Afterwards Chris’ team was given the job of helping marines clear a town in Baghdad, where his chief gave him his signature rifle, a bolt action .300 Winchester Magnum, with which he could take out targets from up to 1,800 yards. During his career, Chris fought with the Polish GROM, the special air service, and the U.S. Marines. The Government still labels the details on most of his missions as “Classified” but his job was basically to go behind enemy lines alone, undetected, attain an overwatch position and watch the backs of other soldiers as they moved in. On another occasion, Kyle took out a man who had an RPG aimed at a U.S. Army Humvee convoy from 1.2 miles away with one shot. Chris retired at 35 in 2009 and wrote the book “American Sniper” which is an autobiography.
What makes him an expert to write about this is that he lived it and it is his own account of what happened to him as a Navy Seal and being known as the Most Lethal Sniper in American history. He also received a nick name from the Iraqi insurgents or the bad guys, and it was the “Shaitan Ar-Ramadi” or “The Devil Of Ramadi” where he got most of his kills at, also it is worthy to note that the insurgents placed a $80,000 dollar bounty on his
The 1983 Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon Jason Sauerland Southwest Florida College Abstract The bombing ob the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon was a very tragic incident for all American soldiers. It was the United States’ first experience with a suicide bomb, the largest non-nuclear explosion detonated on the face of the Earth, and it marked the beginning of an era for the Middle East and the United States. On October 23, 1983, at approximately 6:30 AM, a yellow Mercedes delivery truck drove to Beirut International Airport, where the United States Marines had their headquarters. The truck was a hijacked water delivery truck, and was driven by Ismalal Ascari, an Iranian. The truck contained about 12,000 pounds of TNT, and it plowed over the barbed wire fence and past
They were a recognized force then and still are today destroying all that stand in their way. In World War II, the Rangers worked behind enemy lines to ensure victory in the war. Several days before the D-Day invasion, Hitler was moving four heavy armor divisions to the beaches of Normandy. A unit of Rangers was inserted behind the lines to plant evidence of a false invasion to confuse the Germans. This led Hitler to pull back his heavy armor divisions from Normandy which allowed the beaches to be conquered.
Over 6,000 lives, most of them American, have been lost because of his actions. Many Muslims have now been given a stereo type of being “violent terrorists,” just because of the alacrities of a handful of extremists. Due to bin Laden’s interfering with the United States, they abortively invaded Afghanistan, punching a dent in President Bush’s presidency, and throwing the economy into turmoil. Any hope of returning to the former lifestyle that Americans had once enjoyed has been long dissipated. Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that he founded in the early 1980’s, has been encouraging other minor terrorists to take action, making the world an over-all more dangerous place to live.
Parallels of Terrorism Jesse Gomez HIS/110 September 24, 2013 Bob Degarimore Parallels of Terrorism Terrorism is something that we Americans are too familiar with that has been going on for many decades. Terrorism is something that Barack Obama and Thomas Jefferson had to deal with while being the President of the United States. I will be discussing some of the obstacles these two presidents had to overcome. In the early days as Thomas Jefferson was entering office he created the United States Navy and Marines and declares war against the Muslim terrorist that attacked the American vessels who were holding property hostages until ransom was paid. During his time President Jefferson put together the best military weapons
Santiago on the base and gives orders to Lance Corporal Dawson to give Santiago a code red. Philip G. Zimbardo, author of The Stanford Prison Experiment, attempted to do a two week study on people like Col. Jessup; how did men like him justify their actions that could look very controversial to the public. After only six days of the experiment did Zimbardo receive his answer. A Few Good Men addresses how dangerous a situation can be when morals are tossed aside for the fear of being reprimanded; Philip Zimbardo found that it’s both the pressure and the self-justification that causes this to occur. The night Pfc.
24 hours per day 365 day per year soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division protect 3 American soldiers “Known But To God”. 21 steps…turn…pause 21 seconds…turn…switch rifle to the right shoulder…pause 21 seconds…21 steps…turn…pause 21 seconds. This act is sought after as the most prestigious honor bestowed upon an American soldier. During the changing of the guard the air is permeated with the 24 eloquent and haunting notes of taps, symbolizing the immensity and solace of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This solace that is unknown to those who haven’t served for our great
A gun battle broke out when the troops surrounded the castle or building in which Bin Laden was located and finally shot him in the head. However, this crime hit the headlines and brought happiness to Americans including myself. President Obama emphasizes “For over two decades, Bin Laden has been al Qaeda’s leader and symbol. The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat Al Qaeda” . (This quote explains how our President personally felt about our country killing Osama Bin
Daniel Ellsberg learned many different lies from reading the pentagon papers and thru ought his involvement to RAND.one of the earliest lies was that, “American warships were under attack in the Tonkin gulf, off the coast of North Vietnam,” (Most Dangerous Man in America). President Lyndon B. Johnson created this lie in order to have complete control of the military. With this power, Lyndon would be able to wage war with the Vietnamese and keep capitalism intact. Another lie was Americans were being killed in the Vietnam War before Lyndon Johnson pushed for the bombing campaign. McNamara had created that lie to give Johnson a reason to bomb the Vietnamese (Most Dangerous Man in America).