General James "Mad Dog" Mattis

  • Birthday

    The legend of Mad Dog began on this date. On September 8, 1950 he was born. His Mother gave birth to him. This impacted his life because he was born.
  • Mattis Joins the Marine Corps

    James Mattis on January 1st 1969 joined the Marine Corps. This impacted his life because if he didn't join the Marine Corps he wouldn't be the secretary of defense.
  • James Mattis become an officer

    James Mattis became an officer on this date. This impacted his life because he gained a lot of leadership qualities while becoming an officer
  • Gulf War

    The Gulf war begins on this date after the Iraqi military invades Kuwait. A coalition of American,British,French,Canadian, and Saudi Arabian forces moved swift-fully moved into Kuwait liberating it from Iraqi forces.
  • James Mattis becomes Lieutenant Colonel

    Right at the start of the Gulf War James Mattis became a Lieutenant Colonel. This affected his life because he became a higher rank getting more attention. He skills he used in the war help America win the war.
  • Gulf War ends

    The US and the other coalition forces destroy the Iraqi resistance and liberate Kuwait. Kuwait gets ins Monarchy restored and becomes an ally to the United States.
  • 9/11

    On this day the deadliest terror attack ever happened. Terrorists hijacked 4 planes and crashed them into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Terrorist had picked fight with the United States, They were about to feel the wrath.
  • War In Afghanistan

    The United States along with Australia, Germany, and Poland pull an invasion of Afghanistan. The allied forces were lead by James Mattis and his large group of Marines.
  • James Mattis becomes a Major General

    James Mattis after his good work in the Gulf War and Afghanistan earns the title of Major General and gains control of 1st Marine Division.
  • Iraq War

    James Mattis with his Marines and The US Army Rangers lead an invasion of Iraq because of ties to the terrorists that attacked the United States on 9/11
  • James Mattis takes control of the Marine expeditionary force

    The Pentagon decided with how well James Mattis did in both Afghanistan and Iraq they gave him full control of The Marine Expeditionary force.
  • Barrack Obama becomes President

    The elections were a close one but the new president of the United States is Barrack Obama.
  • James Mattis runs the NATO military

    The members of NATO all give their consent to have James Mattis run the NATO military, the strongest force in the world. James Mattis kept this position until he retired.
  • Mattis Retires from the Marines

    James Mattis retired from the Marines and NATO military leader. He did this cause he thought the Marines and NATO needed something new for control.
  • Mattis Joins General Dynamics

    After retiring from the military James Mattis went go work for General Dynamics.
  • Donald Trump becomes President

    After 8 years with Obama the United States voted for their next president. They picked Donald Trump as their next leader.
  • James Mattis is chosen by Trump

    Donald Trump picked James Mattis for Secretary of Defense. He made this choice off of he had learned from people telling him what Mattis has done.
  • Mattis sworn in

    James Mattis is sworn in to become the next US Secretary of Defense.
  • Trump gives Mattis control of the military

    With Trump being busy with a lot of different problems he decided that James Mattis will have full control of the military. He looked at Mattis and said "Get them"
  • ISIS defeated

    A mix of NATO, Iraqi, Syrian, Russian, and other US allies James Mattis told the world that ISIS has been defeated. It was truly a day where the world came together to defeat a problem.