Download or read book The United States Marines Scrapbook written by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtfully designed and beautiful produced, these four handsome volumes give the scrapbooker the opportunity to preserve and present the professional successes of the members--and former members--of the United States of Armed Forces. They provide a special place to keep and display photographs, mementos, letters, and stories as a personal testament to one's accomplishments. Each scrapbook contains: - A removable section offering scrapbook-making ideas and techniques, sample projects, and instructions on using the album- 20 decorative pages printed with military-inspired borders and patriotic motifs, protected in clear acetate sleeves-16 top-loading poly sleeves

Download or read book Payback written by Joe Klein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1981, while the country was celebrating the end of the Iran hostage crisis, an unemployed Vietnam veteran named Gary Cooper went berserk with a gun, angry over the jubilant welcome the hostages received in contrast to his own homecoming from Vietnam. He was killed in a fight with police. Joe Klein ... tells Cooper's story, as well as the stories of four of the other vets in Cooper's platoon. These stories all begin with an ambush and a grisly battle in the Que Son Valley in 1967, but Payback is less about remembering the war and more about examining its long-term effects on the grunts who fought it. Klein focuses on filling in the next fifteen years of these men's lives after they return home, and his account ... captures the struggles of a whole generation of Vietnam veterans and their families."--Back cover.

Download or read book The United States Air Force Scrapbook written by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc and published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtfully designed and beautiful produced, these four handsome volumes give the scrapbooker the opportunity to preserve and present the professional successes of the members--and former members--of the United States of Armed Forces. They provide a special place to keep and display photographs, mementos, letters, and stories as a personal testament to one's accomplishments. Each scrapbook contains: - A removable section offering scrapbook-making ideas and techniques, sample projects, and instructions on using the album- 20 decorative pages printed with military-inspired borders and patriotic motifs, protected in clear acetate sleeves- 16 top-loading poly sleeves

Download or read book The United States Navy Scrapbook written by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtfully designed and beautiful produced, these four handsome volumes give the scrapbooker the opportunity to preserve and present the professional successes of the members--and former members--of the United States of Armed Forces. They provide a special place to keep and display photographs, mementos, letters, and stories as a personal testament to one's accomplishments. Each scrapbook contains: - A removable section offering scrapbook-making ideas and techniques, sample projects, and instructions on using the album- 20 decorative pages printed with military-inspired borders and patriotic motifs, protected in clear acetate sleeves-16 top-loading poly sleeves

