Living and Learning-Is the Past a Map for Our Future
Abstract
Studying our military past is essential in benefiting our soldiers today. Though there are many battles of our past looking at the war in the Philippines, Vietnam and our current Global War on Terrorism provide some very important lessons. For example, in the Philippines we learnedlessons from the use of Guerrilla type forces and the importance of providing basic needs such as teachers in winning the war. Moving from the Philippines to the Vietnam War, we were taught how detrimental the underestimation of enemy forces could be at Dien Bien Phu and we realized the effects of constant rotation on the war. Finally, our current Global War on Terrorism, though far from over has proven to be very useful for our soldiers. We are learning daily the importance of the local populace on our counterinsurgency techniques and with these lessons succeeding in our battles to win the war. The past is a very important tool and should never be disregarded for soldiers today and it continues to prove beneficial in our daily task.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 15, 2009
- Accession Number
- AD1133234
Entities
People
- Todd R. Yerger
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy