Operational orders for the invasion of the Philippine Islands. Orders cover intelligence, infantry operations, operational maps, field artillery, engineers, chemical battalions, and amphibious operations.
This attack operations plan contains all information involving movement, gunfire, communications, intelligence, landing, logistics, medical, alternate plan and additional changes made to the annexes of the original plan 4-45.
Nearly everyone has seen the recruiting poster with Uncle Sam pointing directly at you and declaring “I Want You!” This broad patriotic appeal touches upon some very fundamental questions: Who serves in the military (i.e., everyone or only...
This operation plan includes: directions for the movement of forces, approach to objectives and assault phases for the landing on Saipan and the subsequent attack, capture and defense of Guam.
MSG Roy P. Benavidez was a great American hero. He was born in 1935. He overcame bigotry of his South Texas hometown and became a legend. During his second tour in Vietnam as a Special Forces Soldier eventually earned him the Congressional Medal of...
This paper is about my personal experience during Operation Joint Endeavor and the impact it had on my life and family. I want the reader to understand that this deployment was extremely difficult and stressful not only for me but my family as...
On the morning of 2 May 1968, a 12-man Special Forces reconnaissance team was inserted by helicopters in a dense jungle area west of Loc Ninh, to gather intelligence information on suspected enemy re-supply operations being conducted through...
Operations Plans by the commander of Ambibious Group Nine, A.D. Struble, for the Transport Squadron Thirteen for the landing on Luzon, Philippines in 1945.
The United States Army has a rich and colorful military history. Great men and women gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great country. The Noncommissioned
Officers (NCO) has always been at the tip of the spear. A great example is the...
MSG Roy Benavidez was an extremely heroics individual. This paper will tell some of Roy's story from his childhood, his assignments in the army, and the events of2 May 1968. We will also discuss some of the weapons used during his career and...
Over the course of time there are individuals who touch and inspire lives. These heroes have performed great feats and compelled others to be better. The military has produced such heroes by the valiant heroic efforts they've put forth on the...
Roy P. Benavidez believed there was nothing greater than duty, honor, country and that is the way he lived his life until his death on 29 November 1998.
On May 2, 1968, Benavidez was off-duty when he heard a distress call from a Special Forces team on an intelligence mission. This radio call would forever change the life of Staff Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, as he knew it. Staff Sergeant Benavidez...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The U.S. Army's ability to meet current demands for land combat power in the execution of the National Military Strategy has reached a critical stage. For the first time the All-Volunteer Force must sustain a lengthy conflict with significant...
Records the role of Armor in assaulting the Normandy beaches and expanding the beachhead; and also to present conclusions and recommendations relative to such employment.