PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Personal Vocabulary
Project
Title: Heroes Don't Run
Group Members: Brad, Allen, Robbie, andLuke
1. Platoon
Definition: A subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a lieutenant and divided into several sections.
2. Calisthenics
Definition: Gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.
3. Battalion
Definition: A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
4. Banzai
Definition: A Japanese battle cry, (especially of Japanese troops) attacking fiercely and recklessly.
"a banzai charge"
5. Purple Heart
Definition: (in the US) A military decoration for those wounded or killed in action, established in 1782 and re-established in 1932.
6. Intermittently
Definition: "stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain."
7. Cosmoline
Definition: A substance obtained from petroleum that is similar to petrolatum and is applied to machinery, especially vehicles or weapons, in order to prevent rust.
8. Fortification
Definition:Fortifications are military constructions or buildings designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and also used to solidify rule in a region during peace time.
