Book Synopsis: Redesigned cover art and upgraded manuscript to showcase the true story of 164 Marines and Navy Corpsman who fought outnumbered and outgunned against the vaunted North Vietnamese Army ...
The U.S. Army started formally training snipers in 1967. The two rifle models ... began to replace the M70 in the Marines by the late 1960s. During the Vietnam War, there were no sniper units.
When Jung-bae comments: “Your family sent its only son to the Marine Corps? You must have been a precious child”. Dae-ho replies: “My father sent me to toughen me up. He was a Vietnam War ...
The election of 1976 was the first presidential election since the end of the Vietnam ... war. The U.S. military continued to search for deserters, such as Allen Abney, who deserted from the ...
In 1967, Karl Marlantes was a student at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. As a platoon leader, he became close with his radio operator, Charles Thomas, until a fateful battle in the hills of ...
GREENSBURG – A Decatur County veteran recently let me interview him about his service in Vietnam but said ... I had such respect for the Marines in World War II and Korea I wanted to be ...
The Cold War is the title given to the period of tension between the two superpowers, the USA and the USSR, which dominated international relations for most of the second half of the 20th century.
The Marines are led by Akainu, who believes in Absolute Justice. The current corrupt order of the Marines needs reform. Young Marines like Koby will rise to form a new, just organization.