Once a Marine: Collected Stories by Enlisted Marine Corps Vietnam Veterans - Their Lives 35 Years LaterAuthor House, 2005-03-23 - 308 psl. The former enlisted Marines whose stories you will read in this book have a common thread. The common thread is that they became one of the few, the proud, the Marines. They joined and entered the Vietnam war when their country called. They fought and returned home to adjust to normal lives by themselves. These are the life stories, told in their own words, of how Marine Corps vets came home, built families, businesses and are living the American dream today. Many still live their lives today with the same traditions and values taught to them by the Marine Corps and have adjusted after the traumatic experience of a war. Marine Corps values are easy to state as: Honor, Courage, and Commitment. The Marine Corps defines these values in the following way: Honor as demonstrating integrity in all one does, and accepting responsibility and accountability for ones actions. Courage as doing the right thing, in the right way, and for the right reasons. Commitment as devotion to the Corps and ones fellow Marines. All Marines, former and active duty, live and fight under this same creed. Read about these men who left the Corps and the war behind and used this experience as a stepping stone to success and happiness. |
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... served and died. As time passes, units move on and the spotlight of conflict moves to another theater. As this is written, 3/1 is at the front again, battling in Fallujah, Iraq. All of us writing now say to you, the ones named below, we ...
... serving as prisoners of war at that time. Many Americans formed their view of Vietnam, based upon Kerry's testimony, as a story of atrocities, failed strategy, and defeat. The contrary assertion that the war was won after the Tet ...
... served in Vietnam are growing older. Prominent among them were the ones who served in the United States Marine Corps. What those individuals learned from being Marines and by being together is the substance of this book. Assembling ...
... served honorably in the first World War as a machine gunner. He raised a family of five girls during the depression under the most difficult circumstances. He worked as a coal miner and as an ironworker. He organized the local VFW and ...
... served him well. He was of American Indian descent, and alcohol had a predictable and disquieting effect on his usual, calm disposition. Each time we would return from the bush, Hunt would head to the beer hooch inside the battalion ...
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Arthur W McLaughlin Jr | 31 |
James Thiel | 55 |
Manning | 73 |
John Stoddard | 91 |
Wadlow 101 Doc Raymond W Knispel 121 Thomas G Casey | 145 |
Doc Dev Slingluff | 167 |
Joseph Kee | 189 |
McClintick Sr | 203 |
REUNION Pat Murphy 215 Lessons Taught Commentary | 227 |
And Lessons LearnedConclusions 241 Appendix | 249 |
DeShazo MD | 263 |