The Patrol Ryan Flavelle Foreword By David J Bercuson

Lone Survivor is an autobiography, written by Marcus Luttrell. Marcus tells us the story of his childhood, his training to become a navy Seal and his first hand eyewitness account of the disastrous operation RedWing. Operation RedWing was a mission when Seals team 10, including Marcus and his three brothers in arms were assigned the task of hunting down and killing Taliban cell leader Ahmad Shah. During this mission the Navy Seals suffered their worst losses in Seal history since WW2 because about 21 soldiers were killed in action. During this book we see themes of honor, sacrifice and brotherhood.

​Throughout his adventure, McCandless proves his bravery by supplying himself with an insufficient amount of supplies and making treacherous decisions. McCandless embarks on his route alone with no money or car, only the items that mean the most to him. In order to focus mainly on the nature and his surroundings, McCandless “put a match to” (Krakauer, 29) all his money and “wasn’t carrying anywhere

It is a story about the soldiers and their experiences and emotions that are brought

It talks about a dead hitchhiker in his twenties found in Alaska. The last person who saw McCandless was named Jim Gallien. After reading these articles he thinks he can identify who the hitch hiker is. Gallien talks to troopers on the case and can help identify the body. This information gave troops a dead lead and they stopped the search for this man named McCandless.

What if you went on a journey and you had to start all over with just $20 and the clothes on your back. Would you be able to do it? Adam Shepard left his old life and started a new one with only $25 and his clothes on his back. He left so he can search and achieve the American dream. Chris McCandless also left his old life and went on a journey to Alaska. They were both young, educated men who wanted to travel and leave everything behind them in the past and not to look or go back until they did what they needed to do. Adam Shepard was achieving a lot of his accomplishments so he can prove that you can have the American dream.

to ask a certain question at the end of it all: Is Chris McCandless someone people should look

On March 10, 2010, at 13:30 a.m., 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1-22 Infantry Battalion, was conducting a convoy operation. The purpose of the operation was to transport equipment and selected Service Members to the battalion’s main Forward Operating Base. Twenty minutes into the convoy operation, Patrick’s unit was under attack by an enemy force equipped with automatic weapon systems. During this time, Patrick maintained his confidence and began returning firing toward the enemy force. As Patrick was returning fire from the vehicle that he was in, he was struck by one round from the enemy force. The medic that was attached to the convoy operation immediately tended to Patrick’s wounds and managed to get him to a medical facility,

Chris McCandless was a very smart young man. He went to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He tells his parents that he is going to spend the summer traveling in his yellow Datsun. Chris Death was a likely outcome, he was ill prepared for what Alaska had in store for him. Chris McCandless is arrogant and naïve which contributes to his death because on his journey many people gave him advice and he did not take it, taking Henry David Thoreau book too seriously, and finally the lack of resources Chris had on this journey.

Transcendentalism is the philosophical movement thats based on nature and spirituality while going against society and materialism (Transcendentalists, 2016). Into the Wild provides a narrative of Chris McCandless, a 22-years-old young man who left what appeared to be a privileged life in 1990. Chris, as a young child, lived in a dysfunctional family and was angered by the treatment of his mother and father and their poor parenting. As Chris graduates, he distances himself from from his family and friends, disappearing with out any information and started an off road trip. The movie documents events at home, the people he met and his gradual realisation of the importance of human relationships.

I agree with you that it takes a certain kind of writer to transform information into a life-like setting. Anne Dillard also made you think although she didn’t talk about it, how the man who pursued the children might have grown up in the neighborhood as well. The conclusion did make me wonder, being that he kept up with them regardless of where they went and finding his way back to his car.

Phil Klay is a United States Marine Corps veteran. In January of 2007 to February 2008, Klay served as Public Affairs Officer in Iraq’s Anbar Province. (“Bio | Phil Klay” para. 1). In addition, in 2014, Klay’s book Redeployment won the National Book Award for Fiction. Redeployment is a collection of short stories that portray the reality of the combats in Iraq and Afghanistan, specifically the traumatic experience that a soldier faces during the war as well as the aftershock. (“Bio | Phil Klay” para. 2).In “Redeployment,” readers get the opportunity to learn about a soldier who returns home from combat. The soldier’s state-of-mind is no longer the same. For instance, the readers learn that the soldier has just returned home from Fallujah and

The rising action of this book consists of a few stories that precede the climax, Kiowa’s death. Rat’s story about Mary Anne losing her innocence in Vietnam and the story of the man that O’Brien killed constitute as the rising action of The Things They Carried. Others perished in the war as well. O’Brien told the story of Curt Lemon, who was killed after stepping on a mortar round. Lee Strunk also dies from in Vietnam after he and Dave Jensen make a pact to end each other’s lives should the other sustain a horrible injury. The last death described by O’Brien that affects the most people is that of Kiowa. Kiowa drowned in the muck of a field, and soldiers that were present still feel the guilt and sorrow of that day in the present. This death constitutes as the climax of the story. His death is described in great detail in “Notes” by Norman Bowker, who describes how his guilt has yet to subside from that horrid day. O’Brien eventually tells the reader that most of the stories he explained were fabricated, and that the truth of the stories lay behind the sentiment gathered from

O’Brien’s “Spin”, O’Brien shows the reader the good times of war. He starts off with “The war wasn’t all terror and violence.” (31) He talks about some funny stories shared within the platoon, how the men acted as a family of sorts, working together to survive. Some stories might also have a darker side or meaning to them, but he shines the light on the brighter moments in this chapter. He talks about the death of Curt Lemon, but makes it sound almost angelic the way he died, putting a spin to the story. He gives us a glimpse of how some of the soldiers acted, such as Ted Lavender being “mellow” while he was on his tranquilizers. O’Brien describes war as a “ping-pong ball. You could put a fancy

Saving Private Ryan is a film staged within World War II, during which an incredible mission to locate and bring home Private Ryan is launched in behind enemy lines within Europe. The return of Private Ryan is hoped to increase moral in the homeland and benefit combat efforts. Captain Miller is in charge of the reluctant team tasked with the rescue mission of Private Ryan, not knowing where he is at or if he is even alive. The company finally finds Private Ryan even after several enemy encounters and finding another soldier named “Private Ryan”. Once Private Ryan is located they give him the news that his three brothers were killed while fighting in the war. Private Ryan chooses not to go home and continues to fight in the war.

During a firefight Taylor goes looking for Sargent Elias to warn him of an eminent artillery strike of the area of operations. On the way, Taylor runs into Sargent Barnes who informs him of Sargent Elias’ death. Taylor turns around and is extracted via helicopter. He then sees Sargent Elias on the ground running from a horde of Vietcong. Sargent Elias is shot several more times before he falls to the ground. In the chopper, Taylor looks at Sargent Barnes and knows that his was responsible for Sargent Elias’ death. Back at the command post, Taylor gets in a fist fight with Sargent Barnes but loses when the Sargent puts a knife to his throat. The film moves on to the platoon being ambushed by a regiment of Vietcong in the middle of the night. During the ambush, Taylor and Sargent Barnes cross paths again. Taylor sees Sargent Barnes and tries to help him fight off the enemy. Sargent Barnes turns around and tries to kill Taylor, but is unsuccessful because a friendly airstrike knocks them both unconscious. That morning Taylor wakes up to see that all the enemy in the area have been neutralized. He sees no one else but Sargent Barnes who is wounded. Taylor then picks up an AK-47 and shoots Sargent Barnes in the chest with two rounds, killing him