War Interview Paper

A veteran is “a person who has served in the armed forces.” This is the dictionaries definition of a veteran. An unknown author wrote “a veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life,’” but not everyone has the same definition for a veteran, so what is yours? Veterans have not been treated the best after they have come back home from the military. They could come back home with mental illnesses or disabilities or, for others, they could come home to financial problems. Some veterans end up homeless because they have no money when they get home. Others could end up in depression. Veterans do not just come home and go back to their normal lives like some people think they do. So, for the good of American war veterans and other American citizens, these veterans need improved therapy and treatment than what they are receiving currently.

     My grandfather, Larry, served in WWII. He enlisted and stationed at Camp Polk. He went through places like New Guinea and the Philippines during the war.

He decided to enter the military for basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, on August 14, 1968. However, his fate made him arrive in Vietnam in February 1969 and serve in the Fifth Battalion of the 46th Infantry,

America spends over 650 billion dollars a year on having the most technologically advanced military in the world. Much of this money comes straight from U.S. taxpayer dollars. But there is one major problem in our military; the number of troops enlisting is dropping from previous years. With terrorist groups like ISIS, this is a bad time for numbers of soldiers to drop. The country needs more soldiers to keep freedom, and remain the powerhouse of the world. Without troops, our country might not be what it should be.

To begin with, he enlisted instead of being drafted into the military and did not have a choice in the assignment he was given. On December 12, 1962, he joined the United States Air Force becoming a member of the 186th TAC Recon Group in Meridian, MS. His basic training was at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, and he attended technical school at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, IL, training to be a general purpose vehicle mechanic. His two instructors for basic

Many people are concerned about the U.S. military because of how many risks come with joining it. However, the U.S. military also explains the benefits that one could receive. Joining the military is a decision that should not be taken lightly. One must understand all aspects of the military. In order for a voter to be fully informed about joining the US military, one must consider both the risks, like mental illnesses and commitment and benefits, like education, and experience.

When he finally arrived and received basic training in France. It was pretty rough by his accounts. Food was very scarce only black coffee and a chunk of bread with a sausage link was given out in the morning and that was all the rations for the day so you had to make the most of it. His basic training was somewhat special, based on the fact that his unit was in quarantine for 3 weeks due to chicken pox running amongst the training facilities. He was put on a train again and shipped off after the graduation of basic training.

He was educated at a private school and he entered the army at the age of fifteen as an ensign which is a really lower rank in the army. He was placed on a half-pay at the end of the

Conflict (another combat tour). After leaving the Army, he went to work for the US Bureau of

While a student at the University of Maine, he decided to enlist in the Army rather than be drafted to service. He was in the 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, B Troop. Serving two tours in the Vietnam war as a scout helicopter door gunner - he was shot down three times, once behind enemy lines. He earned numerous decorations for valor and service. They include a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Air Medal (twice for valor), Distinguished Flying Cross (a very prestigious award for aviators), a Purple Heart with clusters, and a Bronze Star - one of the highest honors that can be awarded for exemplary achievement in the service. He was a brave, distinguished soldier, and he served his country in an exceptional manner. He recently

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I have to admit I’m normally a quite shy person and I’ve just always been that way. However, I am improving myself and I’m actually pretty surprised of how much I’ve improved in the past few years. I am part of a committee at my high school which is called Hosts and Hostesses and we basically welcome people in our school during important events like the open house, the admission tests, shows and performances. During these events, I have to talk and interact with a lot of people and that’s really helped me improve myself.

“I was alright with being a prison guard since it felt safer than fighting but a part of me wanted to do more for my country then just guard prisoners”. November 27th 1945, his camp again boarded the Ship to come back to the states, this time to San Francisco, which yet again took 21 days to reach. After reaching San Francisco he had a short time with family and was able to spend his birthday at home. “On the trip back I started to feel homesick. I missed the smell of breakfast in the morning and the sound of mama calling us in for supper after a long day’s work in the fields, so I was thankful to be able to spend my birthday with my family” he said with a smile. From there he went on to Camp Kilmer in New Jersey and boarded either the Queen Mary or the Queen Elizabeth, he couldn’t recall which. They landed 10 days later, about March 1st 1946, in Lahar France. After landing in France they took a train to Stuttgart Germany where he worked as a truck driver, transporting Army Veterans to Bremerhaven Germany so they could go home for discharge. In November 1946, he became sick and was sent home to Brooks General Army Hospital in San Antonio Texas. “I was really sick and they didn’t know why, all they knew was that something was really wrong and I needed to be sent back to the states to get treatment” he said. Sometime in May 1947 they began to processes him for

I chose chapter 21 for my humanities paper for a few reasons. This chapter is titled The World at War, and discusses the language, literature, art, architecture, music, philosophy and religion of the time between the start of World War I and the end of World War II. This is a period in history that has always interested me, but I will admit I know very little about the art and architecture of the time, so I thought these would be good to focus on. I think it will be interesting to see the effect that such major wars played on the arts of the time. I imagine that some of the art will be drowning in propaganda, which is also of interest to me.

He went to Vietnam. When he got drafted his heart sank, because he did not expect to be drafted at all. When he got there he was the one taking apart all the bombs.