Charlie's War

Me, Keller Clark

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Alexander Bettencourt

Doctor Alexander Theodore Bettencourt was a British soldier, explorer, adventurer, politician, and statesman. He has received the Victoria Cross two times, one during his military service, and one posthumously. He was killed in action in early October 2011 near the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan. He is known as a combat veteran of the special forces, and ranks as the most highly trained operative in human history. He was an elite assassin trained to kill an enemy with any threatening object ranging from a pen to a paper towel. He reached the highest physical and mental challenges in the British military.

He was born on September 24, 1972 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, in the United Kingdom, to two wealthy British politicians Jacques Guillaume and Veronica (nee MacLaren.) He was raised in a French-speaking family with origins in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France, at the time part of the German Empire. His paternal great-great-grandfather was a French general and at one time, infamous Marshal of France. His maternal grandfather, Alexander Jonathan MacLaren, was a British officer in the British Royal Marines. He is of French, German, Scottish, and Irish descent. He was raised a devout Roman Catholic, although he actually usually refused to show it, and changed to Anglicanism. His family descends from Clan MacLaren.

Bettencourt has fiery red hair, an auburn (reddish-brown) mustache, pale, light skin, and freckles. His main weapons of choice are an L96 bolt-action sniper rifle, as well as a Browning HP pistol. He also sometimes uses an HK MP5 submachine gun. He was a veteran of the British Royal Marines, Special Air Service, and the Special Reconnaissance, as well as all of the special operations branches and special forces groups in the British military. He was a special agent for the MI6 for a while, and infiltrated a Russian nuclear program. He was a former hand-to-hand combat instructor in the British Army. He proved to be an excellent marksman, as well as an expert knife thrower with quick wits and a deadpan sense of humor. He is a skilled drummer and an amazing dancer. Despite his sometimes rather bookwormish appearance, he is a skilled gunfighter with an M1911 pistol. Throughout the series franchise The Archduke of Prussia, he wears different clothes matched with different weapons throughout the series, including, but are not limited to:

1. White, clean lab coat and khaki pants with glasses and a tucked-in red shit, with a nickel plated double-barreled shotgun, and a Webley Revolver as a sidearm in a brown, leather holster slung from his right hip.

2. A standard issue Ghillie suit with a white and black mask and an L96 or M21 sniper rifle as a main weapon, and a SIG Sauer P226 pistol as a sidearm in a holster, faced forwards, on his left hip.

3. An SAS counter-terrorism raider outfit with a gas respirator and a black and purple jumpsuit with a black vest and bullet-proof jacket, armed with an HK MP5 and a Browning HP pistol as his weapons.

4. A plain white shirt with a black turtleneck and tight, blue jeans with a black belt, and running shoes, and a scoped M1903 Springfield rifle as a main weapon and an HK USP semi-automatic pistol as a sidearm.

5. A WW1-era British khaki uniform with puttee rolls and a Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle with a bayonet, as well as an M1 Garand with a bayonet, and an M1911 pistol and a Mark I trench knife as a sidearm weapon.

6. A DPM Smock Windproof and trousers, as well as an SA80 bullpup assault rifle, as well as an HK UMP and/or an HK G36, with an HK45 pistol as a sidearm.

He received the Victoria Cross and many other military decorations and awards. He was killed in action while serving with a group of British Army riflemen while securing defensive position in an assault on Taliban positions, near the outskirts of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. His death is described by fellow Victoria Cross recipient and automatic rifleman Francis Doherty:

"Personally, I literally thought that Doctor Alexander Bettencourt was a god. I was born in Ireland, and raised a devout Roman Catholic in a British family with Irish Catholic descent from Derry. Bettencourt was fluent in his native English, as well as his family's French, and German, Latin, Gaelic, Swahili, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Afrikaans, Dutch, Maori, and even Comanche. I am an ordinary automatic rifleman. I took my machine-gun out there and blasted the hell out of the Taliban. But they just kept on coming towards us. I threw down my machine-gun and went for a rifle. In took my rifle, mounted a bayonet on it, and charged forward with Bettencourt. We then put some burst fire on a machine-gun nest, and I gave a grenade to Bettencourt. He is just an army medic, but hell, can he fight! He threw that grenade probably about 80 feet, and it exploded right in front of the Taliban machine-gunner. He dropped dead, but a man came out with a suspicious-looking fuel tank on his back, and he was armed with a flamethrower. He set fire to the grass, and we took cover in the field. Bettencourt ran for his stretcher, and we saw our wounded, burning lieutenant colonel, Lt. Col. Winchester, on the ground in flames. I gave Bettencourt some cover fire, and shot at the fuel tank, exploding the man holding it. I then finally went for the stretcher and Bettencourt and I carried it back to a small, dug-out style trench. Bettencourt got shot, but kept on going. We took him back, and nursed him back to health. I then saw Bettencourt spitting up blood, and he dropped dead. I was devastated that my best friend that I had known since I was a young boy was just killed, but the Queen had blessed me with my gift and my machine-gun, and I had to carry on."

