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In December of 1777 to June 1778, Washington’s Winter Camp for the Continental Army was holding 12,000 men, which was called Valley Forge and it was 18 miles off of Pennsylvania. They built 16 by 14 cabins that held 12 men, and there was no bed just mud and straw. Valley Forge was a very difficult place to live, one is that there was “poor food” and there was no ventilation in their crowded cabins. Therefore, Valley Forge was a hard, gross place to live and was very cold when winter came. So…

As an American, I believe that my home, the U.S., feels very safe and secure. The great soldiers of our time and before times created this feeling for my family and many others within our beautiful country. They gave us our education for us to have a successful career in our future and gave us all our rights and freedoms because of their bravery and toughness throughout the wars. I will always respect our veterans and will always have the thought in the back of my mind that it was you, the…

moving!” My parents would always say excitedly. Seven times, six states across the country all in a matter of 15 years. My parents have moved our family again and again which has affected me in a positive and negative way. My father was in the military when I was just a little kid. He graduated from West Point and was a blackhawk pilot for seven years. He was stationed all over the USA, and he continued to be moved around once I was born. Before I could even remember moving at all I had…

49. Louis had difficulty readjusting to life in the states. Due to his Olympic fame, and the P.O.W. story, he was hounded by reporters. He struggled with memories of the Bird and the war which would affect him later on. 50. Louis was in high demand because of his personal story. He was an Olympic hero who had defied the odds and came home a war hero after being a P.O.W. Most reporters would want that story aired. He was an American hero. 51. Cynthia Applewhite was also known as the…

Giuseppe Garibaldi was a man who was responsible for the unification of a nation. He was a patriot, and a military leader. He practiced nationalism all throughout his life, and he joined many political movements. Garibaldi was a master of Guerilla warfare, unifying Italy and freeing its citizens from foreign rule. He was a very influential nationalist because he was just one man who raised an army, unified Italy, and did it out of loyalty for his country. Garibaldi’s country was under the…

these brave and committed women were cooks, laundresses, and nurses. Later down the road during World War I, 33,000 women sacrificed their lives helping our great nation's military branches. Over 400 of these women lost their lives fighting this war as nurses and support staff. As women slowly make their way into the military jobs like mechanics, pilots, administrators, and other non-combat jobs were given to these strong individuals during WWII.…

When people think of the Dark Ages, lots of them think of the black plague, death, and wars. Most of everything listed in association with the Dark Ages is on the darker side of things to happen in a time period. For example, there are many weapons of war made popular during the dark ages. 1Among the most popular weapons are the mace, crossbow, and a flail. In the Dark Ages, all men were supposed to know how to fight, and they were told to always be ready to go and fight for their kingdom.…

Soldier’s Dilemma Elsa Saarinen 15D “A prisoner of war is accused for stealing food. A soldier is ordered to shoot the accused by his superior officer. The soldier is not willing, because it is against the Geneva treaty. The officer threatens to kill all ten prisoners if the soldier refuses.” According to virtue ethics, most people have good traits. Aristotle identifies these virtues as 18 different virtues that are divided into 2 groups: moral and intellectual virtues. These include,…

Comparing and Contrasting the Red Badge of Courage to Soldier’s Heart Two volunteers fight for the same Civil War in two different stories and tell different stories, but have an enormous amount of similarities. In The Red Badge of Courage, the young man goes to the war, he got scared and ran away. In Soldier’s Heart, the young man goes to the war and fights in the battle. These stories have a lot of contrasts, but have a whole heap of comparisons. There are several contrasts in this story,…

In the Red Badge of Courage, the main character Henry joins to army during the Civil War to fight for the Union and America. As the novel progress through Henry’s time in the army he learns how war truly is. In the beginning he refers to a wound as a red badge of courage and something to be sought after, but his mind soon changes as he sees his friends die. He realizes the harshness of war and of life and how lives are simply lost. When Henry joins the war effort he really is just a kid, both in…