Marine S Promise

Author : David L. Ray
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781512736298

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A Marine's Promise to God by David L. Ray Pdf

Life-threatening, near-death experiences are common subjects for books or television; usually these focus on a single experience in one persons life. A Marines Promise to God, by David L. Ray, follows the author on his tour of Vietnam in 1970, through more than ten near-death experiencesduring which he never even received a wound. He was the squad point man, notorious for being the most dangerous combat role. The marines around him were wounded and killed, but Ray survived by the power of prayer and the promise he made to God, which he has done his best to keep. As Ray chronicles his path to joining the Marines and discovering the chaos of the life of a Marine grunt in Vietnam, he introduces readers to his experiences of life with his company and in the bush. The narrative follows Ray as he works day and nighttime missions and patrols, finds his place, and sees moments of extreme violence and sadness. David L. Ray is a living example of the power of prayer, divine protection, and overworked guardian angels. Time after time, when the shooting and explosions had stopped, Ray realized that not only was he still alive, but he hadnt even been hit. To this day, he has never forgotten what God did for himand he has never forgotten his friends who fell while serving their country.

Author : Elle James
Publisher : Twisted Page Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1626954984

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MARINE'S PROMISE by Elle James Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112105064916

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Marines by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069076002

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The Marines Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lt Col Sidney Atwater US Marine Corps
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781664182868

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By, For, and About Marines by Lt Col Sidney Atwater US Marine Corps Pdf

By, For, and About Marines is a nonfiction collection of notable quotes giving voice to U.S. Marines throughout its storied and illustrious history. Each quote is set in historical context to give the reader a better understanding of where, when, and why the quote is included.

Author : Jeannie L. Johnson
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626165571

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The Marines, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Culture by Jeannie L. Johnson Pdf

The United States Marine Corps has a unique culture that ensures comradery, exacting standards, and readiness to be the first to every fight. Yet even in a group that is known for innovation, culture can push leaders to fall back on ingrained preferences. Jeannie L. Johnson takes a sympathetic but critical look at the Marine Corps’s long experience with counterinsurgency warfare. Which counterinsurgency lessons have been learned and retained for next time and which have been abandoned to history is a story of battlefield trial and error--but also a story of cultural collisions. The book begins with a fascinating and penetrating look inside the culture of the Marine Corps through research in primary sources, including Marine oral histories, and interviews with Marines. Johnson explores what makes this branch of the military distinct: their identity, norms, values, and perceptual lens. She then traces the history of the Marines’ counterinsurgency experience from the expeditionary missions of the early twentieth century, through the Vietnam War, and finally to the Iraq War. Her findings break new ground in strategic culture by introducing a methodology that was pioneered in the intelligence community to forecast behavior. Johnson shows that even a service as self-aware and dedicated to innovation as the Marine Corps is constrained in the lessons-learned process by its own internal predispositions, by the wider US military culture, and by national preferences. Her findings challenge the conclusions of previous counterinsurgency scholarship that ignores culture. This highly readable book reminds us of Sun Tzu’s wisdom that to be successful in war, it is important to know thyself as well as the enemy. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the Marines Corps, counterinsurgency warfare, military innovation, or strategic culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435020948436

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The Marine Corps Gazette by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matt Kingsley
Publisher : Matt Kingsley
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:6610000514045

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Starship Marines by Matt Kingsley Pdf

Jonny Ricochet hadn’t even had the decency of a decent night's sleep before the sergeant had them all up and standing to attention. The barracks lights snapped on like a sudden ambush, followed by the bellow of the man who seemed more myth than flesh. “Feet on the deck! You’re burning daylight, and there's no time to waste in my Corps!” Ricochet's body jolted to consciousness, muscle memory from the last four days hauling him out of his bunk. He stood at attention, eyes fixed forward, heart racing the morning run already. Around him, the rest of the fresh meat were a symphony of groans and clattering boots, but they all knew the drill; the sergeant’s voice didn’t carry suggestions. “Eyes front, Ricochet,” the sergeant growled, his gaze a piercing drill. “You signed up to fight, not to sleep.” “Yes, Sergeant!” The words shot out of Ricochet’s mouth, crisp and automatic.

Author : John Koopman
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781616732769

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McCoy's Marines by John Koopman Pdf

San Francisco Chronicle reporter and marine veteran Koopman was embedded in the Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, during the most recent war in Iraq. He enjoyed a close working relationship with the CO, the battalion sergeant major, and several other members of the battalion. This didn't destroy his ability to distance himself from aspects of the military that he never liked, or from political judgments on the war. The combination of embedding and prior service did give him a rare perspective on the gritty (literally, when a sandstorm blew up) details of ground combat in Iraq and how the modern American marine relates to his buddies, his enemies, and his family back home. The conclusion of the book offers equally rare material on the nation-building efforts that continue, with sympathy for both the U.S. military and most shades of Iraqi opinion.—ALA Booklist

