In the civil war novel Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen, within pages 52- 57, Nelson, a fellow soldier was wounded in the stomach. This made it difficult for him to fight or even breathe. Stomach wounds were known as untreatable injuries meaning that when a soldier got one they were practically left to die. When soldiers were super injured like in this situation and didn’t have enough strength to keep fighting, they had to be left on their own to die. In this case Charley did not follow this rule. Instead, he knelt down beside him to ask if he was okay. In addition to that, Charley reloaded his rifle for him to ensure his safety. Though this act of kindness was a risk on Charley’s part (not following the rules), I still think it was the right
The book Navy Seal Dogs: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat is a dramatic story told by Mike Ritland of his life growing up and learning his passions of being a trainer for Military Working Dogs, also known as MWDs. The book shows how to not let others control you. Rutland's passion was dogs and because he didn’t let others control him he was able to fulfill his passion and work with dogs and make a special bond with them. The book is based on Ritland's experiences in training dogs in the US but a lot of the book tells the dog’s stories that he trains over in Iraq so the setting is constantly switching between the fun, happy times training the dogs in the US and the dirty, dark times in Iraq.
The podcast, The Trauma Therapist Project- The Military Series by Guy MacPherson with Lt. Eric Strom gives listeners an inside look on what it's like to be a trauma therapist and how the interviewee became an expert in the field of trauma. Let's take a brief look into who Eric Strom is, why he became interested in social work, why he chose to specialize in trauma with veterans, challenges he faced while working in the field, and valuable advice he has for non-veteran therapists and new upcoming therapists.
Former US Army four-star General Bryan Douglas Brown deserves to have his face on a postage stamp. He started from humble beginnings , and joined our Army as a private. During his 40 years of service to our nation, he rose to be a four-star general and much more. He has fought valiantly in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. General Brown commanded the elite US Special Operations command.
In the story “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara, 3 people were injured or had a health issue and will be talked about here. John Buford was a brilliant commander, dedicated with lots of experience. He fought for the union army as a brigadier general. During the war, he was leading his men at Fort Lewis trying to gain more time so Pope could retreat. Leading he is wounded by a spent bullet went in his knee.
A very well remembered time of warfare was during the battle of Gettysburg leaving casualties of 7,058 fatalities and 33,264 wounded. The Confederacy lead by Robert E. Lee and the Union carried by George Meade even saw some of their best soldiers get injured. In the book the Killer Angels by Michael Sharra, the civil war would go on to diminish the mental and/or physical health of many men along with minimal health care, such as Dick Garnett with an injured foot, Lew Armistead who was shot and killed, and a boy suffering from a gunshot through the cheek. To begin with, on
A soldier protested “General the Corps commander ought not to risk his life in that way,” and Hancock replied “There are times where a Corps commander’s life does not matter.” It was at this battle that Hancock’s friend Lewis Armistead was mortally wounded and died two days later. Being wounded himself, Hancock was unable to visit his dying friend. Hancock was wounded himself during the battle when a bullet struck his saddle and debris punctured his leg. Being an inspiration to all of his troops throughout the three day battle Hancock was given a letter of recognition from
The Battlefield Heart and Open Wounds The three soldiers that were wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg were Robert E. Lee, Joshua L. Chamberlain, and John Buford. The wounds of each of these soldiers were Robert E. Lee had a heart disease, Joshua L. Chamberlain had a gunshot wound that went through both hips, and John Buford had a gunshot wound in his left arm. The main reason for the occurrence of the American Civil War was the controversy over slavery, this caused the division of the U.S. and formed the North and South. The South allowed slavery while the North didn’t.
The Effective Military Leader Warrant Officer Romero, Philip T. SPC: Captain Dearth, 1st Platoon The book “Black Hearts One Platoons Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death” by Jim Frederick is a true story about multiple leadership failures and six United States Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division who were convicted for their involvement in horrible crimes while deployed to Iraq. The horrific acts including rape as well as murder committed by the soldiers of 1st platoon were a direct result of poor military leadership. Bad leadership will corrupt any military unit.
The other way soldiers were affected was through psychological trauma which can be seen on page 130 when O’Brian writes, “"He was slim, dead, almost dainty young man of about twenty. He lay with one leg bent beneath him, his jaw in his throat, his face neither expressive nor inexpressive. One eye was shot. The other was a star-shaped hole. "(130)
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Before the war occurred, there were an estimated 2,000 hospital beds and by the end, nearly 135,000 more were produced. The Civil War created a new solution for wounded soldiers called anesthetics. They were plastic limbs used for when soldiers got a limb amputated and could no longer use them anymore (“Civil War Medicine”). The knife used for amputation was very dirty and unsterilized, due to the fact they had no idea that germs caused disease. It was a small long knife that was very sharp to get far into the bodies of the wounded soldiers without having to touch much of their flesh (“Object Record- Knife”).
There were over 30,000 amputation procedures done during the Civil War and depending on where you received the surgery is what your death rate was. “Hip amputations… had mortality rates of around 83%. An upper arm amputation… had a mortality rate of about 24%.” Not only did soldiers have to endure the war, once they came home their partners would notice that things were different with
The Civil War was America’s bloodiest war. Soldiers were not only dying from battle itself, but from the daily practices the military had in place. Medical care and response was lacking organization resulting in many preventable deaths. In 1862 this all changed with the appointment of Medical Director Jonathan Letterman, who focused on how soldiers were being treated both on and off the battlefield. Jonathan Letterman was crucial to the Union’s victory because he advanced civil war medicine and made it more accessible hence why his gravestone describes a man “who brought order and efficiency into the Medical Service and who was the originator of modern methods of medical organization in armies" (Arlington National Cemetery).
Some soldiers got diseases in their legs and arms from gunshot wounds and germs could get into the bloodstream. Doctors would then amputate the arm, or leg to prevent the disease from spreading throughout the rest of the body. Almost twenty five percent of amputees died from their surgeries. Finally, one of the last reasons the Civil War grew to be the deadliest war in US history has to do with how strongly each side believed that what they were fighting for was right. The North fought for the Union to be preserved, for their inalienable rights,
Research Problem This research article is designed to determine the correlation between veterans and homelessness. The study is examining how past and present trauma affect veterans’ ability to function in social and professional settings, which in turn affects their ability to support themselves. Purpose