R2D2 Dances to Michael Jackson Billy Jean and Thriller
This doesn’t really have anything to do with the military, except that R2D2 was a rebel soldier droid. (stretch?) But anyway, I don’t care because I think this is hilarious. When R2D2 dances, these ARE the droids you are looking for! So lwts get wntertained while R2D2 Dances to Michael Jackson Billy Jean and Thriller!
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With the popularity of both the King of Pop and Star Wars, this is not surprisingly, a very popular share on social media. It lit up Facebook pages, Buzzfeed and other sites.
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America has had its fair share of incredible leaders from the time of its inception, General George Washington, Ulysses S Grant, Winfield Scott, Robert E Lee, Dwight D Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George S Patton, Matthew B Ridgway, H Norman Schwarzkopf and the one remembered today: Black Jack John J Pershing! Now is the time to remember American General and Legend: Black Jack Pershing!
An intellectual, identified as extremely intelligent from an early age, John would teach school for 4 years prior to his appointment at West Point in 1882.
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The Indian Wars
As a newly commissioned 2nd Lt with the famous 6th Cavalry Regiment in June of 1886, he was instrumental as an officer during the American Indian Wars. The name “Black Jack”would soon be given to him as a result of his command of the famous Buffalo Soldiers.
The Spanish-and Philippine-American Wars
It was then soon after the Indian Wars that General Pershing served with the tenth cavalry at San Juan Hill. As the leader and commander of troops during the Philippine-American War he again served with amazing leadership from 1899 to 1901. As an experienced officer and battle tested he sought a battle and after a short period of time found himself in San Francisco in 1914 where he took command of the 8th Infantry Brigade.
World War 1
The year is 1917 and after a shirt interview with President Woodrow Wilson, the decision was reached that Pershing would become the commander of the the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe. With is arrival coming in France on June 23 thus began the buildup of American forces in Europe and preparation of war. French then demanded that US forces fight under French commanders and immediately Pershing refused. This was simply not going to happen. During his time in France, Pershing maintained the AEF as an independent fighting force and commanded three major offensives in 1918 consisting of Aisne-Marne from July 25 to August 2, Saint-Mihiel from September 12 to 19, and the final Meuse-Argonne offensive on September 26 to November 11.
A historian and commander that had clearly studied his fellow generals, Pershing was quickly adopted tactics learned from General Lee he operated by taking advantage of the enemies flanks to lodge them from their trench tactics. Up to then trench warfare was costly, resulting in too many casualties. Pershing use of flanking maneuvers resulted in success in effective routing of the enemy.
The first to use air power he was able to reduce concentrations of enemy forces and used airplanes verses artillery to bring the fight tot he enemy. French and British leaders claimed the war would conclude in 1919 or 1920 but Pershing stated the AEF would end it by by 1918 and through his brilliant tactics and leadership it did end.
As the first ever appointment as General of the Armies of the United States in July 1919 thus making him the first and only general to receive the rank in his own lifetime created a significant historical event in the history of the US Army. Not often remembered due to the fact that the AEF did not participate in the earlier European campaigns it nevertheless provides a glimpse into this most effective of American Generals.
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