The Cold Embrace The night in the city was going to be especially cold tonight. The sky had been overcast for almost the entire day, leading to a brief although torrential downpour in the mid-afternoon. The streets of the Bronx outside the third-story apartment window that Leonard Jefferson Bennings now looked out were saturated from the July rainstorm and shone with a glimmer he remembered seeing from his bedroom window in Massachusetts many years ago. He wondered if he would ever get to
Convoy of Hope On July 25th my family and I met at Faith Community Church around five in the morning. The big day had finally come. The day we were going to help the citizens of Ferguson, Missouri through the nonprofit organization Convoy of Hope. The city of Ferguson that was known for protesting was given a chance of hope that day. There was a total of forty churches and one-thousand volunteers in the St. Louis area that came to the event to help supply food, clothing, and haircuts for the citizens
Pat Tillman “Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, fuels our love and carries our friendships, stimulates our intellect, and pushes our limits. A passion for life is contagious and uplifting. Passion cuts both ways. Those that make you feel on top of the world are equally able to turn it upside down. In my life I want to create passion in my own life and with those I care for. I want to feel, experience and live every emotion. I will suffer through the bad for the heights
On October 3rd, 1993, a joint task force of Army Rangers and Delta Rangers were dispatched into the war torn slums of an uncontrolled United Nations section of the city Mogadishu, Somalia. The mission that day was only supposed to last at most an hour, but ended after a day of nonstop gunfights. When the initiative was lost, that’s when hell broke loose and prevented this mission from going according to plan and causing a disaster. The main objective of the mission was to was to capture high value
The convoy consisted of thirteen vehicles; 6 M-ATV’s and 7 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The lead MRAP’s was configured with a Mine-Roller, an attachment on the front of the vehicle used to combat pressure plate Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Lead vehicles within all patrols were outfitted with Mine-Rollers and proved to be extremely effective in combating pressure plate IED’s. I always knew that Mine-Rollers were essential in convoy operations but it never occurred to me
amounts of territory. During one conflict between Britain and Germany something that no one thought could happen happened. A not so well known resupply mission to Malta could have been the most crucial point and victory of the whole World War II. This convoy brought supplies to the struggling Malta that were crucial and necessary to winning this battle. If the battle had been lost that would have been very bad for the allies. The Mediterranean would have been gone and Germany would have taken up more
THE BATTLE OF MOGADISHU Introduction This case study is on the battle of Mogadishu. This battle took place on October 3rd and 4th of 1993 in the country of Somalia which is located in Africa. This battle changed the foreign policy of the United States. The battle cost the Americans 18 lives, and 77 wounded. Estimates are that it cost the Somalis about 500 lives and wounded 1000.1 This battle was fought with some of Americas most highly trained and lethal warriors. The main effort of the
Cayman Islands History Over the last five hundred years the Cayman Islands have had a rich and diverse history. They grew from being very isolated islands inhabited mostly by crocodiles and turtles to being one of the worlds premier tourist and financial centers. Being so small and isolated has given the Caymanians a strong sense of history and culture that is distinct, even from their Caribbean neighbors. They enjoyed a relative sense of insulation from many of the problems that plagued the
Michael Collins 1. On the16th October 1890 Michael Collins was born in West Cork near Sam's Cross, named after Sam Wallace, a local highwayman. Michael was born to father Michael Senior and mother Marianne O’Brien. Even though there was a 52-year age difference it did not stop them from making Michael the youngest of 8 children. Collins' father, Michael Senior, said on his deathbed "Mind that child", pointing to his six-year-old son. "He'll be a great man yet, he'll do great things for Ireland
Donnelly board the same train and are involved in a dialogue. Convoy, the son of the deceased woman who happens to be his mother facades an outstanding character that glues people to the screen. Convoy is illustrated as a person with no friends. Profanity also falls in his character as through the film he dialogues in foul language that upset those around him nearly ending up with a confrontation where Mr. Donnelly calms down the situation. Convoy a vexatious character facades the woman in the film who
