The Confederate Flag was the main flag for the Confederates during the civil war‚ and has remained a part of the southern culture to this day. The Confederates in the Civil War stood for the right to own people and force them to work. The Confederate Flag in the 1860’s was more a symbol of people fighting for beliefs‚ but today is a symbol of modern racism. The Confederate Flag is offensive to African-Americans‚ and is a symbol of racial segregation. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism and
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Leadership and Discipline in the United States Army The tasks of an infantryman can range from mundane activities like scraping wax off of floors to adrenaline pumping activities like jumping out of airplanes or avoiding enemy gunfire. Whether a United States Army Infantryman is conducting area beautification in garrison or clearing a landing zone during a deployment‚ the common denominator in all infantryman tasks is leadership and the discipline of the soldier to follow the directives and orders
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The Confederate Flag of the CSS Virginia: The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union’s “Stars and Stripes‚” the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March‚ 1861‚ to May‚ 1863 and throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states into their union‚
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The popular outlook of the American Civil War is that the Confederacy was defeated by the Union Army with the combined leadership of Lincoln‚ Grant‚ and Sherman. They lost because of the Union’s overwhelming manpower and economic advantages. However‚ there is more to it than just that. In the book Confederate Reckoning‚ author Stephanie McCurry states that the Confederate States of America did themselves in due to structural issues within their society. The book presents a “political history of the
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Version 5‚ 01 January 2013 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS‚ III CORPS AND FORT HOOD 1001 761ST TANK BATTALION AVENUE FORT HOOD‚ TEXAS 76544-5000 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF REPLY TO ATTENTION OF AFZF-CG MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: The Phantom Warrior Standard Handbook 1. Welcome to Fort Hood‚ Texas;
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reason for this senseless war‚ the Confederate States of the South wanted to keep African Americans enslaved. As Southerners fought and killed to defend slavery‚ they did so under the confederate flag‚ which consisted of the colors red‚ white‚ and blue. Terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan and many other white supremacist groups‚ led hanise crimes against African Americans which included: lynching‚ burning crosses‚ and mass murders‚ while using the Confederate Flag as a symbol of “unity”. A flag
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from the South Poverty Law Center identified 718 Confederate monuments and statues scattered across the country‚ but today there are possibly up to 1‚000‚ according to USA Today‚ at least 60 Confederate symbols have been removed today”‚ but that’s not even counting the recent removals we’ve had. Today we live in a world that has multiple perspectives on how things have turned out and why. One of the most debatable topics are the removal of the confederate monuments. People think that having these monuments
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“Requesting permission to join the United States Army” I would like to please rejoin the United States Army and fulfill my obligations proudly. I joined the Active Duty component with the United States Army on September 9‚ 2013 and was separated from Advanced Individual Training on February 28‚ 2014 with an uncharacterized discharge due to failure to adapt. I’ve separated from the United States Army because I realized I had an opportunity and for the most part I wasn’t ready‚ therefore
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plentiful resources; while the South struggled to piece together an entirely new government and army. This early upper-hand by the Union was what helped them eventually wear down the Southern troops at the end of the war and win. The Union had a huge advantage over the Confederacy in terms of resources. Not only did the North have a larger population than the South‚ but they also had a navy‚ a national army‚ and vast transportation systems to utilize during the war (Goldberg‚ 406-07). The Union also
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The Importance of Accountability and Responsibility in the United States Army The following essay is definitions‚ and examples of how responsibility‚ accountability and time management are important to succeeding in today’s Army. Responsibility is increased when soldiers have a single‚ clear set of rules that apply to a specific event. When the guidelines are unclear‚ or when more than one set of rules seems to apply to an event‚ responsibility is decreased. Responsibility is: the obligation
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