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    Various individuals in America contemplated whether the nation would survive. Regardless of the way that the United States had little history of gigantic social change or topple tries against the organization, hunger has a negative strategy for blending those interests among any people. As bread turmoil ridden situations and shantytowns created in number, many began to search for different choices to nothing new. Showings in the nation's capital extended, as Americans turned out to be logically drained

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    Post-WW II Occupation - Rebuilding Japan

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    Pacific, Eagle Against the Sun, Ronald H. Spector stated that, "The United States acquired a strong democratic ally in the new Japan which emerged from the wreckage of war."1 Following the Japanese surrender on September, 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan, led the largely unilateral U.S. effort to rebuild Japan. The U.S. occupation and reconstruction met with varying degrees of political, social and economic success, but overall, the U.S. succeeded

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    Operation Valhalla was an operation that was conducted in Operation Iraqi Freedom by US Army Special Forces in order to train the Iraqi Army Special Forces unit in order combat the insurgency that was seen in the Iraqi operations that were common occurrence. What had ensued during Operation Valhalla, the two Special Forces Unit (both US Army SF and Iraqi SF) had taken the fight to Jaish Al Mahdi, in order to stop the terror group conducting actions of murder and terror within the area of operations

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    General George S. Patton Jr. is considered one of the most brilliant soldiers in the United States army and one of the most feared American field officers, which earned him the nickname “Old Blood and Guts.” Patton contributed to American history by leading his troops to multiple victories during both World Wars. Born on November 11, 1885, George Smith Patton Jr. of San Gabriel, California, was named after his father and grandfather. His life revolved around the military. He spent his childhood

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    Japan The intent of the United States’ occupation of Japan was to neutralize the threat of another war, to nourish the Japanese economy back to health, and to provide a stable democratic government for the defeated nation. With General Douglas MacArthur acting as the supreme commander in charge of the occupation, Japan changed drastically. Special attention was paid to the areas of military, economy, and government. The effects of the United States’ occupation of Japan were profound almost beyond

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    As a junior leader in the army, I was extremely technical in my job, and displayed good interpersonal skills with my fellow lieutenants and captains, but did not conceptually understand the role of an Army officer as I do now. As I move closer to an organizational level leader, I find that I will be more conceptually proficient and rely more on interpersonal skills as I move into this stage of my career. I know the technical aspect of my job, one because signal knowledge and job responsibilities

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    2. By the end of the First World War, Canada was employing German translators with Telegraph operators to intercept and decipher German wireless traffic. Despite their success, this capability was not maintained. In 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, the Canadian Army quickly stood up a number of Special Wireless Units, to act at the tactical and strategic levels. The static Wireless stations were positioned throughout Canada and the smaller mobile “B” units operated in close proximity to

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    The Battle of Luzon, fought in the Pacific Theater in early 1945, is remembered as the World War Two battle which had the highest net casualties. After Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, was captured by the Japanese in 1942, General MacArthur believed that it was extremely important to recapture it. This took some time, but in 1944, a new campaign to recapture the Philippines was created. The campaign started with attacks on Leyte and Mindoro, which prepared for Luzon. The US, working

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    “My god, what energy. You sound like General MacArthur” (Knowles 66). The historical allusion of the novel called A Separate Peace is when Finny compared Gene with General MacArthur. General MacArthur was a Five Star General and a Chief of Staff of the US Army during the World War II. Through his hard work, he managed to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor and be known as a very dedicated leader. Finny compares Gene with General MacArthur, because he looked like there was something important

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    Douglas MacArthur was a figure with leadership qualities. As a young adolescent, MacArthur graduated top tier of his class from U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After being stationed at many battles during World War I, it did not take long for Douglas MacArthur to become a general. In the year of 1930, Douglas MacArthur was named chief of staff of the army by President Herbert Hoover. During World War II, Douglas MacArthur became well known for his act of freeing the people of the Philippines

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