Atlantic Ocean during the Battle of the Atlantic. The victory of the battle gave the Allies the upper hand (Hughes & Milner, 2024). Greyhound shows the stress and pain Greyhound’s crew, especially Captain Ernest Krause, had to go through to get the convoy across the Atlantic. Watching sailors constantly work to stay alive while obstacles are coming, giving them no time to think, shows the viewer how terrible World War II was and how beneficial it was that the Allied Powers’ Navy persevered against
effective strategy. Organizing their cargo ships into convoys, or groups for mutual protection was the Allies plan of action. Air patrols helped protect convoys by covering much of their routes (Pitt 129). This strategy caused problems because with all the ships in a convoy, the U-boats could sink them much easier and more at a time. “Wolf Packs,” a group of U-boats which was the new strategy that Hitler developed to help in the attack of the Allies convoy. With this tactic the Germans would attack the
What I thought would be a relaxing day for me as an American Army Soldier at Camp Warhorse in Baqubah, Iraq proved to be untrue. It was the morning of May 28th 2003 after a "normal night" consisting of a somewhat manageable sleep schedule despite the frequent mortar attacks on our camp. Emerging from my Colman tent I started my daily routine, shaving my face using the drivers side mirror of my humvee to see myself, and using my canteen cup to rinse my shaver. After cleaning up I ate cold chicken
PTSD: The Invisible Wound Karissa L. Sims Nashville State Community College Post-traumatic stress disorder is something that tons of people around the world struggle with daily. It is a disorder people battle from within that most people do not ever see or understand. It is referred to as the “invisible wound”. What is PTSD? What are the effects of PTSD? What are the treatment options for PTSD? The American Psychiatric Association first added PTSD to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
organization; well armed and trained by CIA officers with the goal of returning Afghanistan to Islamic purity. The Mujahideen tactics were mostly composed of ambushes for Soviet convoys. They also implemented hit and run tactics against the Soviets.(Jalali, 20) The main battles were fought for convoys. Soviet forces were dependent on convoys for various reasons. Afghanistan had undeveloped industry making no possibility to manufacture spare parts in Afghanistan. Railways were nonexistent, so everything not
AWARENESS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY ORAL EXAMINATION Softly and Humbly to the Gulf of Arabs,The convoys of dead sailors come; At night they sway and wander in the waters far under,But morning rolls them in the foam. Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire Someone, it seems, has time for this,To pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows And tread the sand upon their nakedness;And each cross, the driven stake of tidewood,Bears the last signature of men,Written with such perplexity
The United States Merchant Marines The United States Merchant Marines are complied of thousands of the best trained men and women of today to man naval or commercial ships. Merchant Marines have dated back even further then the United States Coast Guard. The Merchant Marines have had a huge impact on the United States Navy since they have been established. Merchant Marines have manned fleets of ships for the U.S. Navy which carry imports and export during peace time. Once wartime rolls around
Black Hawk Down - Summary of the book as written by Mark Bowden It was mid-afternoon on October 3, 1993. There were approximately 160 men eagerly awaiting the signal to proceed. Matt Eversmann sat waiting in Super Six Seven, a Black Hawk helicopter. He noticed that things were being done differently from the other setups, which had been false. This time they were packing more ammo and the commander had come out to see them off. The troops were being sent in because warlords were allowing
modified corvettes were built for around £120, 000, equivalent to $400 000 at that time, whereas, U-Boats cost $2 million and more, depending on the type. ***With the cost involved in building one U-Boat, five corvettes can be built, enough to escort a convoy in the Atlantic Ocean and outmaneuver a U-Boat. Concluding sentence: Countries were able to spend additional money on other necessities since they only had to spend a limited amount on purchasing large quantities of corvettes. Paragraph 3: Building
The movie Smokey and The Bandit by Hal Needham is the story of two friends who set out to “do what they said can’t be done”. With attention to detail it is easy to see how just one little event can turn everything around for the pair. Many of the scenes throughout this movie show the two friend “Snowman” Jerry Reed and “The Bandit” Burt Reynolds truck across the states to Texas to bring back booze with them in order to win a bet. What these two do not plan on is encountering a runaway bride who