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Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. [1] It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry(Airborne). It was loosely adapted into the 1988 film Platoon Leader.
The book is applied to a bad childhood or a broken home, and these are the things they're carrying. And in a way, it's extremely flattering, and other times, it can be depressing." [16] In 2014, the book was included in Amazon.com's list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime [17] and credited as the inspiration for a National Veterans Art Museum ...
Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood is a memoir by Donovan Campbell, published by Random House in 2009. It is an account of Campbell's time as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps , focusing primarily on his 2004 deployment in Ramadi during the Iraq War .
The platoon prepares for the attack and shoots off flares to illuminate the battlefield showing the Viet Cong advancing on them with an enormous force. The base is hit hard. The base is hit hard. Sergeant Hayes uses his claymores and Knight calls for an airstrike to repel the enemy, but the platoon suffers heavy casualties in fending off the ...
It focuses on the role of the First and Second Battalions of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, the United States's first large-unit battle of the Vietnam War; previous engagements involved small units and patrols (squad, platoon, and company sized units). It was adapted into the 2002 film We Were Soldiers. [1] [2 ...
Beals was assigned to Platoon 2040 in Company E after arriving at Parris Island on March 12, 2021. ... Team 1. At the same time, [the team leader] failed to adequately supervise Recruit Beals and ...
Father, Soldier, Son—memoir of a platoon leader of the 28th Infantry Regiment in Vietnam. Nelson, James Carl. The Remains of Company D: A story of the great war. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009. ISBN 9780312551001 plus Webcast Author Interview at the Pritzker Military Library on 29 October 2009; Bowman, Stephen L., COL USA (Ret).
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.