The challenges that United States Army Noncommissioned Officers face today are similar to those faced by Noncommissioned Officers earlier in our Nation's history. Although confronted with different enemies, arms and equipment, one commonality shared throughout the ages is the task of hunting insurgents. Today's NCOs are hunting Osama Bin Laden and Abu al Masri; while the NCOs of 150 years ago were hunting enemy insurgents during the Civil War. SGT Boston Corbett, famous for taking the shot that killed the terrorist of the time, John Wilkes Booth, was one of these NCOs. By studying the life and contributions of former Noncommissioned Officers such as SGT Corbett, we can learn valuable lessons that we can then apply to the current fight in the Global War on Terror.

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