Black Hawk Down Black Hawk down started off with a Somalian man leading the U.S. marines to Aidad’s political advisor. When the word “Irene” was given, the marines moved out. The “skinny’s” burned rubber tires to signal to the rest of the militia to warn of the incoming U.S. troops. The Marines had successfully captured the target and were headed back to base when, a Black Hawk (helicopter) was hit in the tail wing with a RPG. When the Black Hawk went down the objective of the marines was not only to get the target back to base, but also save the men in the crashed Black Hawk.
The Killing Zone was written by Frederick Downs. Downs served as a Second Lieutenant and the commander of the 1st Platoon of Delta Company in the Vietnam War. Unfortunately Downs’ service as an infantry officer was cut short when Downs stepped on a mine and was severely wounded. Fortunately, however, Downs lived and still offered his services working for the Veterans Administration in the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service. I liked how the book was written in the diary format.
I halted and held my breath.” (Beah, 35) This is when the rebels invaded a village he was in and started shooting at him. You can sense the terror that he felt when he was shot at. Later, when Ishmael is recruited to the army, he has the same feeling towards guns. “He gave me the gun. I held it in my trembling hand.
Taught at an early age to handle guns, Whitman was a model student and Eagle Scout who left home early to escape a violent father. He joined the Marine Corps to be a sharpshooter and then entered the University of Texas, where he met his future wife, Kathryn
The mystery part in this is the missing teenage girl, who is Matt’s ex-stepdaughter. The action/thriller part in the book is all the times where Matt is in a fight (which isn’t very rare). In Matt’s frequent tussles, he often injured or even killed his obstacles. Even though Matt kills his opponents, he has the law by his side, for he is an ex-lawyer and knows the sheriff well. Some very important events for the story happen in the beginning, starting with Matt first discussing Peggy’s disappearance.
Given the right circumstances anyone can be capable of evil. In 1967, the height of the Vietnam War thousands of young men, (eighteen, nineteen, and twenty years old), were sent to Fort Benny Georgia for basic training. They were trained to fight and kill the enemy, Viet Cong. The men of Charlie Company, 11th light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, United States Army were assigned to a temporary battalion- sized unit, Task Force Barker, led by Captain Ernest Medina (Kendrick p.37). Lieutenant William Calley was in charge of the 1st Platoon.
Captain Miller is given the order to go behind enemy lines in search of a Private James Ryan. Private Ryan's three brothers have all been killed in the opening days of the war, and the government is determined to bring at least one Ryan boy home. The movie follows to the environments and situations presented in WWII very closely. The sounds, guns, and locations used in the movie are historically accurate. Spielberg took extreme care in making sure that the movie was as historically correct as possible in regards to situations and locations.
Recruited mainly from the 82nd Airborne, the Green Berets and the Rangers, Delta Force members are specially trained at an elaborate facility at Fort Bragg, N.C., to fight terrorists, rescue hostages and perform reconnaissance in extremely dangerous places. They led an attempt to rescue American hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1980. They suffered losses in Somalia, along with the Rangers, in a failed attempt to capture a Mogadishu warlord in 1993. Unlike most other traditional military units, Delta commandos are encouraged to be free-thinkers, some at times growing longer hair and beards in order to fit in with locals. Delta commandos customize their weapons and gear to suit particular missions and their own tastes.
Revelations of the Last Man Standing The novel I read, Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, is the story of Operation Redwing in Afghanistan back in 2005. Luttrell not only tells the heartbreaking story of the deaths of his SEAL team, but also describes what it means to be a Navy SEAL. The motto of the United States Navy that Luttrell introduces early on is a basic characteristic brought out in not only him throughout the novel, but also in all of the fallen heroes he describes: “Honor, Courage, Commitment” (Luttrell 88). Though this particular operation may not have gone according to plan, the experiences Luttrell does have is eye-opening and changes his life forever. I think one of the biggest revelations Luttrell has in his experiences is when he realizes the people of Sabray have vowed to take care of him.
Not much is known about his childhood up until high school. Paul went to Fordroyce Highschool where he started his football career playing as a senior. Also while in high school, Paul earned his nickname, The Bear, while wrestling a bear during a carnival event. He was suppose to be paid one dollar for every minute wrestling the bear but never received the money. After high school Paul received a football scholarship to Alabama University.