Things I'll Never Forget

Things I'll Never Forget
Title Things I'll Never Forget PDF eBook
Author James Dixon
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 318
Release 2016-07-22
Genre
ISBN 9781533480095

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Things I'll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, times and places are accurate. The rest is based on memories that are forever tattooed on his brain. This is not a pro-war book, nor is it anti-war. It is the true story of what the Marine Corps was like in the late 1960's, when the country had a draft and five hundred thousand Americans were serving one year tours in battle-torn South East Asia. If you served in Viet Nam you will want to compare your experience with the author's. If you know someone who went to Viet Nam, you will want to read for yourself what it was like. If you lost a loved one or friend in the war, you will want to read this and share it with others.

A Few Good Memories

A Few Good Memories
Title A Few Good Memories PDF eBook
Author Bob Taylor
Publisher Trafford Publishing
Pages 168
Release 2007-02-26
Genre Humor
ISBN 1412245559

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Stories, mostly humorous, some nostalgic, about Marine Corps Boot Camp. What wasn't funny then can be humorous now. Marines, relatives, and friends submitted over 400 first-hand stories. The best of these are in this book. As one new Marine said to the author, "Nothing's funny in Boot Camp." But it is, years later.

Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die

Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die
Title Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die PDF eBook
Author Elton Mackin
Publisher Presidio Press
Pages 272
Release 2009-03-12
Genre History
ISBN 0307547620

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In the tradition of All Quiet on the Western Front, Elton E. Mackin’s memoirs are a haunting portrayal of war as seen through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine who fought in every Marine Brigade battle from Belleau Wood to the crossing of the Meuse on the eve of the Armistice. Praise for Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die “This beautifully written and truly gripping war memoir is a significant addition to battlefield literature. A minor classic . . . An altogether remarkable job [comparable] to Crane, Remarque and Mailer. Deserves the widest possible audience.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer “This immediate, eloquent report merit[s] comparison with Thomas Boyd’s Marine Corps [1923] classic Through the wheat.”—Publishers Weekly “A real curiosity: a highly mannered World War I diary, published nearly 80 years after being written and 20 years after its author’s death. Bright snapshots abound…sometimes a young man’s lyricism takes over [but] the horror of war never departs. The diary has the faults one expects, and the promise one prays for. A fine addition to WWI literature.”—Kirkus Reviews “A forthright, eloquent, and powerful memoir certain to become an enduring testament to the drama and tragedy of World War I. Threaded with no small measure of poetry, this superb memoir is sure to become a classic.”—Great Battles “A plain but powerful tale . . . [in] vivid prose loaded with details that bring the horrors of World War I to life, he tells an exceptional new version of the old story of battle transforming a boy into a veteran.”—American Library Association Booklist “To the ranks of Erich Maria Remarque, E.E. Cummings, John Dos Passos and Siegfried Sassoon, we must now add Elton Mackin . . . who, in a terse style reminiscent of Hemingway, [succeeds] in making someone unfamiliar with war truly now the frightfulness of the trenches and the greatness of the many men who fought in them.”—Marine Corps Gazette

The Reminiscences of a Marine

The Reminiscences of a Marine
Title The Reminiscences of a Marine PDF eBook
Author John Archer Lejeune
Publisher
Pages
Release 1930
Genre Generals
ISBN 9780892010479

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Pacific Time on Target

Pacific Time on Target
Title Pacific Time on Target PDF eBook
Author Christopher S. Donner
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9781606351208

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As a married man and Stanford graduate student nearing thirty, Christopher Donner would likely have qualified for an exemption from the draft. Like most of his generation, however, he responded promptly to the call to arms after Pearl Harbor. His wartime experiences in the Pacific Theater were seared into his consciousness, and in early 1946 he set out to preserve those memories while they were still fresh. Sixty-five years later, Donner's memoirs are now available to the public.

Friends Made, Moments Shared, Memories for Life

Friends Made, Moments Shared, Memories for Life
Title Friends Made, Moments Shared, Memories for Life PDF eBook
Author Walter G. LeTendre
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2000
Genre Pacific Area
ISBN 9780966726947

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Tracks

Tracks
Title Tracks PDF eBook
Author Clyde Hoch
Publisher Tracks
Pages 164
Release 2010-08-31
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0615396577

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Story of a Marine from boot camp to Vietnam and home again.