there is no such thing as politically incorrect and there is a thin red line between whats moral and unmoral, especially in Vietnam. Medina started his military career by lying to recruiting officials by telling them he was 18 when he was only 16. Started out being a radio operator but being to small to carry the 65 pound radio he became a cook.(Eckhardt) Medina was sent to Germany, seeing the horrors after just finishing basic training. He then started OCS, Officer candidate school, and finished
wipe out the 48th Battalion. His second in command, Lieutenant Colonel Frank A. Barker further ordered the men to burn down houses, destroy food stores and livestock. Charlie Company of the US 1st Battalion, under the direct command of Captain Ernest Medina, landed after US artillery bombardment of the helicopter landing zone (LZ). Although no enemy contact was made, American forces suspected that Vietcong fighters were hiding underground in the My Lai hamlets. As the prior mission briefing given
"This is what you've been waiting for -- search and destroy -- and you've got it," said by one of the superior officers (The My Lai Massacre). On March 16, 1968 the lives of three hundred innocent members of the village of My Lai Vietnam were taken. They were taken because of the immoral and inhumane commands given by commanding officers of the US. Military during the Vietnam War. The My Lai incident is known as a mission that took place with a lack of discipline, moral of the soldiers, and adequate
The My Lai Massacre of 1968 was a horrific blemish of brutality on America’s past. During this massacre, a company of American soldiers callously massacred the majority of the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai civilians, including women, children, and elderly. To this day, it remains unclear precisely how many South Vietnamese lives were taken during the massacre, but it was estimated to be as many as 500 civilians. (My Lai Cover-up Attempt) Higher-ranking U.S. Army officers covered up the events
The motion picture A Few Good Men challenges the question of why Marines obey their superiors’ orders without hesitation. The film illustrates a story about two Marines, Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey charged for the murder of Private First Class William T. Santiago. Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, who is known to be lackadaisical and originally considers offering a plea bargain in order to curtail Dawson’s and Downey’s sentence, finds himself fighting for the freedom
Lieutenant William Calley and the My Lai Massacre Very few things in our world bring about resentment, bewilderment, and anger as easily as the massacre of innocent civilians. It seems that the history of the Vietnam War includes some well known instances that involved the massacre of innocent people. This could be for many reasons, stress, anger, U.S. sentiments towards the war, and even plain hatred of the massacred people. The most infamous account of the slaughtering of civilians took place
HIS 235 Melody Wang 108521269 Primary Source Analysis: Abd al-Hamid, Letter to the Secretaries (before 750) Abd al-Hamid is often considered as the foremost writer of the Umayyad period. He produced numerous letters on topics ranging from advice to rulers and kings, codes of conduct, treatment of non-Arab subjects, to friendship. Although much of his work has been lost, a number of them were later incorporated into the works of later writers. His Letter to the Secretaries is a classic example, having
History of the Islamic Association The history of the Islamic Community of Cincinnati begins in 1961. At this time, the population of Muslims in Cincinnati was comprised of seven people, three men and four women. There was no mosque, which is an Islamic place for worship and gatherings, available at this time. So these seven decided to start congregating weekly for Friday (Jum’uah) prayer. During this time, there were only a few mosques in the Midwest, as there were a greater number of
The Main Issues Confronting the Rightly Guided Caliphs from 632-661 A) After the death of the prophet, the city of medina and Mecca was under a form of chaos, as the Islamic empire were with out a leader to guide or to lead the people of Islam. Therefore the Muslim committee elected Abu Bakr, as he was the closest companion of the prophet, and so become the first caliphate, also known as ‘The Rightly Guided Caliphs’ because a caliph is someone who truly followed the footsteps of the prophet
Abu bakr was selected as the first caliph. However, the confusion did not end with Abu bakr’s accession. Tribes all around Arabia broke out in open revolt, while they continued to acknowledge Muhammad as a prophet, they refuse to send taxes to medina now that Muhammad was dead. Known as ‘Wars of Apostasy’ in Muslim chronicles, the rebellions were not subdued until the end of 633. At the same time a number of impostors claimed that the prophethood had passed on to them after Muhammad. Despite
