The Morenci Marines
by Kyle Longley
"A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War"
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The Morenci Marines Book Details
War:
Vietnam War
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Marine Corps
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Asia
Published Date:
2013
ISBN13:
9780700619344
The Morenci Marines Book Description
Movingly chronicles the lives, deaths, and memory of nine Marines from the mining community of Morenci, Arizona, who were transformed from happy-go-lucky high schoolers to soldiers in Vietnam. Only three of them survived the war. Their story encompasses pride, loss, grief, and the devastating impact of war on a small town.