“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy defined service. The men and women who have joined the armed forces have provided a service to our country: protect our freedoms at any cost. Depending on the time period, some men and women chose to enlist, while others were drafted. During World War II, when a boy turned 18, they were drafted into the army and went to war. It didn’t matter what path their life was headed, they went to serve their country.
It was 1944, and we were in the middle of World War II. A teenage boy in Cincinnati, Ohio was in his senior year of high school. Not only was he attending high school, but he was doing a job share with a local company that repaired large
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They missed their families and the lives they left behind. Each soldier tried to find ways to cope with what was expected of him and continue on with their responsibilities. For Cliff, it was a monkey and catholic mass that kept him going. The mess hall was a gathering place for the troops. It was here that Cliff would meet his primary companion during his time in the Philippines...a monkey. A soldier had been taking care of this monkey, but his troop was leaving the island and the monkey could not go. Cliff was an animal lover. He always treated his pets, especially his dogs, like family. This monkey was no exception. Cliff was this monkey’s primary caregiver. He would feed him, take him with him, and make sure the monkey slept under the nets with him at night. This monkey gave Cliff the unconditional love that only an animal can do. When it was time for Cliff’s troops to leave the island, another soldier took over the monkey’s care. Cliff was raised with a family that had a deep faith within the Catholic Church. When Cliff was in the Philippines, this faith kept him going. He looked forward to the Catholic Mass that was held for the troops. Cliff believed he was protected by our heavenly father. By going to mass and having communion, Cliff was able to continue with his service to his
Alfred M Green wrote and presented a speech about encouraging the blacks that striving to enlist in the army is worth it. He includes historical and religious allusion, political diction, and juxtaposition. Although it's understandable that you don’t feel patriotic, Green argues that striving to enlist in the army is worth it because it will prove patriotism, and we will prove our argument of justice and equality because we deserve it. Also, we will fight to prevent those values from disappearing in the South. He wants his audience to feel motivated, encouraged, and inspired, to feel and want his audience to believe in the same values as him, to make a change which is to enlist in the army.
Mark Atwood Lawrence’s The Vietnam War: A Concise International History shows readers an international affair involving many nations and how the conflict progressed throughout its rather large existence. Lawrence starts his book in a time before America was involved in the war. It starts out with the French trying to colonize the nation of Vietnam. Soon the United States gets involved and struggles to get its point across in the jungles of Indo-China. Much of the book focuses on the American participation in helping South Vietnam vie for freedom to combine the country as a whole not under Communist rule. Without seeing many results, the war drug on for quite some time with neither side giving up. This resulted in problems in Vietnam and the U.S.
Robert S. McNamara's book, In Retrospect, tells the story of one man's journey throughout the trials and tribulations of what seems to be the United States utmost fatality; the Vietnam War. McNamara's personal encounters gives an inside perspective never before heard of, and exposes the truth behind the administration.
Most people are willing to die for the ones they love. People often will die for their loved ones because they would rather have themselves die than the other person. I would die for my country if I had too. I probably wouldn’t go fight for my country unless they needed me because it’s not what I want to do in life. I think it would only be an illogical idea to serve your country if you knew that it was basically just suicide mission. It would also be illogical if you didn’t want to do it and they didn’t need you
"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." When joining the military you must perform your best to protect our country. Tons of men and women around the world fight for the country and make a career out of it. There are three major branches and many different jobs to go with each one. Each have many specific tasks. (Robbie Hughes Interview)
It was the evening of Christmas, 1776. The voice of an army sergeant shouted, “Everybody, up this instant! We’ve got a battle to win!” George Washington’s order awoke us soldiers, and we prepared for a rough night, as General Washington knew it would be more than strenuous to get the Continental Army, made up of 2,400 men, across the Delaware River especially in such harsh weather conditions. The plan was to attack in the morning since the Hessians would be celebrating Christmas tonight, they will hopefully be too tired to put up a fight tomorrow morning. The cold, brisk air intruded into the tent, as the rest of the soldiers arose from their slumber, not knowing what the day would bring them, or should I say, night.