Monday, October 24, 2011

The Great Battle of Rome

The Great Battle of Rome was a small battle on the banks of the Tiber River near Roman, a fictional skirmish between a battalion of U.S. Marines under Lt. Col. Lewis Henry Doherty, against the mighty Roman forces under the Emperor Augustus Octavia. It ended up in heavy casualties and marked the end of Ancient Rome.

Belligerents:
United States of America (Strength: 1,300 soldiers, 4 tanks, 1 technical) (Casualties: 784 soldiers)

Roman Empire (Strength: 20,000 soldiers, 70 missile weapons) (Casualties: 17,987)

Result: Overall American victory, Roman defeat, American capture of Rome, Naples, Sicily, and Italy by the American troops, seceding of the Roman Empire to the United States, all Roman territories and states freed, and end of the Roman civilization by the American government.

Commanders and Leaders:

Lt. Col. Lewis Henry Doherty Emperor Augustus Octavia

It started out when a team of nine soldiers-Pvt. Frank Robinson, Sgt. Joseph Lancaster, Pvt. James Jackson, Capt. Carlos Garcia, Lt. Damien Miller, Pvt. Robert Lockhart, Pvt. William Grimm, Sgt. Henry Killian, and Pvt. John Gore- went on a scouting mission under Lt. Col. Lewis Henry Doherty. Doherty went back to base as the soldiers scouted, when Pvt. Jackson and Sgt. Lancaster were spotted. All the team members were chased back to a small wooded area near the banks of the Tiber River, where the team members put up a large fight, coming into ferocious close-quarters fighting with a whole century of Roman soldiers, eventually escaping but later wounded, captured, interrogated, beaten, tortured, and executed by firing squad. Doherty, later hearing of the news- decided to position his troops on a small ridge near a swampy, wooded area, and the marshy banks of the Tiber River. His very modern, highly-trained, professional troops, armed with rifles, machine guns, and artillery, proved extremely efficient and effective in combat with the battle-tested Roman forces. They held the ridge for over 18 days, after constant sniping and machine-gun fire, artillery barrages, and fierce hand-to hand combat, the brilliant American commander, Lewis Doherty, gave orders to the troops to give chase to Roman cavalry and infantry soldiers. This proved effective, and Doherty and his troops, charging down a large slope, eventually overran and overwhelmed Roman positions in ferocious fighting with knives, shovels, and stakes, as well as their bare hands and teeth. They then positioned a sharpshooter named Emmett Doherty, the brother of the brilliant commander, with a designated marksman rifle, to guard troops. He proved an amazing killing machine and a patient sniper, and shot down or killed 64 enemy soldiers. After the main battle of rifles, the American soldiers eventually won, but at a cost, and the United States government awarded every battalion soldier the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Written and Produced by K.D. Clark

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

My Unit of U.S. Army Rangers

Soldiers=
Captain Francis Wilson (Leader)
Lieutenant Colin Meyers (Sniper)
Lieutenant Henry Munro (Sniper)
Sergeant Carlos Garcia (Automatic Rifleman)
Sergeant Zachary Harper (Automatic Rifleman)
Sergeant Brandon Touchstone (Automatic Rifleman)
Corporal James Devin (Grenadier)
Corporal Roy MacRae (Grenadier)
Corporal Jack Muir (Grenadier)
Corporal Sean Darragh (Grenadier)
Private Bernard Foley (Rifleman)
Private James Winchester (Rifleman)
Private Zdzislaw Vojakmraz (Rifleman)
Private Nicholas Hawthorne (Rifleman)
Private Avery Lucas (Rifleman)

Instructors/Trainers:
Langston Touchstone
K.D. Clark
Andrew Shapiro
Teddy Morrison
Dylan Matthews
Andrew Hutchinson
Milan Novak
John Miller
William Carson

