Day in and day out soldiers carry the necessities that they need to survive. ... Tim O'Brien describes how each soldier carries something personal with them. ... Some carried there selves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal. ... Especially for soldiers like Lt. ... Tim O'Brien describes the heaviest things the soldiers carry. ...
Even if a soldier did get close to other soldiers, they had to go through the pain of losing them if they died. So if the soldier only worried about himself, then he would not have feelings for other soldiers. ... Generally there are basic motivators that keep the soldier actively fighting with unit pride, small group bonding and a strong belief that this was the good fight, and that the fight would be won, were not present in Vietnam (Goodwin 1989). ... That was hard, because all the nurses wanted to see every soldier make it back home alive. Overall the relationship between the male sold...
Being a soldier of the United States Army taught me numerous values and ethos. ... "Hurry up and wait" was a saying that I had learned as a soldier. ... All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...
Being a soldier of the United States Army taught me numerous values and ethos. ... "Hurry up and wait" was a saying that I had learned as a soldier. ... All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...
When men (and women) began opening fire on the U.S. soldiers it explained everything. Many soldiers were hurt in this battle, and a total of 19 U.S. soldiers were killed. When the fighting began things looked good for the U.S. ... "Leave no U.S. soldier behind!" ... All in all, I thought this was a very good movie. ...
The effect of the war on the soldier is very obvious when the new soldier come after all of the deaths. ... I think this book was a very good idea. ... I thought that when a soldier died his fellow soldiers grieved for him but in this story that is not really the case. This book educates the public and also is a good plot line so it is easy to read. ... Other than that I thought this book was very good. ...
I rarely hear war talked about in a good way, or rather in a glorious way, I definitely never thought of war in a positive light. ... At the beginning of the war, most people believed that blacks could not be disciplined to make good soldiers in a modern war and that they would run when fired upon or attacked. Colonel Shaw, a white abolitionist, and hundreds of soldiers in his regiment, all black volunteers, gave their lives to prove that black men could fight as well as whites. During the training of the black troops, seriously deep friendships and bonds were formed between both the black so...
If you have all of those things then it is safe to say that you have a good plan. ... At the NCO academy, I am a small group leader, which instructs soldiers to become NCOs. ... For example, if a soldier is a strong visual learner but has good listening skills, that soldier may want to use those secondary auditory skills to boost the visual modality for even better learning. ... One way we are trying to ensure that ethics and values play a key role in our planning process is screening our soldiers to ensure that we are getting quality soldiers whose values and ethics cannot be questioned. ...
Henry met the tattered soldier in the camp for wounded soldiers. ... He left the tattered soldier and tried to blend in with the other wounded soldiers. After the tattered soldier and Henry had witnessed the tall soldier's death, they went walking on through the fields. ... Good-bye,- (Crane 48). ... He felt no remorse for leaving the tattered soldier to die. ...
All Quiet on the Western Front is a book about the life of a soldier during World War I. It focuses on a young German soldier by the name of Paul Baumer and the changes and struggles he faces throughout the war. ... The book starts off where the German soldiers are resting right after they had just fought a battle. Paul talks about how they had all lined up for breakfast and that the cook had only prepared for about 80 of the soldiers. ... Paul had become fairly good friends with this forty-year-old soldier who goes by the name Kat. ...
The tells the story of Henry Fleming, (usually referred to as "the youth" in the book), a young union soldier, who is faced with the realities of war, a war in the mind of the young soldier who must choose whether to be a brave fighting soldier or whether to just run away from the fighting in order to save his life. Through the experiences that Henry witnesses and also through the experiences of his fellow soldiers, Henry learns when faced with life and death situations that he too can become a man of courage and strength like many other soldiers. ... The book would be good because it rela...
How do these soldiers react to having to rise to the occasion? ... When the soldier makes the right decisions but gets the wrong outcome, it presents a dangerous problem because this may have severe consequences on the soldier. The soldier not being able to succeed can scar him psychologically, even though he is not to blame. These soldiers needlessly blame themselves and carry guilt. ... He felt that he was "too good for this war, too smart, too compassionate, too everything" (41). ...
In the short story, "The Things They Carried," Tim O"Brien writes about the soldiers of Vietnam and the self versus war or nature that all of them had to carry with them. ... When the soldiers are in the jungle, every one of them is able to relate to each other and understand what they are all going through. The fear of death and dying that all of the soldiers have to carry is a piece of baggage that is constantly running through the minds of all of them. ... The soldiers all want to escape the reality of what is going on around them and the protagonist in the story, Lt. Jimmy Cross, is ...
