Staff Plank Sympathy

The family went through many challenges when Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Faris was not home and vice versa. When Command Sgt.

Sergeant First Class Emily C. Martinez United States Army, distinguished herself as a Quartermaster Noncommissioned Officer by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as the III Corps Mortuary Affairs Non-Commissioned Officer (MA NCO) and the Combined Joint Task Force Sustainment Operation Battle NCO. As the MA NCOIC/Night Shift Battle NCO, SFC Martinez performed and executed all operations according to the Task Force CJTF OIR J4 MA standard operating procedures, ensuring 100% compliance with all MA regulations. SFC Martinez is responsible for monitoring the battle to provide oversight to the CJ4 and is also responsible for tracking movements of all classes of supplies within the CJOA.

Miller is awarded the Navy Cross from Chester W. Nimitz. Doris Miller was killed in action (KIA) . He sunk down with the USS Liscome Bay November 1943. The First Africans - The first African American to be commissioned in the Marine Corps.

The short story “Soldier’s Home” made me think about all the soldiers who miss home or have no family to recognize them in their glory in which what they’re doing for our nation. This shows how all of the men and women miss

Patrick ”Pat” Perez Morales age 54 was a husband, father, and stepfather that will be missed by

As of 2013, about 1.4 million people were actively serving in the armed forces. Not only do these soldiers experience hardships such as sacrificing their lives and dreams but they also gain a sense of brotherhood due to close relationships made with other soldiers and they experience feelings of hope through the possibility of recovery if injured. These experiences were captured and depicted in a photograph taken by Laura Rauch, who is a part of the Military’s Stars and Stripes newspaper. In this photograph, solider Kyle Hockenberry had been conducting a routine patrol on June 15 on the outskirts of Haji Ramuddin until an explosion erupted, giving Kyle Hockenberry such extensive injuries that he needed immediate attention.

I'm still learning all the new weapons of this World War and I think it’s more than most of us soldiers can handle. I’m trying to stay strong so I can get back to you and your mother. I just want to be able to say I love

Tim O’Brien recalls his Vietnam story and tells it; only to remember the details because of the PTSD he suffered from. A soldier seeing a friend die in your arms is an experience no man should bare and if that wasn’t enough, but PTSD can cause soldiers to relive every second of it in the safety of their own home. Apart from the obvious physical wounds like gunshots and burns there

I am writing back to you, oh and by the way thanks for the supplies you sent me and that letter was wonderful. Anyways this week has been awful. I never thought I war could be so ugly, that I would be killing all these people. We just lost the battle, it made me feel bad about myself think I didn’t do good enough to support my country. To make this battle our win.

I interviewed Beverly Newak, Beverly lives in La Mesa, California. She enlisted for wwll when she was 20 years-old, at the time you had to be 20 years-old if you were a woman wanting to serve. Beverly was a Specialist G. Gunnery Instructor 1st Class in the Navy during wwll. She said she never had problems with men she was teaching because they knew they were going into battle and would need to know how to use the guns.

Veterans have changed my life in so many ways. They are people who risk their lives for our country because they care for one another. They are courageous, admirable, and self-sacrificing heroes. For example, they dedicate their lives serving for the people and the country. This story I am going to tell is a real life situation of a soldier.

I had a fair bit of trouble picking up my luggage. It felt like I was lifting a mammoth. Lifting it with two hands, I began to go with the other soldiers towards the jet exit. I dusted off my camo uniform, making sure the star-spangled banner was visible. There was no time for me to sit here and daydream.

I hope this letter finds you well. It has been a while since I have last heard from you. Mom and I miss you here in the home front and we are waiting for the day the war finally ends and you get to come home. While thinking about how hard you and the other soldiers are fighting for us and our country, we wanted to find things we can do on the home front to make things better for when you all return. I know it must be extremely difficult in the war front, but I want you to know that all of us here are doing everything we can to help our nation win the war and bring our troops home.

After 7 long years that i have been a soldier in war I can finally come home. I am almost here i can’t wait to see my girls again, My beautiful wife and my now 9 year old daughter. It has been so hard in the war especially without them, i’ve lost so many friends right next to me in battle. It was one of the many horrible things that i wish didn’t happen in war. I joined the war in the first place because of the stupid “join or die!” thing.

Soldiers train rigorously, preparing for the departure of war. They sacrifice all that they have to fight for their country. As they return after the war, they are left with painful experiences and traumatizing memories, suffering from their inevitable conditions. However, the spouse, families and children back at home are suffering even more than soldiers.