One of the five sacred pillars of Islam, Hajj pilgrimage is required of all able Muslim – men and women, at least once in their lifetime. Holy among the holies, Hajj embodies the very spirit of Islam as it enables the faithful to reach the divine through physical acts of worship. It is God whom pilgrims are yearning for as they turn their faces towards Mecca; it is remembrance of God’s Mercy and His Benevolence pilgrims hope to find as they walk in the footsteps of Islam’s last prophet. Allah says:
After the fall of the Roman Empire, no one imagined that the next great world power would emerge from Saudi Arabia. Especially, because ancient empires thought that the land was worthless but they didn’t know that it had great trade routes. Trade brought them in connection with other civilizations and that’s how the city of Mecca, located in Saudi Arabia became known. The city of Mecca was a mix of religious beliefs, they used to worship many gods and had their own rituals. The world of Islam took
Mission: Madad, meaning “Help” in Urdu, is a New York based non-profit organization working with the Pakistani community for the betterment of domestic workers. The mission of Madad is to promote human rights and social justice for all. Madad is dedicated to the betterment of domestic workers’ livelihoods by educating them about their rights to fair wages, access to medical care, fair working terms, and social security nets. Vision: The vision of Madad is to make it possible for the Pakistani immigrant
that he helped him with his enterprise as well. Many years' passes and Muhammad grew up to be a very well respected man, at the age of 25 he was considered honest and admirable in his... ... middle of paper ... ...yer and peace be upon him) in Medina By: Anonymous (4) http://www.ottawamuslim.net/Religious%20events/calendar.htm 2003 Calendar with Islamic dates in North America by: S. Khalid Shaukat (5) http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/lifeofprophet.html "Islam
Religious Studies coursework 'Name the features of a specific mosque' A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Its primary purpose is to serve as a place of worship for practising Muslims where they can pray together. Al-Masjid-Al-Nabawi, also known as the prophet's mosque, is the second holiest mosque in the world and is the final resting place of the prophet Muhammad. The original mosque was built by the prophet himself. The mosque also served as a community centre
throughout his early life but met a rich widow who he later married. By 622 he had successfully gained enough converts to start his migration, known as the Hijrah. Marking the beginning of Muhammad’s movement. Muhammad changed the name of Yathrib to Medina (“City of the Prophet”) and established himself as the town’s ruler. Muhammad’s teachings are so important because they established the rituals and practices that help to ensure the salvation of all Muslims. These teachings are preserved in the sacred
grave. He suggests that someone may not visit Medina with the sole purpose of seeing his grave. Bin Baz explicitly states: “It is not permissible to travel to Madina with the intention of visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) or the grave of other people”. Bin Baz bases his theory on the hadith where Muhammad says that no one should journey to anyplace besides the three major Mosques (the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, and the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem). With this
In this paper I will discuss the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic civilization. I will do this by giving you a brief history of both the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliph. Then I show you how the two cultures developed and influenced one another throughout their history. Let’s start with the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire tends to break it down into three stages. The time of the 3 AD - 8 AD is known as the Late Antique or Late Roman. The Middle Byzantine
Who is Ibn Battuta? Abu Abdallah Ibn Battuta (shortly known as Ibn Battuta) was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco, in a Muslim family. He studied law as a young man. By the time, he was about 20 years old, he decided to go to “hajj,” a sacred place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Instead of taking a shorter route to go to “hajj,” he took the longer route because he loved to travel and wanted to observe different cultures. After he arrived back home, after 29 years of journey, the Sultan of the Morocco, Abu
threat to the religious and material order. He was accused of making up what the Angel Gabriel had told him. He got followers from the poor and people who thought they were being unequally treated. Muhhamad took these people and then left and went to Medina to find more followers. He then returned to Mecca later and took over the city and converted everyone to Islam. In the Islamic faith there are five pillars that they must follow to their best ability. The Salaht, the Hajj, they must give to the