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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, New York) Diamond Envy announces they will donate 5 percent of every sale of a yellow diamond from this year to the Wounded Warrior Project on July 4, 2016. The Wounded Warrior Project offers support programs for individuals who are wounded while serving the country. These wounds include those that are both visible and invisible, and these brave men and women need assistance when recovering from their injuries and as they move back into civilian life. Diamond Envy

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    Henry had a lot of courage going into the first battle. He didn't truly know what war was like so that might be why he wasn't scared. The first battle was not very brutal and Henry stayed calm. His friends were calm as well and Henry didn't want to seem like a coward if he ran away. Henry got some respect for staying during the first battle. There was a different story however for the second battle. The second battle was a lot more bloody and gory. Henry had a good reason why he ran away.

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    When I first heard the term, war driving I thought it was a military term that had to do with war. I thought it involved military vehicles and how U.S Soldiers used these vehicles in a time of war. Actually, war driving is a cyber security term that has do with people driving around in cars looking to expose access points to gain entry. In all actuality it involves hackers in cars using high powered antennas, their computers, tablets, or other computer devices, looking for access points that are

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    The purpose of this blog is to identify the most difficult part of the targeting cycle in the Army targeting framework of the Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze and Disseminate (F3EAD) targeting cycle and to explain why. In my opinion, the most difficult aspect of the F3EAD targeting cycle varies IAW correlating efforts of military intelligence and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) process contributions. For example, the difficulty of the “Find and Fix phase” of the targeting cycle

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    When I first came into the Vietnam war, I wanted to be the medic that stayed back at the base camp. I would have been more comfortable patching up the wounds of other soldiers. I wouldn't have had to see the initial pain and ago ny on their faces, as they felt the bullets penetrate through their skin. Anything would have been better than being on the battlefield, where I can witness people I consider brothers die. Being the medic, I would have had the chance to save one of these men's lives. But

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    fights along with the other soldiers in the first battle, yet he flees from the scene when the second battle ensues. Henry had a confusing opinion about the battles being fought. He believed that the first battle was a sure fire win and that the second battle was a complicated one to win. The battles were both very different. Henry stayed with his team during the first battle because he did not want to be called out and leave the group. The first battle was a sure fire win so there was really no point

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    Throughout history, the Battle of Wounded Knee has remained a sensitive topic due to lack of clarity and communication that coincided between the parties involved during these events. Author, Stew Magnuson, translated his interpretation of this controversial portion of United States history through his book, known as Wounded Knee 1973: Still Bleeding. Although Magnuson seems to take an unclear and sometimes neutral stance on the issue, Russell Means’ actions and views are often depicted as just and

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    Warfare is the act of getting involved in war or a conflict. Since the dawn of days there has always been conflict between people, nations, groups, and or states. Since the Civil War the US has actively got involved in at least 6 wars, which include Spanish American war, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terror. The experiences of soldiers in warfare changed over time in technology, their involvement and remained the same in casualties and destruction. Technology has a huge impact

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    The Battle of Chipyong-ni was a decisive battle during the Korean War and the first major victory following the entry of the Chinese into the war. COL Freeman employed the following principles of mission command during the battle of Chipyong-ni: build cohesive teams through mutual trust, use of mission orders, exercise disciplined initiative, and accept prudent risk. He was an outstanding leader who knew the value of good communication with his unit. He led by example, and fostered a climate that

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    War. At times it may be a beneficial concept and at other times it seems like an idea that should ever happen. More often than not war is a brutal thing that leads to unnecessary death of multiple people who deserve more than what war has given them. And the consequences that come in result of war lead to more emotional and physical tear than most people need to suffer in a lifetime. The theme of consequences of war is present in both the book Johnny Got His Gun and the movie Shenandoah through

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