The Boys on Cherry Street is a collection of stories both humorous and heroic. The stories start with the zany and outrageous antics of the author and his college friends and continues through his U.S. Marine Corps training, flight school and service in Vietnam. There are many g…
During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare--and helped assure victory for the U.S.
Burgin reveals his experiences as a Marine at war in the Pacific Theater. Company K confronted snipers, ambushes along narrow jungle trails, and howling banzai attacks as they island-hopped from one bloody battle to the next.
Awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry under fire, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman is one of the Marine Corps' best-known contemporary combat veterans. In this memoir, he tells a story of his service overseas and of the emotional wars that continue to rage long after our fighting …
A story of the photograph - its composition, the biographies of the men, what heroism is, and the dubious blessing of fame.
