"La Agonia del Comandante" es la historia de toda su vida, que se le deviene en los ultimos instantes, agonicos, en los que su alma se esta desprendiendo del mundo material. Es la historia de un hombre llanero, que desde nino va forjando sus suenos e ideales, que lo van transformando en el ciudadano que con el tiempo encuentra el camino perfecto, para realizar todos esos anhelos de juventud y de civismo, en la Escuela Militar del Honor, el Deber y la Ciencia, donde absorbe, los mas altos valores civicos, que le reorientan el espiritu de servicio a su patria. Lamentablemente mas tarde en la vida profesional, llega a darse cuenta que esos valores civicos que tanto amo, respeto y que fueron la guia moral en su vida, eran manipulados por la elite en el poder, utilizando los cuadros de las fuerzas armadas como el brazo armado de los capitalistas. Todas esas vivencias lo llevan a internarse en un enmaranado analisis entre las tendencias ideologicas del comunismo Internacional y el Capitalismo, Asi entra en conflicto su deber militar con su conciencia social, que lo lleva, al final, a renunciar definitivamente a su deber con las fuerzas armadas.

Today's News Headlines: Military suicides rise to a record 349, topping number of troops killed in combat By Washington Post, January 14, 2013 Suicide Crisis Mounts For US Soldiers And Veterans, July 16, 2012 Home Headline News Topics in Brief: Substance Abuse among the Military, Veterans, and their Families National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2011 One U.S. veteran attempts suicide every 80 minutes: Hidden tragedy of Afghanistan and Iraq wars Daily Mail Reporter 3 Nov. 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The above headlines caught the attention of the media in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Since that time the suicide rate in the military continues to increase. A-bout-FACE. A TRUE story about Stephen Paul Campos. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the US Army as a combat infantry rifleman. From April 1968 to April 1969 he served one year tour of combat duty with the 199th. Light Infantry Brigade. Within just two weeks he and his platoon experience a "horrific" friendly-fire tragedy that shakes him to his core. Along with many other veterans he returned home with Post-traumatic stress syndrome unable to integrate fully back into society. Two decades later, on the verge of suicide, he was able to turn his life around. Mr. Campos shares his experiences in combat and struggles with PTSD while trying to transition back into civilian life. This story will bring to light the effects of post-war stress, drugs and alcohol abuse. Also, included are his personal Steps to Recovery. "You CAN Heal from the Demons of War" Gerald M. Korson - award winning journalist and editor

Here is a collection of stories, events, and incidents that Master Chief Petty Office was present or received firsthand knowledge of those present at the time they occurred. The collection of stores reflects the American society at the time these sailors served on active duty in the United States Navy. Times and attitudes have changed over the years, and it may be easy to judge them by today's standards, but those same standards were not at the time. I am aware that today, commanding officers of United States ships do not have the same judgmental options and authority as they did in the past. Therefore, many of the incidents if occurred today would result in court-martial's and discharges from the service. Sailors walk in the footsteps of the sailors before them. The navy is tradition; therefore, sailors today think in some ways that they have to do as the sailors before them. To wearing the white hat on the back of the heads, create wings on the brim of covers, and to be a little mischief on liberty-to many, this is what they think is what a sailors does-work hard at sea, see the world, pull into a liberty port, see the sites, enjoy meeting the people, drink and have fun. Keep in mind as you read these stores, these are sailors that not only served their country, also made history. The sailors that are in the navy today are making history, one day at a time that will be in history books of the future. The highest form of respect that you can give any individuals that goes to sea is to call them a "sailor" or a "shipmate." I, Master Chief Petty Officer Howard, wish all my follow sailors and shipmates-fair winds and smooth seas.

Artillery proved to be the greatest killer on the Western front in World War I, and the use and misuse of artillery was certainly a determining factor in the war DEGREESD's outcome. While many books explore the artillery forces and employment of the European powers, this is the first study to examine artillery employment in the American Expeditionary Force. Grotelueschen follows one AEF division through its entire World War I experience, from preliminary training to each of its battles in France. This approach allows for great investigative depth and an opportunity to explore the implementation of doctrinal changes throughout the war.

While accounts of the AEF written in the immediate aftermath of the war praised it as a great fighting machine, most scholars have concluded that the AEF was a flawed combat force. This study demonstrates that despite significant flaws and weaknesses, especially in artillery doctrine and employment, at least some AEF divisions did attain effective fighting ability. American divisions were most successful when carrying out limited, set-piece attacks, efforts that ran counter to approved US Army and AEF doctrine at the time. Historians will find this unique approach to the study of division level strengths and weaknesses to be useful in making more accurate and complete comparisons among the great armies of the Western Front.

This report analyzes four key aspects of US and Iranian strategic competition--sanctions, energy, arms control, and regime change. Its primary focus is on the ways in which the sanctions applied to Iran have changed US and Iranian competition since the fall of 2011. This escalation has been spurred by the creation of a series of far stronger US unilateral sanctions and the European Union s imposition of equally strong sanctions, both of which affect Iran s ability to export, its financial system, and its overall economy."