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There are many websites (some official) that list all Medal of Honor recipients. Do a websearch by simply typing in Medal of Honor. I suggest this only because there were 96 recipients from WWI - TOO MANY to list.

The biggest, most well-known campaign of civilian action was Rosie the Riveter, which called for women to work the factory jobs that men were leaving to go fight the war. Other efforts included rationing food, buying war bonds, and Red Cross participation.

Maryland was one of the original thirteen colonies, and became a state on February 2, 1781, when it ratified the constitution.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Until he was relieved of duty by President Truman in 1951, for publicly disagreeing with Truman's Korean War Policy.

He was replaced by Gen. Ridgeway.

Shay's Rebellion occurred right before the writing of the Constitution. The rebellion proved to the American lawmakers that there was not enough of a mechanism for control in the states, and that they needed a better body of laws and a better method of governance.

Probably not as tough as they were in the 70's; they haven't fought a major war in over 30 years. The war experience they gained in the 20th century, no doubt has, like the rest of the world's militaries...turned into "schools" and "movies (films)."

Well, within the past 30 years, Vietnam's Army did fight with someone such as Cambodia (Khmer Rouge) in 1979 as well as China from 1979 to 1984. Vietnam's Army successfully eliminated Khmer Rouge to liberate Cambodia and defeated China's Army right after that meanwhile most of Vietnam's Regular force still were stationing in Cambodia.

The War on Terror started by terrorists attacking the Twin Towers on 9/11 and George Bush sent troops over to Iraq to fight the war.

here is a great answer.

Warluster for the credit :)

Well, there are quite a few from World War One

The very first Commander and CHief was Joseph Joffre. He was quite old; as were most French generals, and was admired very much by the people and some of the army (When I say some, that is in the first year.) so he earned the nickname Papa Joffre. He made some terrible mistakes, and ignored things as he was too proud and stubborn. He actually led the Defense of Paris in the Franco Prussian war of the previous century. He was fired in 1916 after Somme. (3 August 1914 - 13 December 1916)

The second was Robert Nivelle. Actualy young for a French general, he was very inexperinced compared to Joffre and his succesors, with only experince from the Boxer Rebellion of 1905. He earnt the rank of Comander and Chief after a amazing counter attack at Verdun, the bloodiest French, or even any battle, in the war. THis was overshadowed by what then happened. He led wave after wave of horrible attacks which kill thousands upon thousands of his own men, using tactics which were proved ineffective in the Franco Prussian war. He then devised a offensive, the Nivelle offensive, which proved quite successful compared to other battles of the war. The offensive broke down after 100 000 French soldiers died, and the medical services broke down. Several weeks/month's later hwas gone. (13 December 1916 - April 1917)

The third, and most famous of them all, was Philippe Petain. After Nivelle the French army mutined, but petain skillfuly handled it so a crisis was avoided. Following this major succes Petain refused to operate any more major offensives until more American forces came, unlike the British who lost thousands of British and Commonwealth troops. But he was also waiting for more tanks and as quoted: 'I am waiting for more tanks, and more Americans' . A massive German attack in 1918 though broke through his lines because commanders of infeiror rank didn't follow orders. Petain was punished and stripped of rights. In 1940 he became Prsident of France, then leading the Pro Nazi Vichy government.

The final General Ferdinand Foch. In March, 1918 Foch was appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. THis covered every single Allied force from the British and Commonwealth soldiers, to the French and the new Americans. Foch handled the end of the war well, coordanating offensives and introducing the Americans in comfrtoably, using them, well in offensives and pushing the Germans back into the Hindenburg line. A amazing General, probably the best egneral of the whole war. he held Paris easiloy, and as quoted: 'I will fight in front of Paris, I will fight in Paris, I will fight behind Paris'. Along with Haig he was one of the generals who accepted the German surrender in Novmber. He was inducted in Les Invalides where he lay alongisde some of France's most amazing people, including Napoleon. Foch's was the only tomb left alone when the Germans held Paris during World War Two. He was named Marshal of France, Marshal of Poland and Grand Marshal of Britain and has numerous statues through Poland, Britain, France and the US.

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There were a number of elements that made fighting in Vietnam difficult for Americans. Among these were the language/culture differences, thick jungles and mountainous terrain, swamp and bogs, monsoons and swollen rivers, lack of acclimatization of occupying forces (French then US troops), difficulty identifying the enemy (a guerrilla force that blended with the homogenous population), lack of home front support (growing social unrest and antiwar sentiment), unclear objectives, ineffective (puppet) government in South Vietnam, unsteady (rotating seat of power) ally government, long supply lines (approximately 8,000 miles of ocean between the US and Vietnam), and a host of other reasons.

The president's role as commander-in-chief of the armed forces assures civilian control of their safety. It is the duty of the president to ensure that the citizens feels safe within the borders.

General Grant was determined to crush the Confederate troops. He was tired of the long war and sought to end it as soon as possible. Many people in the North objected to the large number of Union casualties. Mary Todd Lincoln called Grant a butcher. Nevertheless, at war's end he was the hero of the North and he was rewarded with election to the US presidency in 1868.

Subic Bay Naval Base and Clark Air Force Base were in the Philippines, but closed shortly after Mount Pinatubo volcano eruption severely damaged both bases.

Total War: Destroying everything in his path.

He was tall, a brilliant man, a great leader, and an even better engineer! He was soft spoken but rigid in military discipline. He loved his state and his family and was a Christian by religion. He was a hero of the Mexican War and lead the marines that captured John Brown at Harpers Ferry. Had Virginia stayed in the union he would have been commander of their army after Winfield Scott retired.

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Armed Forces.

He was an aetheist.

The Calvary (horse mounted units) would wear spurs.

Interestingly enough, airplanes were a private development only reluctantly adopted by the military. (One 1900s French general said "planes are interesting toys but of no military value"). Orville and Wilbur Wright were civilians and had no gov't funding or support when they flew their first aircraft, the Flyer.