101st Airborne Division

People say war changes people, molds them, changes the way they act, think, and behave. The true effect of war can never be measured, nor forgotten in the eyes of the changed. War is something you never want anyone to go through. It's a brutal thing that changes the softest of people into “Statues”. When people look back at wars and think how terrible it was to die there, Yet the people who survived may have the greatest wound. Reliving those brutal moments over and over again, never feeling safe

On the eve of World War II, the United States field artillerymen were hesitant to go into war and fight; with the recent defeat of our French and British Allies by the German Forces. The Germans were equipped with modern mobile armored welfare, including the 105mm howitzer as their main artillery weapon. The United States had to quickly develop and produce modern artillery weapon systems to fight the Germans. This would ultimately prove to be a key contributing factor that led to the defeat of

then enter the valley at its southwestern opening. They had orders to engage and destroy or capture any opposition within the valley and drive the enemy towards the opening on the other side. TF Rakkasans, comprised of 10th Mountain Division and 101st Airborne Division Soldiers, would be there waiting and acting as the “anvil”. In order for this operation to succeed the hammer and anvil had to be executed exactly as planned. Any deviation could result in the enemy escaping or increased risk of friendly

The Definition of a Hero A hero does not have a cape draped around their neck or a whole comic book written about them. Instead, a hero influences others to do make the correct choices in life. A hero does not give up simply because the challenges they are face are arduous. In addition, a hero does not need recognition for their acts. Finally, true hero's want to help themselves and other because it is the right thing do, not because they will have a newspaper segment on them or a spot in the daily

Introduction: Saving Private Ryan is a movie about a group of men in the army being sent to find a man after his three brothers were killed in combat. The men who were assigned to find Private James Ryan fought on Omaha Beach at the beginning of the movie and were able to take it over after facing a lot of hardships. Back in America, the people in the telegraph office realized that the mother of Private Ryan was going to receive all the telegrams of her three sons being killed on the same day

and known as TF Hammer, moved into place by a mixture of light trucks and vehicles that were not a formidable adversary for the Taliban. CH-47 helicopters were the mode of transportation for the 10th Mountain Division soldiers along with help from the Rakkasans of the 101st Airborne Division. The CH-47s would drop the troops and make multiple turns for resupply. Six US AH-64 Apaches were to begin patrols into the valley at around 0530 that morning and once troops were on the ground, provide air

Dwight D. Eisenhower When people think about Dwight D. Eisenhower, they immediately point to his command over the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), give him accolades for winning the war in Germany, and place special emphasis on his contributions to Operation Overlord. However most individuals never think beyond this point. How was a Colonel with no combat experience promoted to General and tasked to lead over the other notable combat commanders in Europe? This essay will explain

Colonel (Col) Michael Steele’s resolute beliefs regarding how to prepare his unit for combat and his bravado demeanor commanded respect from other bemused military officers. While serving as Commanding Officer (CO), 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Col Steele aggressively cultivated a command climate focused on three core principles: personal protection, precision, and lethality. Although these three core principles narrowly aligned with the Army's "Soldier's Creed", Col Steele’s principles

Mothershed and Melba Pattillo Beals. These young men and women known as ‘The Little Rock Nine’ walked out of Central High School due to the segregation and not feeling safe while walking the halls. Even though they were under the protection of the 101st Airborne Division (and then later the Arkansas National Guard), they left the school in hopes that their silent protests would be heard. With what the students went through and how severe the harassment was, being called names, spat on, acid being thrown in

unconstitutional (source #1). Orval Faubus (the Governor of Arkansas) ordered the Arkansas to the school to stop the nine students from entering, eventually after the situation had gone on far enough, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army (African American members of the unit did not join their white counterparts until one month after they had originally gone to Arkansas) (source #1 and #4). At the same time President Eisenhower did this he federalized the