all weapons. Word was also passed that the area they were entering was not secured and they could expect anything. The troops were told of some potential militia movements in the area and to be on alert. If they are fired on they are allowed to return fire and please please keep civilian casualties down to a minimum. It was a sign of the times that there were going to be civilian casualties and to varying degrees it was acceptable. There were no precision guided weapons anymore. The bad guys had been using civilian areas to fight from and used civilians as
At Dr. Hardin’s they took a Mr. Dun, and carried him with them seven or eight miles. At Mrs. Samuel Scott’s, they took a Negro boy to pilot them, declaring that if he took them to Fayette they would kill him. Two miles above Fayette they cut the telegraph wire, and turning towards Port Gibson, proceeded about one mile, and then by a circuitous route reached the Union Church road, three miles east of Fayette. Proceeding in that direction, they halted at Mrs. W. Scott’s about nine o’clock at night and fed. After a delay of an hour and a half, they took up their line of march in the direction of Union Church. Soon after leaving Mr. Scott’s, (William Scott brother of Samuel) the Negro boy made his escape and returned home. On the road, they met a Mr. Baldridge, and after breaking his gun, they took him with them. They disturbed no property. They inquired of several Negroes, if they had seen any Yankee troops.”
At 0408, just after stand-to began, the TOW section spoted another small group of individuals on the hillside west of Wanat” (Wanat 122). The Company Commander CPT Myers felt that the individuals were a threat to the COP. Around an hour before sunrise shots rang out from the city just 150 meters north of the small unfortified COP. Immediately following was round after round of RPG and machine gun fire. The RPG fire immediate disabled the TOW Vehicle and the 60mm and 120mm mortar systems. Before disabling the 120mm mortar system the mortar crew were able to fire six to nine rounds. Artillery became heavily relied after the mortars were
Youth gangs is commonly thought of as self formed association of peers having the following characteristics: a gang name and recognizable symbols, identifiable
The US Army Special Forces team had been on Fort Gordon for six hours, they had dropped right onto main post early that morning, the C-130 flying over for everyone to see. It had its desired effect, not only did the Soldiers on post see the aircraft and those civilians off post that were aligned with the Southern States of America saw it too, it concerned them.
As the veterans are coming back into the society, they must be helped to connect to the community. For example, these veterans were secluded from the functional family unit (International Council of Nurses, 2008).
Ever since July 4th, 1776, the vision of the United States has been to constantly improve the government and society in any way possible. Many historical things have happened since that date; slavery was abolished, civil and women’s rights have been signed into law, and just this summer, marriage equality has been made federal law. Despite the efforts to make the United States of America the land of opportunity and equality, people tend to forget about the people who made it possible for the United States to remain the “land of the free”, our U.S. veterans. Our U.S. veterans, over the years, have been treated not like they should have. Veterans have had social security benefits taken from them by the government in secrecy, and bad-mouthed in
Andrew JordanThe brave men and women who serve and protect the U.S. come from all walks of life; they are parents, children and grandparents. They are friends, neighbors and coworkers, and an important part of their communities. Their are approximately 23.2 million military veterans in the U.S. Here are some facts about the current veteran population of the United States.
Judith Coburn, on her journalist said “The veterans administration (VA), the preceding agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will not be able to meet the needs of U.S. veterans,” veterans suffer getting their benefit. Since the Continental Congress of 1776, start proving pensions to all the disabled soldier because they could not be able to work. Upon the time they established news system to benefit to veterans. They three agency that benefit veterans at are Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of pensions of the interior Department, and the National Home for disabled Volunteer soldiers. The United States have a lot of programs to help the veterans but, throughout the country they are a lot of veterans that are are homeless
There are many definitions for what a gang is. According to The National Gang Center website, one
Bill’s fire, followed in quick succession by Carie’s, riddled several trucks, and the rest of the 12th opened up, several handheld anti-tank weapons included. The leading tanks stopped, on fire, and the trucks served to the sides of the road. Every gun in the convoy opened up, hosing the woods in the ravine, attempting to hit the ambushers. At first, it seemed that the convoy was screwed, and then the rearguard opened up. Shells from the tanks and machine gun fire from all of the vehicles drove the attackers off.
One of the many problems involved with gang injunctions is that there is not a clear definition of what a gang is. Numerous definitions of gangs have come about through the decades. For example, the 2006 National Youth Gang Survey defines a gang as “a group of youths in your jurisdiction that you are willing to classify as a gang” (Egley, O’Donnell, 2008). This definition of a gang is very vague because any group of youths can be seen as a gang. This definition does not always work. For example, a group of people who share a common interest like reading books or collecting baseball cards can be labeled as a “gang.” The National Gang Center and federal law define a gang as “any ongoing group, club, organization, or association of five or more person: A) that has as one of its primary purposes the commission of one or more of the criminal offenses; B) the members of which engage, or have engaged within the past five years, in a continuing series of offenses; and C) the activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce (Brief review of Federal and State definitions, 2009, p.1).
A famous former baseball player once said in an interview: “A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.” (Mantle). Members of gang violence usually are hiding from who they truly are in the inside. They find that the gang is the best path out of their personal situation which definitely is not the right choice. A gang is an organized group of people affiliated with acts of violence or illegal behavior. Such things like gang violence as a whole have been a great problem with the social society of American people. Gang members are usually referred to as gangsters and most take great pride in that name. In the effort of joining gangs it is difficult to see the practical or beneficial aspects in the long run.
A gang is a group of individuals closely associated. This group is in the form of an organization whose members report to a leader who controls activities within
Defining gangs have been compared to packs, teams, and groups. Participants of gangs do not necessarily commit violent acts or commence in illegal matters. The National Gang Center has come to a consensus on defining gangs with the commonalities of three or more members between the ages of 12 through 24, shared identity, recognized by others as a gang or crew, has levels of organization, and usually involved in criminal activities (Shelden, Tracy, Brown, 2013). Some gangs are excluded from this definition due to not proportionate with their usual activities. Overall, we can consider gangs to be founded when members share similar characteristics and establish a symbol to represent their livelihood.
When you're a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don't stick with them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang anymore. It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering pack like the socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the