The Israeli-Palestinian issue remains one of the most significant and difficult dilemmas facing the international community. The ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has directly and indirectly spawned several regional wars in the...
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 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...
This monograph explores the concept of the Army as a storage vessel for national values, and the government's periodic use of this vessel as a tool in the peacetime protection of the Constitution. Most of the social mechanisms which shape the...
A tour in Korea can be detrimental in shaping the opinions of our Soldiers in terms of ethical and moral behavior. For the past 50 years, South Korea has demoralized and manifested a culture of illicit behavior, sexual exploitation, and outrageous...
In early 1941, "Never!" was the typical reaction to the idea of women serving in the United States Army. The imagination of pictures of women wearing helmets, carrying rifles, and attacking an enemy in a war zone were outrageous. This popular...
The Korean People's Army claims that the United Nations Command (UNC) hindered the Joint Observer Team from carrying out its normal activities and exceeding its authority on 7 August 1962. The UNC states that the matter concerning the meeting site...
North Korea claims that a U-2 spy plane belonging to the United States few into its territory on 6 December 1962. The United Nations Command promises to investigate the charge of air violation. Digitized by the Military History Institute.
Our ethical conduct on the battlefield must be above board we, as an Army cannot afford anything less. No matter what the enemy does, we are obligated to abide by the Geneva and Hague conventions. We are accountable for our actions good, bad, or...
The military enlists citizens to be Soldiers. Upon doing so, Soldiers relinquish certain rights as a citizen as they take oath to voluntarily serve. At which point does one draw the line on the loss of rights? Over 50 years ago, the U.S. government...
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1919. The Allies on one side and the Central Powers on the other fought the war. No...
Embedded in the memories of thousands of Vietnam Veterans are war crimes and atrocities. The flashbacks of the torture, mutilation, and killing of women and children which occurred haunt those that committed such horrific acts. The destruction of...
Coroy, James C.; Wallace, Crystal; Martin, John; Burrows, Garnald; Stolniceanu, Catalin; Kessler, John
The United States continues to deploy its forces worldwide. American leaders and Soldiers are operating at the highest tempo in recent memory. History suggests that war crimes have occurred in every conflict that the United States military has been...
The military faces many challenges in this new and modern era of extended deployments.
Our soldiers look to the leadership to seek out new ways of doing things and new resources to
help them do their jobs. Our military is the greatest institution...
While stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a mobilized Army Reserve member, I witnessed four Soldiers charged with submitting falsified travel vouchers. During a short period of time the Soldiers and the Command Sergeant Major let an entire...
There are more and more Soldiers enlisting into the Army with a family every day. Most new Soldiers with a family have no money, their pay is not operating properly, they arrive without any type of a vehicle or household goods and they will go to...
The statements “History always repeats itself” and “we never learn from history” can lead a person to believe that the recording of history is not necessary. Similar events happen throughout the course of our lives and it is important to...
Despite the achievements and successful missions the Army Reserve Forces (ARF) completed during Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the readiness of units to perform their primary functions during the initial stages of the conflicts was...