Like anything else you love. Comparing to places that you love, can be complicated. I spent the better part of my life at Ft. Hood Texas. During that time, five of those years was spent, overseas fighting in the war. The two places I will compare are Iraq and Ft. Hood Texas. I will attempt to give you a synopsis of how they both affected different areas of my life. The first area will be Travel. How I traveled and what it was like. The second area will be living, the standards and how it affected me. And the last area will be the holidays. What and how it was celebrated. If there is one thing I learned through all of this; to be happy, you have to make it you 're own. Ft. Hood is known for its drivers. Coupled with, people from all over the world living there. The weather is great. As a matter of fact, I would leave the house; jump into the car. Put all the windows down. Open up the sunroof. Feeling the cool …show more content…
At Ft. Hood, I lived in a 5 bedroom house with windows and air conditioning. Carpet on the floors and the plumbing functioned. Green grass all around me. The street is clean and clear. One person in a room and a soft bed to sleep in. Iraq is a different story. I lived in a tent with 50 other guys. No bed, just a cot to sleep on. No carpet on the floors, or floors for that matter. Just plywood sitting on top of pallets. You walk outside all you see is dirt or sand. If you were lucky, when it was time to go into town you drove. If not, you walked down the flooded sewage filled streets. Holiday 's at Ft. Hood was exciting. I was able to spend it with family; eating whatever meal came with that holiday. If it was Christmas, I would be playing in the snow with my kids. Having a snowball fight. Being free to do whatever came to mine. The holiday 's in Iraq was sad. For Christmas, we made fake snow and put up a little Christmas tree. For the most part, operations came down. So holidays went by without you having time to be
The Battle/Siege of Vicksburg The Battle of Vicksburg was one of the most crucial points in the Civil War. It helped Eradicate the Rebels/Confederacy once and for all. The Civil War was fought for over 4 years and it lasted from 1861-1865. It was one of the most horrific wars the world has ever known and witnessed.
The original shelter provided housing for a maximum of 27 individuals with six bedrooms and two bathrooms. The shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline were the only services provided to seven counties which were staffed by volunteers.
Camp Scott is a 400-acre camp at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. They had tent units that
Arkansas and the World War II World War II brought great changes to the state of Arkansas. Arkansans faced great challenges both during and after the war. The breakup of families by being separated from some of the male members to join the army, rationing of food, formation of camps to accommodate the Japanese in their fields, participation of women in the labor force, crisis education, as well as racial confrontation for the equal civil rights of African Americans. The war had a great economic and social impact on the people of Arkansas. The war contributed to the most important economic change as World War II was a major turning point for Arkansas.
Abraham Lincoln said in the “Gettysburg Address” that “We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live” This quote shows that soldiers at Gettysburg constantly fought and died, showing that they had a terrible environment. Adding on, Japanese Americans in Camp Harmony lived in awful housing. In the autobiography “Camp Harmony” Monica Sone talks about the very small housing. She said that the walls appeared about seven feet high, in a very tight space.
and has been honored by the United States Field Artillery by naming Camp Pelham in South Korea after him. After the battle of Fredericksburg, Union and Confederate Generals recognized the importance of Artillery and its effectiveness on the battlefield. The battle of Fredericksburg was a crushing defeat for the Union Army with the casualties mounting into 13,000 compared to the 5,000 for the Confederate Army. Even though the Battle of Fredericksburg is a lesser-known battle of the Civil War, it is still one to be remembered for its drastic repercussions it had on the Union and Confederate Armies. The armies of both North and South gleaned massive affects but each had their own type of consequences to deal with.
These huts were 16 feet by 14 feet with a door at one end, a stick and clay fireplace at the other, and no windows. Each hut housed 12 soldiers, yet there were no beds, just straw on the mud floor. Another difficulty that George Washington and his soldiers had to endure was the weather. There are meteorological records that were kept by a local, Thomas Coombe, show that the average daily temperature in
Most had no blankets to keep warm and had to stay up all night to keep warm by the fire. You could see the tracks of blood from people's feet freezing to the ground. The camp had experienced a famine and we went without food for days. I am disappointed in the soldiers who decided to leave camp to go home. I mean, I can understand why they would want to leave.
What did you feel like when the British soldier base moved to across the street? What did you feel like when they demanded you to leave your house? What was your thoughts when you found out that one of the British soldiers was your second-generation cousin and so he let you stay in your house? What was your life like in
When I was younger, I remember my mom and my aunties would always start to make tamales and hot chocolate 2 days before Christmas Eve. The making of the tamales would take up to 2 days because they have to make enough for everyone. My mom would wake up early to start making them, and like around noon my aunties would come over to help. When we would put up the tree for Christmas, my mom would make hot chocolate with marshmallows and I would get warm under my soft blanket. I would watch movies all day and stay in pajamas.
Student’s name Professor’s name Course Date Book Review Synopsis of the Content The Texas Revolutionary Experience by Paul D. Lack is a book aimed at honoring the legends of the Texas Revolution. More focus and insight is given on the reasons that led to the conflict witnessed in 1835-1836 and an analysis of how the real events transpired.
My first reason is very simple- It’s fun! What makes most people happy and entertain them? It’s party and holidays! Most holidays do fun things such as parties, or many other things.
INTRODUCTION Tent cities, camps, settlements, temporary spaces, relocation, non-citizen, guest, barricades, containers, fences, security, desert, non-fertile areas… But, home? Not really, human beings stocked. But, cities? Not really, tents with some order.
For example; during an air raid the town is huddled together in a bunker.
Christmas means something different to everyone. To some it may mean hope, it may mean sadness, or it may mean joy. To me the definition of Christmas is family. Every year I celebrate Christmas the same way with my family enjoying every minute of it.