This Essay will be about what I think the sacrifices service men and women have.
A great man by the name of Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.” Thomas Jefferson was a very intelligent man and would not have said something like this if he had no logic or reasoning behind it. Personally, I do not completely agree with this specific statement that he made. I agree that during the times of the Greek and Roman Empire that every citizen was a soldier, but I don’t think it needs to be that way now. Even though there are American forces attending to crises across the globe, I do not think that the United States needs a severe more amount of soldiers in its military. I do not believe that the United states should increase the size of the military by reinstating the mandatory draft because there are enough citizens that volunteer as it is, there is no war currently going on that requires more soldiers, and because many of the young men that got drafted couldn’t handle the mental part of being in a war.
In the movie, Apocalypse Now, based on the Vietnam War, the director portrays the reality of war, a very traumatic place, and leads viewers through the painful reality that left many warriors with everlasting nightmares and disturbing memories. As is most great war-related films, the overarching message is pointed towards viewer understanding of the Vietnam War. The director did this by exemplifying the positives and negatives of the war, so that all viewers can learn from these historical events and prevent similar wars in the future. The director uses many literary elements in Apocalypse Now such as setting, characterization, and theme to further the understanding of the message.
Ever since the first war involving America started, there have been countless discussions on who should fight for our country. There are talks of age, gender, and if the service should be voluntary or not. In America, serving is voluntary, although, in other countries, it is not. The service should stay voluntary in America because if not, it would go against freedom and it would be a source of newfound problems within our country. Also, if youth took off two years of their lives to serve, they would not gain experience to work in the fields that need more work force.
“The Vietnam war was a costly and very long conflict that eroded the communist regime of North Vietnam and its allies against the South Vietnam and its ally, us the United States of America (Unknown Source).” The Vietnam War began on the eve of 1959, causing a struggle between two of our major national forces. These two forces were attempting to unify the country the both love, Vietnam.
Research shows that when Americans are "properly asked to serve", they serve, says the Corporation for National and Community Service, on their website dedicated to U.S. volunteerism(Volunteering and Civic Life in America 2014). The question, then, is what does "properly asked to serve" consist of.
Contending versions of the Vietnam War and the antiwar movement began to develop even before the war ended. The hawks' version, then and now, holds that the war was winnable, but the press, micromanaging civilian game theorists in the Pentagon, and antiwar hippies lost it. . . . The doves' version, contrarily, remains that the war was unwise and unwinnable no matter what strategy was employed or how much firepower was used. . . Both of these versions of the war and the antiwar movement as they have come down to us are better termed myths than versions of history because they function less as explanations of reality than as new justifications of old positions and the emotional investments that attended them (Garfinkle, 7).
The Vietnam flag is all red with a five-pointed star in the middle. The red symbolizes blood and revolution. The five pointed star means the five elements of populace, as in, peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers. Geography Vietnam is located in southern eastern Asia. It borders The Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea.
(Isaac, Newton). Analogous to the duty of Americans to protect and serve for interest of country. Two years of compulsory service can provide useful skills to young adults for a life time and the reason to enact conscription. To most young adults the first question is,” how is this going to benefit me?” “What do I get out of it?” First, military service can give a young adult direction in life. If a young man or women is not sure of where or what they want to do or be in life they can fulfill their commitment to two years of service while they decide what they want to pursue in life. Service can also provide opportunities to pursue new interest, new trade skills or finite and master skills. Compulsory service can also provide a young adult with life skills that can be beneficial throughout life. A two year commitment can insure communications skills which will be beneficial in the future and are essential skills to both personal and professional lives. Additionally, implementation of conscription builds leadership and the keys to success. Service can also provide young adults with healthy choice in life, whether it be physical fitness, mental stability, being an active member of society or having self-confidence. These are all attributes earned by serving and a reason that compulsory service is useful to young