Ortiz crossed paths with one of De Soto’s men Baltasar de Gallegos. He was under attack in an open field, Ortiz and his native followers confronted Baltasar de Gallegos and realized that Ortiz was a “Christian” and he took Ortiz to De Soto. De Soto used Ortiz as his guide because he was familiar with the land, as he stated in his letter “As soon as I landed I was informed that a Christian, Juan Ortiz, was in the power of a cacique of the country. I accordingly dispatched Baltasar de Gallegos with forty horsemen and as many foot soldiers, to bring him to camp.” Ortiz and ten of the natives met with Baltasar de Gallegos and De Soto as he stated, “I was much pleased with this good fortune.” The presence of Ortiz increased the possibility of…
“Today we did a 5-mile run, all the way from the legendary Northeast Gate,” said MCSFCO’s senior enlisted leader, Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joyuanki Victore. “We are raising money for our upcoming Marine Corps Ball. Event participants were able to see what most people are not as fortunate to experience, both Americans and Cubans alike, the chain-link barbed wire laced fence line that divides our territory and Cuba proper. The road along the fence line runs along the naval station’s perimeter all the out to Kittery Beach, which is a valuable sight to see for most Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers as only officers grade six and above have access to it.”…
On 9/8/16, at 5:00 p.m., the investigator contacted Olegario Garcia at his residence and received an r/s from him about his 1998 Toyota Camry, CA license plate # 6ZEH467. He confirmed he loaned the vehicle in question to his friend, Efrian Gonzales who is an unlicensed driver, who drove his car on 6/1/2016 when he rear-ended a Black Chevy Colorado pickup truck belonging to Robert Montalango. Garcia claimed his brother; Emanuel Gonzales was the front passenger in the car driven by Gonzales. He said neither Gonzales nor Garcia were injured after his vehicle, as his vehicle sustained right front bumper damage.…
Two men were charged with creating two battalions of US Marine Raiders - men who could perfect the art of hit-and-run tactics. Lieutenant-Colonel Merritt Edson of the US Marine Corps and Major Evans Carlson of the US Marine Corps Reserves. Each man was to have his own ideas as to what his battalion should be, so both of the newly formed battalions were quite different from the other. F D Roosevelt's son, James joined Carlson's unit as its executive officer. Major Samuel Griffith II, who had trained with the British Commandos, was Edson's executive officer.…
Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Seguin is the only Tejano man in history who would prioritize the needs of a country that would later betray him rather than a country with which his roots lie. However, in a way, his heritage was his downfall when tensions ran high between Mexico and Texas after the revolution. Rumors and lies caused Colonel Seguin to flee the country that he loved, and seek shelter in the country with which he denied his allegiance to on multiple occasions because the people who loved him the most were the same people who wanted him imprisoned for treason.…
In the book, Message to Garcia, Rowan was asked to deliver a message to General Garcia, whom was in Cuba at the time. However, General Garcia was in a place that very few people knew about which made it impossible to send him the message through a telegraph. The only way they could reach him was by somebody directly brining the message to General Garcia, which Rowan was tasked to do. When Rowan was told about this mission he was not given any more information other than what to do. He used his own means and carried out the mission, and in the face of many obstacles he did not abandon his assignment.…
On this speech critique, the person that I had the pleasure to critique was Javier Garcia with his speech on “What Is Engineering?” Throughout this speech critique report, I’m going to explain some of the sections that Javier covered very well and some of the sections that he needs improvement in. Also, with an explanation of why I gave him a certain score in a section and advice on how to improve upon it. I’m going to start off with the first section, out of the three, involved with the speech evaluation form.…
A Message To Garcia is a small inspirational essay writen in 1899. It tells the story about the initiative of a soldier, a class of 1881 West Point graduate. This essay exhorts the read to use this attitude in his or her own career and in life as an avenue to success with the three simple words Honor , Courage, and Commitment. It starts by telling us about the growing conflictes between the United States and the Spanish, who at the time ruled Cuba.…
THE BOOK IS SPLIT IN TWO HALVES. THE FIRST PART IS ESSENTIALLY THE BACKGROUND STORY OF GARCIA AND HIS TRAVELS. I BELIEVED THIS PART TO BE LEAST EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF THE AUTHOR’S OPINION OR EMOTION INVOLVED.THE SECOND HALF IS THE AUTHOR'S DEFINITION OF THE TRUE HARD WORKING MAN, AN INDIVIDUAL TRULY WORTH HIS SALT. IT FULLY ENCOMPASSES THE MAIN POINT OF THE STORY…
Higgins' books begins with a brief review of the way the United States presidents dealt with Latin America in that era. It starts from President Franklin D, Roosevelt leasing Guantanamo Bay to President Dwight D. Eisenhower invading Guatemala Operations Fortune and Success which becomes the model for President John F. Kennedy's Bay of Pigs operation. It gives more in depth information of how Eisenhower's tactics and plans…
2. Is there any information in his letter that he did not actually observe? How do you reconcile this fact with the idea that this is a primary source? Can a document be partially primary and partially secondary? (i.e., written by someone who did not witness the events or experience the emotion?)…
“[Alba] wrote in [her] mind that one day Colonel García would stand before [her] in defeat and that [she] would avenge [her]self on all those who need to be avenged. But now [she has] begun to question [her] own hatred… Afterward the grandson of the woman who was raped repeats the gesture with the granddaughter of the rapist, and perhaps forty years from now [Alba’s] grandson will knock García’s granddaughter down among the rushes, and so on through the centuries in an unending tale of sorrow, blood, and love”…
BODY: A Message to Garcia is a small but inspirational essay written in 1899. It tells the story of the initiative of a soldier, a class of 1881 West Point graduate. This essay exhorts the reader to apply this attitude to his or her own career and in life as an avenue to success. It starts by telling us about the conflicts growing between the United States and the Spanish, who at the time ruled Cuba. President at the time William McKinley saw a great value in establishing contact with the Cuban rebels who he thought would make a valuable ally in case of war with Spain. President McKinley asked Colonel Arthur L. Wagner to suggest a dependable officer to make contact with Calixto Garcia, one of the leaders of the rebels. Colonel Wagner suggested a man by the name of Andrew Rowan, a Captain at the time. He was assigned and accomplished a daunting mission, giving a message to Garcia. Rowan asked no questions, made no objections, requested no help, but accomplished his mission. Rowan met Garcia in the…
A revolution is known as being an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Cuba during the decade of the 1950's experienced this type of rebellion in search for an enhanced and better-developed society, independent of all outside domination. Cuban citizens were at a point where they needed to be free and be able to enforce the constitution established in 1940, which included amendments stating that Cuba should be a "democratic republic shall not conclude or ratify pacts or treaties that in any form limit or menace national sovereignty or the integrity of the territory," and such. I chose this topic because there has been so much controversy surrounding the Cuban Revolution and I wanted to see first hand whether or not it was a good idea or not.…
Tactical lessons that was learned from this book is that no matter what the mission is that is was given to you for a specific reason and it might be a timed manner and for you to sit there questioning everything asking the 5Ws its only going to increase the chances of mission failure. Also that every military personnel should use any of their…