I Chose to Be A U.S. Marine

I Chose to Be A U.S. Marine

by George W. Carrington

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Details

War:

War on Terror

Perspective:

Infantry

Military Unit:

US Marine Corps

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Middle East

Published Date:

2013

ISBN13:

9781491831779

Description

George Carrington tales you on a journey- from Sunny Scarsdale, New York; New Zealand; Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima; Peking and Tsingtao, China; Seoul and Inchon, Korea; Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Saigon and Danang, Vietnam. Don't forget the Pentagon! He discovers foolishness and stupidity, as well as bravery and heroism. Along the way he runs into President-to-be Jerry Ford, Commandant Gen. Dave Shoup, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; Chiang K'ai-sheck; Lord Louie Mountbatten; and JFK and LBJ

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