The Army : The Battle Of The Second Gulf War

This unit was practicing improper procedures for their soldiers were drinking, doing drugs, and visiting local brothels. From a tactical stand point the 48th infantry was no better in this aspect either. The patrols they conducted were inadequate and performed far from often. The area supposed to be under their control became dangerous because the insurgents moving in the area were virtually unchallenged. This was no feat for the 101st and 1st platoon because the 101st is a tactically sound unit that could establish control and a presence in the area but for soldiers that had to do so upon arrival when it was supposed to be maintained is not necessarily a good thing. The company commander of bravo, Cpt. Goodwin decided the best way to take back control of their area of operations is to have a three station cycle for his company. Each platoon would have a twenty-one day rotation at a different location carrying out a different task. The three tasks were to set up TCP on a main roads, set up a FOB and be the quick reaction force for the other platoons, and the third task was to patrol the city as per guidance from higher. The least liked job was manning the TCP’s. The soldiers did not like this job because they knew soldiers sitting in the open made for easy targets. The task of patrolling was no easy feat either, as stated earlier the previous unit left the city in poor conditions. The roads were filled with

The American forces plan consisted of a “divide and conquer” methodology. The U.S. focused on landing its assault force expediently and quickly and securing Mt. Suribachi and dominant high ground of the island. The Americans expected victory in less than a week. Their forces consisted of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions. The 4th and 5th Marine Divisions were to land on the eastern beaches the 4th on the right and the 5th on the left. The 3rd Marines would either land on the eastern beaches or assume a defensive role, which ever was called (Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima, n.d.).

At dawn, the Marine 1st Battalion, 5th Marines—commanded by Major Julius Turrill—was to attack Hill 142, but only two companies were in position. The Marines advanced in waves with bayonets fixed across an open wheat field that was swept with German machine gun and artillery fire, and many Marines were cut down.[9][10] Captain Crowther commanding the 67th Company was killed almost immediately. Captain Hamilton and the 49th Company fought from wood to wood, fighting the entrenched Germans and overrunning their objective by 6 yards (5.5 m). At this point, Hamilton had lost all five junior officers, while the 67th had only one commissioned officer alive. Hamilton reorganized the two companies, establishing strong points and a defensive line.[11]

Then, General Ewell ordered General Hays’ Louisiana, and General Avery’s North Carolina Brigade, from Early’s Division to attack the eastern angle of Cemetery Hill. Ewell additionally wanted Pender and Rode’s’ Divisions to assault on General Early’s right side. General James H. Lane replaced Pender due to Pender mortal injuries earlier in the day. Lane and Rode deployed their forces too late; the fight on Cemetery Hill had already ended. (Reardon & Vossler, 2013) The second day’s fighting ended in a draw.

General Magnus had promoted Lt Layton to full Colonel and made him his new Executive Officer/ the other one had been killed by a sniper a week earlier. General Magnus knew it was those SF bastards because the round was a .50 Caliber and had to have been fired from an M107 possibly a mile or so away. It gave everyone pause, thinking now that every single senior officer was a target. What they didn’t know was that it was one of the 28th ID scout platoons that took the shot. Some of them had gone to

The order was passed to CPT Bigelow to move to the front. They began to move westward and it wasn’t long before they found themselves in the middle of a heated battle. It was then that CPT John Bigelow gave the order to move forward moving under Confederate artillery fire along the Wheatfield Road coming up about 200 yards behind the infantry line. After holding off confederate artillery and infantry units for most of the day, eventually the infantry and cavalry units defending the artillery’s position retreated, leaving the 9th Massachusetts Battery on their own. It was then that Bigelow gave the order to retreat without horses, moving the cannons by hand.

In the end, the Marines were victorious in taking Bois de Belleau; however, it was at a heavy cost. Of the nine hundred and sixty five men and twenty six officers in Lt Col Wise’s battalion, he was left with three hundred and fifty men and six officers after his ten months training them.

TF 1-34 moves from ATK MIKE along AXIS KNIFE IOT seize the OBJ BLUE IOT destroy the enemy supporting effort and secure the northern flank of the 9th division’s main body.

Marco was in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He went to Bagdad to fight. Marco was sent to the North of Bagdad to a small village called al-Tarmiyah to do recon. Marco and his battalion ran into the enemy. The marines were ambushed so his squad got out and ran 200 yards of terrain under enemy fire. Marco’s squad leader got hit by a piece of shrapnel and could not go on. Marco was next in line to be the leader.

The Chinese sent two squads to probe the George Company line at 2300. The enemy was able to use the dead space to crawl right up on the line, and before midnight, George Company had already lost two Soldiers with ten more wounded. At 0230, a platoon-sized element attacked and briefly managed to penetrate the line before being pushed back again. At 0330, another Chinese attack penetrated the 3rd platoon position. The 2nd Battalion Executive Officer (XO) committed the Battalion reserve. The platoon from Fox Company, along with assistance from Baker Battery's machine gun, was able to restore the lost 3rd platoon positions.

BG Lane and three of his senior staff met with the Admiral and the respective Captains of the Iowa and Hornet. They met to discuss the battle plan and what BG Lane was going to need from the Navy, which was more than eager to help. The Admiral stated they didn’t sail this far under these conditions, to sit on their asses and watch. The meeting lasted several hours, but the General and his staff were able to get a nice hot meal and a shower before heading back. General Lane was satisfied with the battle plan. He knew there were a hundred different ways it could go wrong, yet they had covered every contingency they could think of. It was time now to get back to his Marines and get them ready to go and prepared to move out.

The VII Corps participated in a main attack together with the XVIII Airborne Corps and a French and a British division sweeping around Iraqi defenses, striking deep into Iraq, cutting lines of communications (LOC), and destroying enemy forces of Kuwait.

First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history, reputation, and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact, interesting background, and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections, each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps to survive as an entity over its long history. General Krulak explains how the Marine Corps had to fight for its current status as an equal organization with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Even a series of Presidents were among those who tried

The third incident took place in Washington in December 1943. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall presented to the Joint Chiefs of Staff his concept of a reorganization proposal which became the foundation for several War Department-generated hearings. In this proposal there was no mention of the Marine Corps. Continued struggle for the right to belong resulted in General Order No. 5 of 20 November 1954 which stated:

“Oh, I have. We’re attacking the first group they send out. Then the second and the third. The plan is to weaken them, we can’t afford more deaths.”