Once he got across the open ground, the assaulting troops were protected from Spanish fire by the crest of the hill itself. ... They had retreated to trenches across a ravine from the slope of the hill. ... I leapt a barbed wire fence only to notice that only five of my men had followed me! ... In love of my country, Theodore Roosevelt Work Cited "The Crowded Hour".1999.April 2, 2003. ... May 10, 1999.April 2, 2003. ...
It is cold and freezing tonight, the chilling breeze and the whistling of the wind is blowing across my face. The only apparent light is projected from the moon's white ray of light, shining across the desert. ... It all changed my life three years ago on April 10, 2000. On that day I enlisted in the US Army for a contracted three years and five years reserve commitment. ... UCMJ punishments can mean fourteens days to forty-five days of restrictions and pay is taken. ...
"On 14 April, 1818 the Congress passed an Act which reorganized the staff departments of the Army. ... Joseph Lovell, appointed Surgeon General of the United States Army in April 1818"(Chu,66), which was the first person to hold 6 this position in the new organization. ...
The Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Ardennes, known to the United States as the Battle of the Bulge, was the greatest battle this country had or would participate in. At its height more than 500,000 American forces were engaged with nearly 600,000 German soldiers. The Americans were at tim...
To teach Deborah the worth of money, Deacon Thomas gave Deborah five young sheep to sell and she was allowed to keep the profit she got. ... She watched as the "intolerable acts" were put into effect and she heard the news of the stand in Lexington and Concord that fateful April day. ...
