"Boots" is a lyrical, narrative poem from the perspective of a Maine Coon Cat rescued one winter by a boy, Johnny, who grows up to be a young man enlisting in the service. Johnny comes back wounded in many ways, one of them being an amputee with phantom limb syndrome. Boots tries to help his owner as best he can by scratching the prosthetic leg that seems to pain Johnny so, and ponders the winters long ago when they used to play in the snow together. After our global campaign against COVID, I couldn't help but feel the poem had a renewed sense of meaning to many of the walking wounded who served their communities in the face of COVID. So it is a poem I hope in memorial to veterans of wars military and medical.
This is a pair of U.S. Military combat boots presumable worn by a military nurse during the Vietnam War. These boots show little sign of wear, are made from black leather, feature a stitched rubber sole, and are missing laces. The boots were produced by Biltrite and feature a stamp on the heal which reads "fleet foot "60" Custom Tailored." The heel also reads 7-8 while the inside reads "5 1/2 E 24432." ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1791/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of M-1966 Jungle Boots used by the U.S. Military both during and after the Vietnam War. These boots are made from olive drab nylon and black leather. Near the arch of the boot, there are screen vents which were designed to keep your feet cool and dry. The sole of the boot features the Panama tread pattern. Additionally, there is a steel plate inside the sole which was designed keep the wearer safe from spikes and other traps. ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1787/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of U.S. Military combat boots presumable worn by a military nurse during the Vietnam War. These boots show little sign of wear, are made from black leather, feature a stitched rubber sole, and are missing laces. The boots were produced by Biltrite and feature a stamp on the heal which reads "fleet foot "60" Custom Tailored." The heel also reads 7-8 while the inside reads "5 1/2 E 24432." ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1792/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of U.S. Military combat boots presumable worn by a military nurse during the Vietnam War. These boots show little sign of wear, are made from black leather, feature a stitched rubber sole, and are missing laces. The boots were produced by Biltrite and feature a stamp on the heal which reads "fleet foot "60" Custom Tailored." The heel also reads 7-8 while the inside reads "5 1/2 E 24432." ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1793/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of M-1966 Jungle Boots used by the U.S. Military both during and after the Vietnam War. These boots are made from olive drab nylon and black leather. Near the arch of the boot, there are screen vents which were designed to keep your feet cool and dry. The sole of the boot features the Panama tread pattern. Additionally, there is a steel plate inside the sole which was designed keep the wearer safe from spikes and other traps. ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1790/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of M-1966 Jungle Boots used by the U.S. Military both during and after the Vietnam War. These boots are made from olive drab nylon and black leather. Near the arch of the boot, there are screen vents which were designed to keep your feet cool and dry. The sole of the boot features the Panama tread pattern. Additionally, there is a steel plate inside the sole which was designed keep the wearer safe from spikes and other traps. ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1788/thumbnail.jpg
This is a pair of M-1966 Jungle Boots used by the U.S. Military both during and after the Vietnam War. These boots are made from olive drab nylon and black leather. Near the arch of the boot, there are screen vents which were designed to keep your feet cool and dry. The sole of the boot features the Panama tread pattern. Additionally, there is a steel plate inside the sole which was designed keep the wearer safe from spikes and other traps. ; https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/1789/thumbnail.jpg
File 1: "Boot dagger found at Camp Belknap" File 2: Boot dagger, discoloration shown on the dagger. Small details cover the front of the dagger. ; https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel/1085/thumbnail.jpg
Military intervention always has been and always will be an important part of foreign policy, a tool to further national interests and influence world events. Many scholars have tried to explain the intervention behavior of states in crises, conflicts, and wars. When and why do states intervene, and what are reasons for nonintervention? What conflicts and crises are more likely to call for intervention, and why? When is intervention successful? The explanations are manifold and include political, military, economic, social, environmental, domestic, and humanitarian factors. The theoretical literature covers a gamut of realist intentions, ranging from security, power, and national interests, as guides to state action; to emphasis on international trade and economics; and to domestic politics. Some argue for explanations based on idealistic aspirations, such as democracy and human rights. Many studies focus on a mix of different reasons. From this vast field, the author has selected international crises involving any form of U.S. activity in the years 1946-2006. Within these U.S. activities, the author distinguishes between crisis response with and without naval forces, as this study intends to advance the knowledge of the use of U.S. naval forces as a response to international crises and to contribute to a better understanding of when and how the U.S. Navy is deployed. ; https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/usnwc-newport-papers/1038/thumbnail.jpg
Despite much progress over the last sixty years, the US Army has struggled to find and train its' personnel in a sufficient moral framework. In war time this struggle has been seen with the senseless abuse of Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib. This is a grave concern for many including Christians. As a Christian and US Army Chaplain over the last fifteen years, I address this problem. Beginning with an exposition of controversial passages in the New Testament and the early church, an intellectual space will be created where the Christian faith and military service can function together. Just War Christian Discipleship, a certain way of appropriating the Augustinian view of Just War Tradition, presents and develops a Christian solution for proper response of the church faced with a nation considering, conducting, and ending a war. But this framework can also be used to help Christian US Army soldiers function in a one year deployment and combat mission. By combining the Just War (CD) framework with the seven virtues espoused by Thomas Aquinas and placing theses virtues as possible guides to practice the criteria of Just War (CD) within a year deployment and combat mission, the framework of Just War (CD) can be expanded to facilitate a better Christian witness.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has implemented a program to build the first instance of a complete cognitive agent. The program, called Personalized Assistant that Learns (PAL), is expected to yield new cognitive technology of significant value not only to the military, but also to the business and academic sectors. (Gunning 2004) With traditional engineering projects, evaluation can be done in a straightforward manner determining if the documented requirements of the system have been met. Agent-based capabilities and other network centric capabilities (e.g., web services) complicate matters because the environment that they will operate under constantly changes. Add to that complication, the ability to learn new capabilities, and testing whether or not a new agent is ready to be deployed becomes a problem beyond the current state of art and practice. In this paper an initial experiment design is discussed as well as a description of a broader approach for evaluation in transitioning cognitive systems that learn into an operational environment.
Writings on footwear tend to emphasise a fundamental division between those made for men and women: men's are plain, sturdy and functional, whereas women's are decorative, flimsy and impractical. Of all male footwear, boots are typically the plainest, sturdiest and most functional of all. In the eighteenth century they were emphatically outdoor wear, and scholars have noted their rustic and unrefined image. This article re-evaluates the elite male boot of the long eighteenth century in Britain, emphasising its complex symbolic associations and its significance for the gendered lives of men. Boots were associated with equestrianism, social status and the military, and therefore were key markers of gender, class and national identities. Furthermore, the article considers boots as material objects, and what this tells us about their use and the impact that they had upon the bodies of their wearers. Based on research in three key shoe archives, this study uses boots to think about Georgian notions of masculinity, the body and the self.
Charles Noble's long poem playfully connects autobiography, narrative, philosophy, history, and satire and experiments with language and structure in a way that pushes the limits of contemporary poetry. Noble leaves no leaf unturned as he touches on issues related to contemporary Western society, including mass media culture, gender politics, postindustrial technology, and the politics of postmodern culture.
Series: Open Series, No. 1. ; Charles Noble's long poem playfully connects autobiography, narrative, philosophy, history, and satire and experiments with language and structure in a way that pushes the limits of contemporary poetry. Noble leaves no leaf unturned as he touches on issues related to contemporary Western society, including mass media culture, gender politics, postindustrial technology, and the politics of postmodern culture. ; Yes