construed as bias or uniformed. This is my disclaimer: I am a veteran. I served for over 20 years in the United States Army. During that time I was deployed on several occasions, and spent almost half of my time ( 9 years in total) at overseas locations throughout the world. Not only did I retire from the Military, I am also disabled as a result of my service. This gives me the distinction of being a retired and disabled veteran. I have decided that for this post I will present three things…
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In the story, Veterans Day: Never Forget Thier Duty, we have a patriotic example of Mike Christain a soldier who fought for America but was captured in Vietname. "Sewes the American flag on the inside of his shirt" in that quote we have a great example on being an American because when he was captured he never forgot about his country instead he made the flag to remind himself who he's fighting for. "Terrism has…
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on me when the time come. There are many groups that I myself can speak about like the CCVA, IAVA and LGBTVA that have helped combat veterans’ cope with the transition between military ideologies implanted in our souls to a civilian mentality. I have been in many studies and groups that want to educate people on military transition hurdlers that we face every day. Long before I joined the military I was a Department of transportation welder, a foreman that built 5 buildings from the ground up…
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define an American. Soldiers sacrificing themselves on the battlefield, patriotism and pride for their country unmatched by anyone. Children and adults standing hand by hand no matter what color or religious belief their fingers are intertwined with. Veterans and citizens kneeled down at the Vietnam Memorial honoring those lost at battle. Our Statue of LIberty unifying each and every person to the promise of freedom and protection of rights. Our flag bold and strong polluted by all, pledging our allegiance…
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horrors they saw in the combat zones they served in. Adam Norman is one of these veterans that has PTSD he also suffers from other chronic conditions in which were due to his service in the military that started in 2003. His division, which was the 3rd Infantry Division, was one of the first that served in Iraq during the Iraq War. As Adam sits in his computer chair he begins to tell me his duties “My specific duties included assisting the dentist in dental procedures of cleaning teeth, doing fillings…
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they ought to come to Oklahoma. If anybody thinks Americans have lost the capacity for love and caring and courage, they ought to come to Oklahoma. To all my fellow Americans beyond this hall, I say, one thing we owe those who have sacrificed is the duty to purge ourselves of the dark forces which gave rise to this evil. They are forces that threaten our common peace, our freedom, our way of life. Let us teach our children that the God of comfort is also the God of righteousness: Those who trouble…
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Arlington Research “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can be repaid, they have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices”. -President Harry Sturman. This is a quote directed towards the Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery is a field of thousands of tombs of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The field at Arlington Cemetery looks like rows of white endless tombs. George Washington…
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part of the fight for equality and change in the United States. A lot of the focus in history was around the students, but no one can forget the soldiers who played an important role in the events of that time. The soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division enabled the students to safely enter and exit school, during…
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Erich Maria Remarque, a World War I veteran, took his own personal war experience to paper, which resulted in one of the most critically acclaimed anti-war movement novels of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front. The voice of the novel, Paul Baumer, describes his daily life as a soldier during the First World War. Through the characters he creates in the novel, Remarque addresses his own issues with the war. Specifically, Remarque brings to light the idea of the “Iron Youth,” the living conditions…
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Alexander Young At a certain point of life we all start to create and achieve goals, they can vary for each and every individual. A goal can be something personal, professional, or academic it can be one that takes time to achieve or one that can be done in no time at all. My goals as of now are a combination of short term and long term like being financially debt free and having all the essential items for my new house, I would also like to achieve in my Air Force career Chief and lastly graduate…
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