Shit Servicemen Have It Tough

Author : James Wimes
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1479732613

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Shit-Servicemen Have It Tough by James Wimes Pdf

This book was penned to tell the life story of James Ellis Wimes, a United States Military Service personnel. The title of this book was derived as a marketing strategy. S H I T is eye-catching to the average American. For some reason, Americans have a fascination for profanity. I hope that once a person opens this book, he or she will realize that S H I T truly expresses why I feel that Servicemen Have It Tough. This book tells the story of my life from August 1962 to the present. Although I retired from active duty on February 22, 1989, you will see how my military career continues to impact me till date. This book tells the entire story of my life, loves, friends, and experiences spanning more than forty years. Some of the stories are funny, some are serious, some are sexy, but above all, they are true. So sit or lie back, and enjoy why joining the United States Military will create many situations of S H I T Servicemen Have It Tough.

Author : James E. Wimes
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781479732623

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Shit—Servicemen Have It Tough by James E. Wimes Pdf

This book was penned to tell the life story of James Ellis Wimes, a United States Military Service personnel. The title of this book was derived as a marketing strategy. S H I T is eye-catching to the average American. For some reason, Americans have a fascination for profanity. I hope that once a person opens this book, he or she will realize that S H I T truly expresses why I feel that Servicemen Have It Tough. This book tells the story of my life from August 1962 to the present. Although I retired from active duty on February 22, 1989, you will see how my military career continues to impact me till date. This book tells the entire story of my life, loves, friends, and experiences spanning more than forty years. Some of the stories are funny, some are serious, some are sexy, but above all, they are true. So sit or lie back, and enjoy why joining the United States Military will create many situations of S H I TServicemen Have It Tough.

Author : Elbie Lovett
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595180844

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Grace and Fury II by Elbie Lovett Pdf

At Santa Fe, New Mexico, in December 1941, nineteen year old Brent Macord entered into a world of conflict and confision after the war became offical. Brent's big problem came from growing up with bears, wild horses and wolves. Realizing this he kept to himself, but learning army procedures fast. He became sergeant before leaving for war in South Africa. On the ship going across he became involved with three sergeants, two from Texas and one from Louisiana. They changed his life for the better. He gradually overcame the problem of being a loner through sadness and comanderie of defying death. The commanding officers attempting to conquer him failed due to his sincere honesty and talent on the battlefield. Brent's moment of peace come with the victory for American forces at Tunisia with the view of thousands of Germans, Italians, French and Arab prisoners of war. The taste of victory gave gratification but little relief to his battle-scarred mind. Now at least he associated with other people. Now he would go home and marry Norma. The army's plan to enter another phase of the war never entered his mind.

Author : John M. Bede
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633385955

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My Country, My Duty: Book Two of the Patriots Abound Trilogy by John M. Bede Pdf

This story is a work of fiction. It is based on the current events of the last eight years inside the United States and other countries. The main protagonist, John Braz, is a retired army officer and CIA operative. He operates a company called the Guardian Co. The cover for this undercover operation is that it supplies bodyguards for heads of state, CEOs of large corporations, and anyone willing to pay for such security. The greatest asset of this company is their ability to work undercover a

Author : Manny Garcia
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826330134

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An Accidental Soldier by Manny Garcia Pdf

"I was born in a log cabin just like Abe Lincoln, except our cabin was a rental." Starting with this account of his humble origins, Manny Garcia, who describes himself as "a left-handed, rather contrary Mestizo-American," has written a memoir that begins in late 1947 in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and takes him to Utah and a stint as a Mormon and ultimately to Vietnam. In late 1965, a cocky, naive, alienated teen-ager, Garcia joined the army almost accidentally, enlisting for three years. At eighteen he became an Airborne Ranger, a combat infantryman with the crack First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. His book shows you the war from the point man position, up close and personal, at eye level. "I returned to the body and checked for booby traps. I noticed the guerilla's small bare leathery feet. I rolled the body over and realized the corpse at my feet was an old woman. Her hair was pulled back and tied in a bun, like how my grandmother used to wear her own hair. This was my first kill. I killed a woman before I made love to one. I killed a woman before I was old enough to vote. I killed a woman before I bought my first car. I killed a woman and I was an Eagle Scout. I killed a woman while I was on probation to the Juvenile Court. I killed a woman before I knew she was a woman. I killed a woman while working for the United States Army in South Vietnam. I had killed before I had lived. The afternoon in the jungle was bright and hot. I stood there sweating, bewildered, dumfounded, and completely absorbed by the power."--from An Accidental Soldier "A valuable contribution to the growing list of Viet Nam narratives told from communities whose histories have yet to be fully recognized."--Jorge Mariscal, University of California, San Diego