Entertainment:
The Dukes of Dixieland
Damian McGinty
Plain White T's
Sinead O'Connor
Daniel O'Donnell
Foster the People
Hot Chelle Rae
The New Orleans Nightcrawlers

This unit of elite spies, covert secret agents, cold-blooded operatives, ruthless assassins, deadly snipers, pinpoint rifleman, cutthroat raiders, rough and tough infantry, and dashing and daring officers, was formed during the American Revolutionary War and hand-picked by Colonel Benjamin Church himself. They are the best of the best, the first in the fight, and are part of the amazing U.S. Army Rangers. They have world-class instructors and trainers who train the Rangers in everything from hand-to-hand combat to sniping. The class of U.S. Army Rangers will be fighting in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. They are favored by officers and are known for their famous soldiers and trainers.

Above: M4 carbine, the standard carbine rifle of all United States Special Forces, and has found favor with this team of the U.S. Army Rangers with a scope, foregrip, rear sight, stock, laser sight, and many other gun attachments and other things to make an ordinary M4A1 assault rifle into a custom M4 carbine.

Above: Beretta M9 semi-automatic pistol, manufactured and produced in Italy, and the standard sidearm of all United States Special Forces.

Above: M18A1 Claymore, a directed anti-personnel mine used by all United States Special Forces to kill enemy soldiers, destroy tanks and other amphibious vehicles, and to bust down doors or neutralize positions.

Above: KA-BAR combat fighting knife, the standard issue fighting knife of the U.S. Rangers and Marines.

The unit was named Wilson's Warriors by President George H.W. Bush. They are well-respected by both civilians and U.S. Army Rangers.

Written and Produced by K.D. Clark

Friday, August 12, 2011

My Famous Ancestors

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Seamus Sean Mac Murchadha (James John Murphy)

James John Murphy (Irish Gaelic: Seamus Sean Mac Murchadha) was an Irish-born British soldier who served as a dragoon, hussar, cavalry sniper, and lancer in the British cavalry during World War 1.

James Murphy was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland, on the island of Ireland, in what today is present-day Northern Ireland, then part of the British Empire. He was born Seamus Sean Mac Murchadha. His father, Ronan Mac Murchadha, was in the British Army and served in South Africa in the First Boer War, fighting the Boers, a group of Dutch settlers in South Africa. James joined the British cavalry in 1917. He was mustered out in 1918, when the war ended. He joined first as a dragoon. He fought in the battles and sieges of Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, Arras, and many other conflicts from 1917-1918 in World War 1.

James was a dragoon, hussar, cavalry sniper, and lancer. He served in the following ranks:

Lieutenant (Hussar)

Captain (Dragoon)

Major (Cavalry Sniper)

Sergeant (Lancer)

He was wounded when a German storm trooper slashed him across the face with a captured American-made Bowie knife. It left him with scars for the rest of his life.

Name: James John Murphy (English) Seamus Sean Mac Murchadha (Irish Gaelic)

Nationality: Irish and British

Birthplace: Dungannon, County Tyrone (present-day Northern Ireland) to a noble Irish Gaelic family.

Deathplace: Glasgow, Barren, Scotland, Great Britain, United Kingdom.

War (s): World War 1

Written and edited by Keller Darragh Clark

Friday, June 24, 2011

Ranks of the Modern British Armed Forces

Private
Private First Class
Corporal
2nd Corporal
3rd Corporal
Lance Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major of the Army
Warrant Officer 3rd Class
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Warrant Officer 1st Class
2nd Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
Five Star General
Field Marshal
Prime Minister
Monarch

The Police/ Military Force of Northern Ireland

1. Royal Ulster Constabulary Londonderry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Antrim, and Cavan
2. Royal Coleraine Police= Coleraine
3. Ulster Defense Regiment Londonderry, Tyrone, and Antrim
4. Belfast Police= Belfast
5. N.U.P.F.= Donegal, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Cavan, and Monaghan
6. Royal Iniskilling Fuseliers=Donegal, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, and Down
7. N.U.M.F.=Donegal, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Cavan, and Monaghan
8. Omagh Police Force=Omagh
9. Irish Guards=Londonderry, Tyrone, and Antrim
10. Royal Ulster Rifles=Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Cavan, and Monaghan
11. Royal Irish Fuseliers=Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Cavan, and Monaghan
12. Royal Irish Rangers=Londonderry, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Cavan, and Monaghan