Bill LigginBill Liggin

The Warrior’s Vision Old Self Answering the Call Leave Taking Boot Camp Advanced Training Assignment, Deployment, Arrival in War Zone Fear, Guilt, Rage, Shock Berserk or Not Brother- Sisterhood Master of Darkness Transformation Leave Taking Homecoming, Grief, Loss, Anger, Confusion Making Meaning, Seeking Forgiveness, Grace Restoration of Community

Pre-reflective before war Pre-initiated Civilian innocent Answer the call Uninitiated Innocent self Hears the call Imagination Intention

14,000 Recorded Wars American Revolution (1775–1783) War of 1812 (1812–1815) Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898) Mexican War (1846–1848) Civil War (1861–1865 Spanish-American War (1898–1902) World War I (1917–1918) World War II (1940–1945) Korean War (1950–1953) Vietnam War (1964–1975) Gulf War (1990–1991) Global War on Terror (as of Sept. 30, 2006) Five Branches of Service Army Air Force Navy Marines Coast Guard Five Branches of Service Army Air Force Navy Marines Coast Guard

American Revolution ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers217,000 Battle Deaths4,435 Non-mortal Woundings6,188 War of 1812 ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers286,730 Battle Deaths2,260 Non-mortal Woundings4,505 Indian Wars (approx ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (VA estimate)106,000 Battle Deaths (VA estimate)1,000 Mexican War ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers78,718 Battle Deaths1,733 Other Deaths (In Theater)11,550 Non-mortal Woundings4,152 Civil War ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Union)2,213,363 Battle Deaths (Union)140,414 Other Deaths (In Theater) (Union)224,097 Non-mortal Woundings (Union)281,881 Total Servicemembers (Conf.) 1,050,000 Battle Deaths (Confederate) 74,524 Other Deaths (In Theater) (Confederate) 59,297 Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate)Unknown Spanish-American War ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)306,760 Battle Deaths385 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)2,061 Non-mortal Woundings1,662 World War I ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)4,734,991 Battle Deaths53,402 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)63,114 Non-mortal Woundings204,002 Living Veterans 1 World War II (1941 –1945) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)16,112,566 Battle Deaths291,557 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)113,842 Non-mortal Woundings671,846 Living Veterans 2,306,000

Korean War ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide) 5,720,000 Battle Deaths33,739 Other Deaths (In Theater)2,835 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)17,672 Non-mortal Woundings103,284 Living Veterans2,307,000 Vietnam War ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)8,744,000 Deployed to Southeast Asia 3,403,000 Battle Deaths 47,434 Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,786 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 32,000 Non-mortal Woundings 153,303 Living Veterans 7,125,000 Desert Shield/Desert Storm ( ) Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)2,322,000 Deployed to Gulf694,550 Battle Deaths147 Other Deaths (In Theater)235 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)1,590 Non-mortal Woundings467 Living Veterans 5, 102,269,000 America’s Wars Total ( ) U.S. Military Service during Wartime41,891,368 Battle Deaths651,030 Other Deaths (In Theater)308,800 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 230,279 Non-mortal Woundings1,431,290 Living War Veterans17,456,000 Living Veterans (Periods of War & Peace)23,442,000 Global War on Terror (Oct ) The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit the following Department of Defense Website: /gwot_component.pdf

Ideal culture history rhetoric be communism Officer Idea job board car getting a job board wants a car college Idea/Ideal: Action to join Mythic experience Idea/Ideal: Action to join Mythic experience Intention, pre-reflective medical complications draft employment medical training salary

Power:  1950 National Security Report “ no coalition is big enough to contain the Kremlin” Prestige:  1966 McNamara is quoted “avoid humiliation” Principles :  1965 Johnson said,” appetite for aggression is never satisfied” Quoted the Bible: “Hither shall I come and no further” Profit :  1965 Henry Cabot Lodge said “we have to protect our economic interest” the wealth of Asia will be undermined”. Rice, rubber, tin, we do not exist in an economic vacuum” Protection :  1968 Johnson said” “when a nation is attacked it will fight to protect boundaries and people”. We are not just protecting the Vietnamese, we are protecting every American... we must protect ourselves.

How were you called Circumstances Departure to the unknown Physical, ASVAB Say goodbye to the old self Induction Center

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First initiation Reformation of identity  Self to group thought  Deconstruction of civilian identity Trauma, humiliation Hurry up and wait MOS Weeding-out process

5 a.m. - Wake up 5:30 a.m. - Physical Training 6:30 a.m. - Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Training Noon - Lunch 1 p.m. - Training 5 p.m. - Dinner 6 p.m. - Drill Sergeant Time 8:30 p.m. - Personal Time 9:30 p.m. - Lights Out

The Warrior’s Vision Old Self Answering the Call Leave Taking Boot Camp Advanced Training Assignment, Deployment, Arrival in War Zone Fear, Guilt, Rage, Shock Berserk or Not Brother- Sisterhood Master of Darkness Transformation Leave Taking Homecoming, Grief, Loss, Anger, Confusion Making Meaning, Seeking Forgiveness, Grace Restoration of Community