The Battle of Ayacuho took place 9 December 1824 and the incident took place on the highest regions of the Andes in Peru. This battle demonstrated the manner in which an army of inferior strength, arms and equipment was able to defeat a superior...
This is the story of a Sergeant Major who has gone through combat situations, from peace keeping to peace enforcement while dealing with armed elements. I realized that sometimes it can be more about a realistic battle condition than a mere...
What ethical responsibility do government-housing tenants have in regards to conservation efforts? This is an issue that all soldiers face when they reside in a government sponsored home. Whether it is the single Soldier living in the barracks, or...
Ethics is nothing more than looking at a problem, determine if it' s wrong, and then making the right decision based on our values. So what is the right thing to do in an ethical situation? We all posses our own set of ethics so does that mean we...
Ethics is vital to the United States Army. Without ethics, we would not have a values system. Our Army values would not and could not exist without ethics. Loyalty-bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, the Army, your unit and other...
As a Soldier studies the ethical decision making process, nearly all of his or her dilemmas come down to the most serious of all ethical decisions. The dilemma takes place on the current battlefield which is known as the War on Terror. The age-old...
Favoritism gives more opportunities to soldiers but others cannot get the same opportunities. It does not follow the policies which are covered by equal opportunity. You can find favoritism in each part of the world and I am sure you have already...
The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) History is one to remember. Some people may ask what the 508th PIR (Red Devil) is and why is it important? A brief look back into time will answer these questions.
The 508th PIR was activated on February...
Sergeant Abraham was instrumental in the battle of Bataan and the Hero of the soldiers who survived the Death March during World War II. On December 8, 1941 Sergeant Abie Abraham and his fellow comrades sat nervously in the trenches awaiting the...
America's black soldiers fought in George Washington's army during the War of Independence, and served with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in 1815. Late in 1861, Colonel
T. W. Higginson took command of the First Regiment of South Carolina...
Within a seven day period, MSG(R) Pedro Rodriguez became a Korean War double hero. He earned two Silver Stars for bravery in the battle field. This great Noncommissioned officer is a legend in his native town in the island of Puerto Rico. He was...
The painful story of a great hero starts in Los Angeles, California where SFC Edward A. Carter II was born on May 26, 1916 to the Rev. and Mary Carter. Being the son of missionaries would mean travel and after a brief visit home, his parents left...
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment became the Civil Wars' most famous African American regiment after the heroic assault on South Carolina's Fort Wagner in July 1863. The assault demonstrated to white Americans that African Americans were willing to...
I will present you the Slovenian Army through different periods of history. More than the
Slovenian army, we will talk about the Slovenian soldiers through the centuries. After the period
of sovereignty, centuries of foreign domination followed....
William O. Wooldridge was born on 12 August 1922, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. William was the eighth often children. At the age of five the family moved to Cross Cut, Texas where Wooldridge stated that life there was "hard but satisfying" (Elder,...
The United States Army education system, equipment and weaponry of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) changed little during the time period 1865-1925 The United States (US) Army Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps has undergone periodic...
The classical representation of the role of Noncommissioned Officers (NCO 's) has for years identified them as "the backbone of the Army". This tribute brings to mind a vision of leaders who guarantee the honor, integrity, fortitude and esprit de...