Keydy Vasquez Cerrato Essays - Military Personnel, Military

Keydy Vasquez Cerrato Mrs.Pimental U.S History 1 06 October 2015 Valley Forge; Would You Have Quit? War is a time where it test s those soldiers in battle, because when times get tough they almost all quit. But I salute those that stay to fight for our country we all know that George Washington and his troops withdrew from Boston and retreated New York. At Valley Gorge many soldiers deserted' but through all this most of the army had survived the harsh winter. Quit means to not re e nlis t-Should I Quit? I will be reenlisting in the continental Army because the men at Valley Forge continue to show a spirit of Alacrity, soldiers that have died and or are sick need to be replaced. Also that the words of Thomas Paine have inspired me because I don't want to be known as a summer soldier. Dr.Albigence Waldo was at Valley Forge first hand witnessing, and even experiencing all of the suffering that occurred during the battles. "Yet they still show a spirit of Alacrity (cheerful, willingness) (Doc C).Are the exact same words of Dr.Waldo and what he notices at Valley Forge. During his help he also noticed that you could see the feet through the worn shoes and that such content not to be expected from so young troops' ( Doc C). The words of Dr.Waldo's diary allowed me more clearly that I can still be in the Continental Army. The American Crisis showed me once again that with more reason that my place should not be empty because my country needs me to fight for them. The words that Thomas Paine used in that article are inspirational because they convinced me to not want to be known as a summer soldier. "These are times that try men's souls... The summer soldierwill in this crisis shrink from the service of their country " ( Doc D) Those are not the only words that were said , he also said that "We have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph " ( Doc D) With these words we should gather that they are true because all hard work pays off in the end. We all know that George Washington started at Valley Forge with almost 12,000 in the year of 1777 and ended up with 8,000 in 1778 because almost 4,000 soldiers died during their stay at Valley Forge mostly because of the harsh winter. It is known that an estimated amount of 2,898 soldiers got sick in December. In February almost 3,989were also sick (Doc A). From December to the June of 1778 the deaths of the soldiers was between 1,500 to 2,500. The Amount of people that George Washington loses is incredible because it's a war that needs as much help it can receive. All this evidence proves that it should stay and help my country. The deaths that occurred can't stay vacant, they need to be replaced by new people. We need to show that even though we are young we have strength to fight . Many soldiers shouldn't be known as summer soldiers but brave men that risk their own lives to defend the country we live in.