Author : J. Michael Miller
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700629572

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The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons by J. Michael Miller Pdf

The battles of Belleau Wood and Soissons in June and July of 1918 marked a turning point in World War I and in the stature of the US Marine Corps, whose fighting proved so critical in repelling the Germans that the French would later rename Belleau “Bois de la Brigade de Marine.” In this book J. Michael Miller, a historian of the Marine Corps and veteran chronicler of battle, takes us to the battlefields of Belleau Wood and Soissons, immersing us in the experience of a single brigade of marines at the forefront of the fighting. Through a close-up look at the doughboys’ singular impact on Allied victory in 1918, his work illuminates America’s bloody sacrifice during World War I. The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons for the first time treats these two battles as one campaign and demonstrates why it is impossible to fully understand one without the other. Miller outlines the company and platoon levels of combat throughout the campaign, establishing a basic tactical understanding of the fighting; he also draws on letters, diaries, memoirs, and interviews to create a vivid and personal reconstruction of the battles. His use of French and German sources, also a first, adds unprecedented insights to this boots-on-the-ground account. The book includes detailed mapping of both battlefields, with a thirty-six-stop guide linking the text with the actual terrain. For each of these stops Miller gives GPS coordinates to provide a virtual tour of the sites he discusses. With its strategic overview and ground-level perspective, Miller’s work suggests a new interpretation and offers a new experience of an iconic moment in American military history—and in the story of the Marine Corps.

Author : LCDR J. Wayne Hill
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782896975

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A Regiment Like No Other: The 6th Marine Regiment At Belleau Wood by LCDR J. Wayne Hill Pdf

This thesis addresses the unique composition of the 6th U.S. Marine Regiment and the role they played in the battle of Belleau Wood. It analyzes composition of the 6th Marine Regiment: 60 percent were college men, many of whom were college athletes. With the exception of the Battalion's senior officers and a handful of senior non-commissioned officers, the Regiment was composed of volunteers. Although they were put through rigorous training, these young Marines were not fully prepared for the war that they would face. These young men overcame shortfalls, and became leaders who motivated others to follow. The argument is that these men were able to use their educational and athletic backgrounds to overcome adverse training and combat conditions and proceeded to shape both the outcome of the First World War as well as the Marine Corps for the remainder of the 20th Century.

Author : William Kenefick Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UIUC:30112101982475

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A Brief History of the 6th Marines by William Kenefick Jones Pdf

Author : Dan Moore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Marines
ISBN : 1539676560

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Promise Lost by Dan Moore Pdf

The true story of Lieutenant Steve Joyner, who carried all the traits of a "perfect Marine" - character, compassion, determination, patriotism . . . an All-American football star. But then came the harsh and unforgiving realities of combat in Vietnam. How the two worlds he inhabited both connected and conflicted reveals the character of an extraordinary man gone far too soon. "Promise Lost is a touching, crisply rendered account of a Marine lieutenant who fell heroically in the final, bloody days of the 1968 battle for Khe Sanh while leading a counterattack into the teeth of an overwhelming enemy assault force," writes Vietnam veteran and author Michael Archer. "Yet, the real story here is of Steve Joyner's life, his personal character, and enormous potential. Dan Moore reliably and deftly weaves this poignant tale of friendship, honor and fate; culminating in the agonizing reality that war does not end on the battlefield; but rather back home, often decades later, within a fallen warrior's circle of family and friends."

Author : Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Government publications
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030038971372

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U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2004-2008 by Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division Pdf

"The selections in this collection include journalistic accounts, scholarly essays, and Marine Corps summaries of action. Our intent is to provide a general overview to educate Marines and the general public about this critical period in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps, the United States, and Iraq. Many of the conclusions are provisional and are being updated and revised as new information and archival resources become available. The accompanying annotated bibliography provides a detailed overview of where current scholarship on the period currently stands"--Foreword.

Author : Jim Nicholson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426947827

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George-3-7th Marines by Jim Nicholson Pdf

In the four years of the Korean War, America lost almost 54,000 men, roughly the same number who lost their lives in Vietnam, yet this war has almost disappeared into American history as the "Forgotten War."George-3-7th Marines tells a story of the bloody marine infantry campaigns fought in the deadly mountain ranges of Korea; it is a story told by the men who fought there-and died anonymously-in an unknown and bloody war. The never-before-told tales of the battle-hardened marines of the G-3-7 were collected and recorded by one of their own. Described by those who experienced the action firsthand, these accounts blend the shocking details of savage, bloody, killing with gentle, almost heartbreaking prose seldom seen in a chronicle of war. Jim Nicholson paints a brutally accurate picture of America and the Valhalla culture that shaped the toughness of soldiers in the fifties. He examines the events and mistakes that led to a collision of the free world with the rapidly expanding communist military machine. He reminds us that history does, in fact, show clearly that the sacrifice of young American boys saved the South Koreans, who now live freely in their beautiful "Land of the Morning Calm."