I chose this topic because I wanted to dispel all the questions surrounding Medal of Honor recipients and their entitlements. I also wanted to pay tribute to the only Coast Guardsman and female to ever receive the Medal of Honor.
Battlefield conditions played a key role in the success of Operation Dynamo in Dunkirk. There has always been a potent and omnipresent synergy between the environment, or physical geography, and battle (Galloway, Reynolds, and Rhyne, 1). Forty one...
Daniel J. Kessinger Jr.; Henry T. Williams III; Miroslav Jelcha; Angelia Brody; Maurice Thorpe
Although some people see the battle of Dunkirk as a type of victory, more men would have been saved with proper planning and communication. The operation was one of the biggest surprises of World War II and for Hitler it proved to be one of his...
Scott Martin; Randall Fogg; John Welton; Kimberly Darrough; Dayron Vargas
World War I ranks high among disasters to have afflicted mankind. Within World War I, the Battle of Verdun was the longest and most costly in life (Livesey 66). However, even with the loss of 542,000 men, the Battle of Verdun was the turning point...
Many NCOs have contributed tremendously to mission accomplishment and battlefield successes. NCOs like SGT York, SGT Morales, and many more stands out in most of our minds. One of my favorite NCOs happens to be ISG Leonard A. Funk. We don't hear...
CSM Robert H. Retter was part of the early transformation of the Military Intelligence community throughout his career in the military. His contributions as the first Command Sergeant Major of the Military Intelligence Corps from 1 July 1987 to 28...
Since the inception of the United States Army, the NCO rank and structure has had its turmoil. Movies always portray an officer as the one in charge and making all the decisions. Unfortunately, this is a prominent perception in the minds of the...
The United States entered the Spanish American War almost three years after the war's beginning. Ultimately, the war liberated Cuba from Spain and the US proved its newly found war-fighting capabilities.
Historians have given several accounts on...
Yates, Robert S.; Flores-Acevedo, Miguel; Jenkins, John; Kegler, Terry; Maslowski, Michal
The Battle of Midway, considered the decisive battle of WWII, was fought in the Pacific, near the Central Pacific island of Midway. From 4-7 June 1942, U.S. forces fought off a major Japanese offensive. Japanese forces had been capturing territory...
Thesis: The Confederate Army achieved victory at the battle of Spotsylvania despite an overwhelming opposing force, through leadership, combat experience, indomitable spirit, and the will to fight and win.
The history of the Buffalo Soldiers dates as far back to the mid 1800s and it is a history that is full of pride and Army tradition. In 1866, there was a call for the regular Army to relieve volunteer units in the West because some of 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...
During (and a few years after the II World War) the Polish Army had a strong and well trained non-commissioned officer (NCO) Corp. After the war, Poland fell under the strong influence of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, their military doctrine at...
The Combat Medics found themselves in a poor situation during the Vietnam Conflict.
The organization and duties, weapons and heroes all played an important role in the development
of the NCO during the Vietnam Conflict. Many organizational problems...
African-American Soldiers played a critical role in the United States (US) Army on the Western Frontier during the period of 1867 through 1891. Yet today, the contributions of Blacks in the US military and history had still been largely ignored....
The British Army’s Southern Campaign in the Revolutionary War has many similarities to the challenges faced by the American Army in dealing with the counter insurgency in Iraq. In studying the flawed national strategies of the British government...
"Among the Valiant" is the first book presented and narrated by a Mexican-American of Mexican-American servicemen and the book still remains a reliable reference for historical record. Today, several years after the death of Raul Morin his book...
The purpose of this research paper is to give an accurate and in-depth account of the history of the Second Battalion which by large the history of the Singapore Armed Forces. This paper will provide detail events and operations of the unit.
When...
The military forces in the United States of America played a major role in many of the country’s affairs apart from national security. It follows that the economic, political and other interests of the country is impacted by the strength of the...
Jack L. Tilley was born on December 3, 1948 and grew up in Vancouver, Washington. SMA Tilley was a people person who liked dealing with others; his main goal was to enjoy life. Not a particularly scholarly student, Tilley was a sports enthusiast...