Author : Joe P. Plant
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782220541

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Up to Their Necks - the Story of a National Serviceman by Joe P. Plant Pdf

The beginning of the Cold War began within days of the end of the Second World War, yet conscription still continued to replace the demobilisation of the existing armed forces still serving in war-torn Europe, the middle and Far East territories of the British Empire. Who better to replace them than over two million eligible eighteen year old young men who were thoroughly enjoying their freedom until a brown envelope fluttered through the letterbox informing: YOU'RE CONSCRIPTED LADDIE. This is a factual and personal story about the camaraderie that quickly developed among many during their enforced National Service. They did not want to do it, but I am sure that they, like me, had some great times apart from the shit that was dished out! I sincerely trust that the chapters within my story do relate to similar incidents, albeit under different circumstances, that occurred to thousands of others. For all of us it was a period of you had to do it. No ifs or buts and for many that did enjoy that way of life, and did re-enlist, good luck to them. Nevertheless, I can honestly say that I now look back with pride that I became one of the millions of young conscripts who did survive to tell the tale.

Author : Bacil Donovan Warren
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : 1530315530

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With It Or in It by Bacil Donovan Warren Pdf

Using humor and frank candor, author Bacil Donovan Warren shares his personal experience, as well as that of his fellow tankers, as part of the US Army's 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (the "Brave Rifles") in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Warren recounts the initial shock of hearing about Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and his Regiment's preparation for deployment during Operation Desert Shield. He describes the stress and sometimes mind-numbing boredom of being deployed deep in the desert of Saudi Arabia, constantly preparing for a possible Iraqi invasion. He recalls the terrifying experience of the start of the air war of Operation Desert Storm and the workmanlike action during combat against Iraq's Republican Guard forces during Operation Desert Sabre. With It or in It brings clarity and focus to their unceasing efforts to bring the conflict to a swift and decisive end. Finally, Warren describes the triumphant return of the Brave Rifles to Ft. Bliss, Texas, and the waiting arms of their families and loved ones.

Author : Jerry Lembcke
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0814751474

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The Spitting Image by Jerry Lembcke Pdf

How the startling image of an anti-war protested spitting on a uniformed veteran misrepresented the narrative of Vietnam War political debate One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester — often a woman — spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition. In this startling book, Jerry Lembcke demonstrates that not a single incident of this sort has been convincingly documented. Rather, the anti-war Left saw in veterans a natural ally, and the relationship between anti-war forces and most veterans was defined by mutual support. Indeed one soldier wrote angrily to Vice President Spiro Agnew that the only Americans who seemed concerned about the soldier's welfare were the anti-war activists. While the veterans were sometimes made to feel uncomfortable about their service, this sense of unease was, Lembcke argues, more often rooted in the political practices of the Right. Tracing a range of conflicts in the twentieth century, the book illustrates how regimes engaged in unpopular conflicts often vilify their domestic opponents for "stabbing the boys in the back." Concluding with an account of the powerful role played by Hollywood in cementing the myth of the betrayed veteran through such films as Coming Home, Taxi Driver, and Rambo, Jerry Lembcke's book stands as one of the most important, original, and controversial works of cultural history in recent years.

Author : Thomas J Gordon
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781682477175

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Marine Maxims by Thomas J Gordon Pdf

Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to provide future leaders with a professional development plan that will steel their resolve and enable them to lead with honor. Thematically, these maxims build upon a foundation of character, courage, and will. To be effective, a leader must model and inspire the will to persevere in the face of danger or adversity. The essence of effective leadership is credibility. A leader’s credibility is derived from a congruence of competence and character. Exceptional leaders are not remembered for what they accomplished, but how they did it. Those that lead with integrity will be remembered as a leader worth following.

