The Captain's War: A Short Story

Many movies like the 300 depict war as awesome and glorious that even though it ends in tragedy it still is more glorious than it actually is. Now take a book like All Quiet on the Western Front end in tragedy like the 300, but the difference is through the entire book never once does the author make war sound outstanding and awesome. “All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings- greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance. But no aims.” (Paul 294) He continues on to say that no one will understand what they went through and no one will understand their pain. He continues saying that no one will understand what they saw and that feeling of having no home and not being able to feel welcome in your own house. This quote shows that a soldier never is okay after a war because of how traumatic their experience is.

Within the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story,” O’Brien writes about a story that Mitchell Sanders recounts to be true. The surrealist part is when Sanders talks about how they heard noises within the forests of Nam. Sanders says, “...but after a while they start hearing -you won’t believe this- they hear chamber music… Then after a while they hear gook opera and a glee club…” (Pg. 71). When he says this he is really adding details to pad the story up. Like when Sanders say, “The whole country. Vietnam. The place talks. It talks. Understand? Nam - it truly talks.” (Pg. 71). He means to say that he added those things that they heard because there were sounds they heard that couldn’t be explained. Later on he says that those things they heard

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war”.- General Douglas MacArthur. General Douglas was a Chief of Staff in World War II. This quote was said to mean that the soldiers who never gave up and gave it there all even if they got hurt they keep going. Veterans are our Americans heroes because they sacrificed their lives, gave us freedom, and gave up all there time to fight.

Not many people would withstand having to go off to war knowing their life was on the line. There is much respect and gratitude inclined towards those who did and sacrificed everything they had. Our cordially veterans - the ones who fought and endured the bestial wars, the ones who knew they could fall at any moment, the ones who, despite the horror and fear

    It is important to remember how much of daily life is affected by the work of veterans. Walking on streets, going to school, eating at restaurants, and hanging out with friends all depend on the service of veterans. They may not receive the proper amount of recognition from the younger generations, but their work is appreciated. In actuality, they gained vital information that can be shared with the future generations. They have gained respect and honor for their duty for our

From the words of Jeff Miller “The willingness of America's Veterans to Sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” The Sacrifices that you made for our country is not nameless. You Sacrificed your lives for our freedom on this earth. Our freedom occurred from your Sacrifice. All the men dead fought for this nation. Fought for freedom and the foundation of our country, and most couldn't enjoy it. The freedom of speech,religion,and our rights. Evan for the one who don't believe, god was watching and still is watching you as you rest, and watched you as you fought, still watches all fighting in war today and will forever.

As aircraft evolved during the First World War, some of the best “Aces” were emerging in the sky. Captain Edward Rickenbacker and Lt Frank Luke Jr, both recipients of the Medal of Honor, made significant contributions to the American war effort. Although Lt Luke, the “Arizona Balloon Buster,” is commended for his valiant sacrifice, I believe Captain Rickenbacker made the more valuable contribution during World War 1, by exemplifying better leadership, professionalism, and intellectual power as an American air warrior. Lt Luke was an outstanding young ace pilot, but his arrogance and disobedient actions may have affected him malignantly during World War 1.

“When I got back home, I expected to be bullied by my family, like before. But it was quite the opposite. They were proud of me for surviving the war. I gave John’s letter to his mother; it was a horrible experience to say the least. The whole thing is just senseless, killing each other. I hope no one else ever has to experience the things I saw. To this day, I feel like my soul is still there on that battlefield, twisting around in the barbed

The American veterans did a lot for us. If it wasn’t for them we wouldn't be able to do the things we want to do. So appreciate those who serve for us. Think of this as a gift. If you open a gift you are happy. Just like when the Veterans serve for us we are happy. Also when you open the gift you are thankful. Just like when you found out the Veterans served for us you were thankful.

The gratitude all should feel for a nazi soldier, claus schenk using his free life to try help other people to have the same rights and the same treatment he had. This man is a hero who died at war. wwII he was murdered by the nazi army a army he was apart of. Claus died in july 21 1944 he died By midnight ( just twelve hours later) Hitler had regained all power and squashed the rebellion. Claus and three others were executed by firing squad in Berlin. In the coming weeks, an additional 140 people involved in the plot were killed and more than 5,000 conspirators and political opponents were rounded up.

During the perils of indifference speech he talked a lot about his gratitude towards the americans for saving him. He says “I am filled with a profound and abiding gratitude to the american

A Book Report of The Caine Mutiny The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk is a book mainly about the experiences of the USS Caine, a minesweeper destroyer, and an officer Willie Keith during World War 2. The book initially starts with a description of Willie Keith as a spoiled and unhealthy Princeton graduate with a degree in Comparative Literature. He is piano player in a dingy nightclub so he is very overqualified for his position but money from his mother allows him to maintain a lavish lifestyle. He meets a girl named May, a poor Italian, which his mother would disapprove of as she is a wealthy Northern European.

they're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, obviously, and possibly risked contracting a dipsomaniac captain who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icy masses, and it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the ocean life in the North Atlantic. I figure fuck it, while I'm busy why not simply shoot my mate, accept his position, offer it to his sworn adversary, climb up gas costs, bomb a town, club a child seal, hit the hash pipe and join the National Guard? I could be chosen president. So now my pal's out of work and he can't bear to drive, so he must stroll to the fuckin' prospective employee meetings, which sucks cause the shrapnel in his rear end is givin' him constant hemorrhoids. Also,

There was once a little boy who lived by the sea. The boy lived there with his mother and father in a wooden cabin by the ocean. They lived in a small community of about five hundred people. The ocean was all the boy had ever known. The boy’s mother had always raised him to be careful of the sea for it is a dangerous place. However, the boy could not help but love everything about it. He came by this honestly. The boy’s father was the captain of a ship, it was known to be the fastest of all the ships in the Atlantic Ocean. The father was well recognized around the community for being an explorer. He had been to many parts of the world people could only dream of going. He told tales of meeting new ethnicities and attempting to learn knew languages. His favorite stories to tell were about the different types of food each group of people ate. The boy would sit in awe of his father, mouth wide open staring at him with disbelief. Starting from the time he was a toddler the boy knew one day he wanted to be a sailor just like his father was.

Captain Carl Lafferty wasn’t something of a career policeman. From day one he had his sights on a political career and had no problem leveraging his partner and office politics to advance his station. As such the 45-year-old was being groomed for a mayoral candidacy, and Tony feared that he would use this case to grandstand to give himself a better shot. This meant that he would be putting the screws to him and Paddy. Better get used to jerking off, cause my personal life is about to die, he grumbled. Tony pulled out his phone and called the captain.