Download or read book Scrapbook from Service of William Harold Jeffrey written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Brown covers with gold designs. From the service of William Harold 'Jeff' Jeffrey, Navy corpsman attached to the 5th Marine Division for actions on Iwo Jima. Letters include: From Camp Pendleton, Sept. 16, 1944 writing about orders to prepare for going overseas, which are then countermanded; From 'an Island in the Pacific', Sept. 30, 1944 letter describing sea voyage and seasickness and arrival and description of unnamed island camp; Oct. 4, 1944 letter describing food on island and attendance at a USO show; Oct. 25, 1944 letter describing daily routine on island; October 19, 1944 letter describing sports activity on island; December 25, 1944 letter describing Christmas day and activities on island; Eight pages of Los Angeles Times articles about combat on Iwo Jima; Two pages of Life magazine photos and stories about combat on Iwo Jima; V mail from Iwo Jima, February 26, 1945 informing parents that he is still alive, but has had a lot of close calls with death; V mail from Iwo Jima, March 5, 1945; letter to parents saying he is still alive with comment about Japanese prisoners needing aid 'I would have just as soon killed them all as look at them.'; V mail from Iwo Jima, 5, 1945; letter to parents explaining his helmet with large dent from Japanese mortar shrapnel, how he was pinned down by a light Japanese machine gun and how he finally decided to run for it and made it to safety. He comments : 'I don't mind sniper fire, it's the mortars that make a Christian of you'; Los Angeles Times photo and story about American marine wounded being moved from Iwo Jima; Two page photo spread from Life magazine, May 29, 1945 depicting aftermath of Iwo Jima combat; Newspaper article entitled 'Marines Whet Knives and Sing Before Battle'; Newspaper article entitled 'Los Angeles Marks 168th Anniversary of Old Glory' with photo of photographer Joe Rosenthal posing before replica of Mt. Suribachi flag raising; Three page photo spread from Life magazine, April 9, 1945 about battle for Iwo Jima; Two page story with photos from Collier's, April 14, 1945 entitled 'Iwo: The Red-Hot Rock' by Marine Corps Combat Correspondents; Type written four page letter dated April 14, 1945 written from rest camp on island where the corps embarked for Iwo Jima. Jeffrey describes in detail his experiences as a corpsman and his feelings of being 'scared to death most of the time' during the battle. He describes the landing near Mt. Suribachi, as well as treating wounded Marines under constant Japanese mortar fire. He describes the death of a Marine from a sniper. He describes their first night on the island: 'That was the worst night I ever hope to spend--the weather was cold and windy, and the Japs poured artillery on us all night long. I believe artillery is the worst type of fire to be under, you can't fight back, you just have to sit there and pray the next one doesn't land in the same foxhole with you' Late infiltration of the aid station: 'That night a Jap infiltrated through our Aid Station, tossed a hand grenade and succeeded in wounding one man - the Doctor finally polished him off with the use of a forty-five slug.' A handwritten p.s. comments on how shocked he was at the news of President Roosevelt?s death; Poem entitled 'Suribachi' and words of Marine Corps hymn; Vogue magazine article, July, 1945 entitled 'Iwo Jima- lifesaving station'; Letter dated June 18, 1945 describing activities at unnamed base camp. Letter begins with: 'You asked for my prognosis on the war, so I'm going to give it you--put this date down somewhere so when it's all over we can see just how close I really came. December 1946. Those casualties recorded on that picture resulted from our original thirty nine corpsman'; Two page letter from September 26, 1945 describing arrival in Japan and impressions the country and the people; Letter from Fukucha, Japan dated October 5, 1945 describing arrival there. One comment about Occupation is 'There is one thing about this occupation duty that appeals to me, all the Japanese treat the American soldiers like kings. They bow and scrape, they salute even the lowest of peons. Oh yes, for a little while this is going to be all right.'; Letter from Fukucha, Japan dated October 10, 1945 describing bad weather and comments: 'Frankly, I haven't the slightest idea just what our job is supposed to be over here--from the time we arrived until now, we haven't done the slightest bit of typical 'occupation duty'' page also includes two small; Letter from October 27, 1945 complaining about his occupation duties.; Two page letter from November 1, 1945 describing his medical activities. Page includes two small photos, a Japanese man and woman and a shot of a Japanese man walking by a building; Type written letter on Fifth Marine Division letterhead paper, November 22, 1945 commenting on how the U.S. should be better prepared for the next war; Type written from November 26, 1945 informing parents of plans to return to the United States in December. On same page, small article from Los Angeles Times dated December 26 entitled '2000 Iwo Marines Arrive Tomorrow'; Type written letter dated June 23, 1945 commenting on movies and a decoration ceremony. He says: 'Both Doctors are receiving the Silver Star for the work they did there (Iwo), while several of the Corpsman who are wounded and now back in the States will also receive awards over there. Little Willie doesn't even get the Purple Heart --HURRAY!!!! I have already been given the only medals I want to come back with--my dog tags--both of them.'; Type written letter dated July 3, 1945 describing his golf game and radio broadcasts.; Type written letter dated July 25, 1945 describing his future plans for college attendance; Type written letter dated July 9, 1945, more comments about attending college; Type written letter dated November 15, 1945 commenting of stagnate feel written letter dated April 18, 1945 commenting on after battle activities on Iwo Jima. Includes comment on death of Ernie Pyle; Type written letter dated May 2, 1945 commenting on playing tennis, movies, and gambling; Type written letter dated May 18, 1945 commenting on the trip to and from Iwo Jima; Type written letter dated November 5, 1944 describing an incident at a church service; Type written letter dated December 29, 1944 to parents describing birth of puppies to camp dog; September 1944- November 1945 Library: Letters Home: The Iwo Jima memoir of William H. 'Jeff' Jeffery by Kyle Jeffery Ogilvie. 2010 (with unpublished memoirs on back shelves).