It's hard to keep a good poise of yourself when you have civilians harassing you verbally and using obscene gestures. ... Health conditions are another big factor while sending these soldiers out to Iraq. ... One of the major reasons why the soldiers tend to get sick is because of all the doses they receive at one time and that's one way they lose a war easily by having soldiers sick. ... One thing soldiers barely see in the field is a fresh meal. ... Sometimes there might a lack of water and that plays a major role for these soldiers. ...
The emotions they must experience killing someone, and trying to find justice in doing so; reminding themselves it is for the good of their country. ... I did not think the actual murder was as significant as the way the soldiers were reacting to it. ... I realized that in being a soldier you cannot get around the fact that maybe a few innocent people might die. ... Although many parts of this book were gruesome, at the end I felt good. It was a good ending to a real story. ...
barked by most level-headed, right-thinking soldiers. ... Meanwhile, we checked ourselves and the soldiers next to us. ... Mark Cook, a signal soldier from Fort Bragg. ... Everything that we learned worked; like the instructor said, "just keep your knees and feet together and you'll be good to go." "I can't really describe what it was like, but it was really good. ...
One could state that everything about being a soldier is encompassed by military bearing. ... Gates once said, "Our quality soldiers should look as good as they are. ... While displaying the proper military and professional appearance is a good foundation, all military members must adhere to the proper customs and courtesies. ... Soldiers originate from all over the country and even parts of the world. ... Be it a Promotion Board or Soldier/NCO of the Month Board, a soldier who is not confident will be either ejected from the board or not given a "go ahead." ...
They wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples feelings during this time. ... Owen gives an image of soldiers that is far from patriotic view of war "men marched asleep. ... The soldiers are poorly trained and do not have enough equipment to make them ready for the war. ... About the things they carried O'Brien uses creative details as information about the soldiers. ... No matter which side one is on, people must die, and a good reason does not justify death. ...
The first types of items that the soldiers carry are those of a physical nature. ... Because he carries his girlfriend's pantyhose to bring good fortune, the reader is clued into his superstitious nature. ... The blunt descriptions by O"Brien of the physical burdens of the soldiers not only give the reader a true feeling of the experience, but also help characterize the main soldiers. ... Death has to lurk in a soldier's brain at all times of the night and day. ... In "The Things They Carried", the soldiers have to endure many difficulties. ...
These soldiers were fed up with the war because of all the burdens it put on each soldier. ... One soldier stated that soldiers seemed "pathetic" and not like warriors at all. ... Soldiers did not know how to cope with these things. ... Mental stress that impacted a soldier's psychological stability was another factor setting American soldiers up for combat exhaustion. ... Soldier Harry L. ...
Henry and his friends, Jim Conklin(the tall soldier) and Wilson(the loud soldier), join the regiment in a long march to the front. ... Jim's response is that the troop is new, but that they would all put up a good fight. ... Henry wanders around and finds a column of wounded soldiers. ... He wonders around and another soldier helps him find his regiment. ... He is regarded as a brave soldier and is revered by his comrades. ...
Ted Lavender's death and how the men react to it show its impact on the soldiers. ... The soldiers also carry "the soldier's greatest fear, which [is] the fear of blushing" (258). ... It is almost as if the soldiers fight and even die because they are ashamed not to. ... Unfortunately, Cross's fantasy ends up causing more bad than good. ... Cross serves as the best example of a soldier burdened by responsibility. ...
All the items helped the respective soldier to survive from day to day and to continue fighting the war. One of the most important things that helped the soldiers is their friendship with each other. ... Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk are a good example of this trust, "In late August they made a pact that if one of them should ever get totally fucked up - a wheelchair wound - the other guy would automatically find a way to end it- (O'Brien, 71). ... They were soldiers, I wasn't. ... By talking to each other, the soldiers help to sort out the incidents that happened in the War and to put ...
All the items helped the respective soldier to survive from day to day and to continue fighting the war. One of the most important things that helped the soldiers is their friendship with each other. ... Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk are a good example of this trust, "In late August they made a pact that if one of them should ever get totally fucked up - a wheelchair wound - the other guy would automatically find a way to end it- (O'Brien, 71). ... They were soldiers, I wasn't. ... By talking to each other, the soldiers help to sort out the incidents that happened in the War and to put ...
In all probability, he saw a good bit of combat while overseas and saw some of his comrades die in battle also. ... He would just make statements about what the soldiers carried and then tell the reader how much each weighed. ... Much like this, the intangible burdens of the other soldiers could not be lifted either. ... The soldiers would try to act tough about the subject of death and would try not to reveal their dread of ending up the same way as Ted. Many times the soldiers would simply avoid such a subject when speaking between each other. ...