Author : Dave Dunton
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434951441

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Build Your Own Damn Mousetrap by Dave Dunton Pdf

Author : Dick Couch
Publisher : Crown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307339393

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Chosen Soldier by Dick Couch Pdf

An unprecedented view of Green Beret training, drawn from the year Dick Couch spent at Special Forces training facilities with the Army’s most elite soldiers. In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets. Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force.

Author : Kathryn Watson Quigg,G.C. Hendricks
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491768747

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To Any Soldier by Kathryn Watson Quigg,G.C. Hendricks Pdf

"I could not put the book down and read it cover to cover in one sitting. Any veteran, spouse, or friend of a veteran, for or against our involvement in Vietnam, knows the importance of Mail Call." -Lt. Col. Jim Dyer, US Army, retired In 1968 Jay Fox is a young marine attack pilot in Vietnam and Ashley Beth Justice is a college freshman in North Carolina when they meet each other by chance, through letters. Ashley Beth, naive and totally separated from the Vietnam War, begins her letter-writing as a way to personally contribute to the war effort. Having recently moved away from her small hometown, she’s beginning to see the world from a new perspective. Jay, in the midst of bombing runs each evening, has purposefully distanced himself from any close relationships, but there’s something about Ashley Beth’s innocent and forthright manner that compels him to answer her letters. The reality of the war hits home for Ashley Beth when Jay describes his plane almost colliding with another after a dangerous bombing run. The stakes are higher now-the disagreements, more intense; the flirtations, more significant. Even amid the bloodshed in Vietnam and the civil unrest at home, Jay and Ashley Beth dare to dream of a life together while struggling to understand the war and themselves in To Any Soldier.

Author : James Lear
Publisher : Cleis Press Start
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781627781428

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Straight Up by James Lear Pdf

Who is trying to kill the members of an elite special ops team that worked off the radar in Iraq in the '90s? It’s up to Dan Stagg to track down the survivors — the men with whom he stormed an undefended surveillance station, killing everyone inside. And now, many years later, the team is being targeted in what seems like a series of unrelated attacks. Dan teams up with his old comrade Al Benson, once a rising star of the USMC, now a respectable married civilian with a few secrets to hide. As they dig deeper into the secrets of the past, Dan discovers that Benson’s looking for more than just answers. An explosive affair threatens everyone’s future, and connects Dan to a past he thought he’d left behind.

Author : Aaron William Moore
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674075412

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Writing War by Aaron William Moore Pdf

Historians have made widespread use of diaries to tell the story of the Second World War in Europe but have paid little attention to personal accounts from the Asia-Pacific Theater. Writing War seeks to remedy this imbalance by examining over two hundred diaries, and many more letters, postcards, and memoirs, written by Chinese, Japanese, and American servicemen from 1937 to 1945, the period of total war in Asia and the Pacific. As he describes conflicts that have often been overlooked in the history of World War II, Aaron William Moore reflects on diaries as tools in the construction of modern identity, which is important to our understanding of history. Any discussion of war responsibility, Moore contends, requires us first to establish individuals as reasonably responsible for their actions. Diaries, in which men develop and assert their identities, prove immensely useful for this task. Tracing the evolution of diarists’ personal identities in conjunction with their battlefield experience, Moore explores how the language of the state, mass media, and military affected attitudes toward war, without determining them entirely. He looks at how propaganda worked to mobilize soldiers, and where it failed. And his comparison of the diaries of Japanese and American servicemen allows him to challenge the assumption that East Asian societies of this era were especially prone to totalitarianism. Moore follows the experience of soldiering into the postwar period as well, and considers how the continuing use of wartime language among veterans made their reintegration into society more difficult.

Author : JFK Miller
Publisher : Hybrid Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781922768070

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Pilgrim by JFK Miller Pdf

‘To walk the Kokoda Track is to undertake two journeys. The first starts at Owers’ Corner and undulates through 96 kilometres of primary jungle over the Owen Stanley Range until you reach the village of Kokoda on the other side. This journey is ordinarily taken in the company of others and with a backpack, which you may hire a porter to carry for you if you wish. The second journey began the moment you were born. It brings to the track baggage of a different kind. This you must carry yourself, and the journey you must make alone.’ So begins JFK Miller’s account of his ten-day jungle trek along Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track. The journey was effectively two journeys. The external journey was the physical ten-day trek over the track. The internal journey was the emotional aspect, including what Miller brought to the experience — the mental illness of depression — and what he gained from it.