with al Qaeda forces on a mountain top known as Takur Ghar. This battle was the product of a botched reconnaissance insertion and ultimately resulted in a 24 hour fire fight and the deaths of 7 U.S. service members and over 200 al Qaeda fighters. Navy SEAL‚ Neil C. Roberts is believed to be the first U.S. casualty of this battle and thus‚ the battle also became unofficially known as “Roberts Ridge” (1). This paper will give a brief description of The Battle of Takur Ghar‚ and will look at the mission
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In Plato’s Republic‚ the concept of education is one of the most vital elements of this new city Plato is trying to create. So much of Plato’s Republic is geared towards education of its citizens because Plato firmly believes that education and wisdom is the key to and heart of the city‚ and without proper education of the citizens the city would not flourish. It’s with his strong views on the old traditions of Athens‚ and how one ought to be raised as a child to an adult‚ will give a clear indication
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Lone Survivor Review The Lone Survivor is a movie based on a book written by a Navy Seal veteran Marcus Luttrell about a failed mission called Operation Red Wings starring Mark Wahlberg. Mark Wahlberg played the lead character Marcus Luttrell. 1The rest of the four man team is played by Eric Bana‚ Taylor Kitsch‚ Emile Hirsch‚ and Ben Foster. Eric Bana is an Australian film actor who played Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen‚ also played Bruce banner in the HULK. Taylor Kitsch played Lieutenant
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Everyone has a dream to become something when they are young‚ my was to become a fireman‚ or a spy like the movies Mission: Impossible. As I got to my mid school‚ I have many things I want to become because I was still finding myself and what I really wanted to be. After high school I took a break off from school‚ and I realize I want to do something exciting. One day was being bored‚ so I was wandering on YouTube. I don’t remember what I was watching‚ but it end up to a special forces training video
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ended quickly after he injured his arm. After his arm healed he turned to the military for a job‚ but was turned down because of the pins in his arm. After a few months he received a call and was invited to the training for the Navy SEALS. He ended up becoming a sniper in SEAL Team 3 and served four tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over the four tours of duty‚ Kyle racked up 255 claimed kills and 160 confirmed kills. His longest successful shot was 2‚100 yards or 1.2 miles‚ just outside Sadr
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SEAL Team Six begins with a quote‚ a soldier stating “I like shooting and I love hunting. But I never did enjoy killing anybody. It’s my job. If I don’t get those bastards. Then they’re gonna kill a lot of these kids dressed up like marines” (Wasdin 1). This quote explains the delicate balance between morality and brotherhood; killing to protect your own‚ something which Wasdin deals with throughout the novel. The themes of morality and brotherhood are developed through Wasdin as he progresses through
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Kansas in 1998. For the three years my family lived there‚ my father lived with us for one year‚ if you add up the amount of times he had to leave. During the transition to the next state‚ most families would move together and live in a hotel‚ however‚ my father left to find a home and let us stay in Kansas. The next state we lived in was Oregon. After moving to Oregon‚ the amount of effect the military had on my family decreased. We lived in two different cities within the six years in Oregon. Lastly
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now. To get to the stage today‚ we’ve all had to put in a lot of work. It’s not a matter of fill-in-the-blanks and you receive a diploma. There are many among us who didn’t make it this far. While we might not have the dropout ratio of the U.S. Navy Seals training program‚ there is a required level of dedication to one’s education that needed to take place before we could step up here and receive our diploma. That commitment to our own education is a powerful thing: it suggests a commitment to us
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see myself doing it for a very long time. In my imagination i picture myself as a millitary special forces officer. I have always wanted to go into the military since i was a little boy. The first time i ever heard about the green berets or the navy seals i knew that was what i wanted to do. I was told that being in the special forces was a very hard‚ but honorable career. You have to be very tough physically and mentally. My favorite thing about the special forces teams were that they are allowed
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want to work unless it’s at Game Stop. He stays up all night playing Halo and Call of Duty on Xbox 360. His only friends are his fellow gaming slackers on Xbox live. The games are so exciting to him that if you didn’t know any better you would think Seal team 6 lives at my house. Darrian is the only girl. She is far more responsible than her older brother. She’s my public affairs officer because I know everything that happens at home because of her. If the boys are doing something wrong she immediately
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