Download or read book The Cloudbuster Nine written by Anne R. Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were winning pennants and meeting in that year's World Series, Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, and Johnny Sain practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. They and other past and future stars formed one of the greatest baseball teams of all time. They were among a cadre of fighter-pilot cadets who wore the Cloudbuster Nine baseball jersey at an elite Navy training school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a child, Anne Keene's father, Jim Raugh, suited up as the team batboy and mascot. He got to know his baseball heroes personally, watching players hit the road on cramped, tin-can buses, dazzling factory workers, kids, and service members at dozens of games, including a war-bond exhibition with Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium. Jimmy followed his baseball dreams as a college All-American but was crushed later in life by a failed major-league bid with the Detroit Tigers. He would have carried this story to his grave had Anne not discovered his scrapbook from a Navy school that shaped America's greatest heroes including George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, John Glenn, and Paul "Bear" Bryant. With the help of rare images and insights from World War II baseball veterans such as Dr. Bobby Brown and Eddie Robinson, the story of this remarkable team is brought to life for the first time in The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II.

Download or read book Investigating Iwo written by Breanne Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Investigating Iwo encourages us to explore the connection between American visual culture and World War II, particularly how the image inspired Marines, servicemembers, and civilians to carry on with the war and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure victory over the Axis Powers. Chapters shed light on the processes through which history becomes memory and gains meaning over time. The contributors ask only that we be willing to take a closer look, to remain open to new perspectives that can deepen our understanding of familiar topics related to the flag raising, including Rosenthal's famous picture, that continue to mean so much to us today"--

Download or read book Weapons Gear and Uniforms of the Iraq War written by Shelley Tougas and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the uniforms, gear, and weapons used by U.S. and Iraqi forces during the Iraq War"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Flags of Our Fathers written by James Bradley and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima—and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island's highest peak. And after climbing through a landscape of hell itself, they raised a flag. Now the son of one of the flagraisers has written a powerful account of six very different young men who came together in a moment that will live forever. To his family, John Bradley never spoke of the photograph or the war. But after his death at age seventy, his family discovered closed boxes of letters and photos. In Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley draws on those documents to retrace the lives of his father and the men of Easy Company. Following these men's paths to Iwo Jima, James Bradley has written a classic story of the heroic battle for the Pacific's most crucial island—an island riddled with Japanese tunnels and 22,000 fanatic defenders who would fight to the last man. But perhaps the most interesting part of the story is what happened after the victory. The men in the photo—three were killed during the battle—were proclaimed heroes and flown home, to become reluctant symbols. For two of them, the adulation was shattering. Only James Bradley's father truly survived, displaying no copy of the famous photograph in his home, telling his son only: “The real heroes of Iwo Jima were the guys who didn't come back. ” Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as Flags of Our Fathers. A penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, this is history told with keen insight, enormous honesty, and the passion of a son paying homage to his father. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the meaning of being a hero, and the essence of the human experience of war.

Download or read book Scrapbook of Grady H W Lockhart U S Marine in WWI written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of photo postcard book of a WWI marine aboard the battleship the USS Florida. There is a postcard of Private Lockhardt in uniform, his ration card, some notes from him, including photos taken by the ship photographer converted into postcards and numerous photo cards of travel destinations, including Scotland, New York City, Haiti.

Download or read book Casey the Flying Fortress written by Mark Farina and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a young man from Chicago who becomes a copilot of a bomber in Europe during World War IIfrom training, to the assembly of his B-17 crew, the mens struggles after becoming prisoners of war, and the discovery some sixty years later of details his surviving family and fellow crew members never knew.

Download or read book Flying with the Flak Pak written by Kenny Kemp and published by Kemp Enterprises. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography that "includes 1000 photos, maps, and illustrations that bring the War in the Pacific to life through a young pilot's eyes"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book How the Few Became the Proud written by Heather Venable and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than half of its existence, members of the Marine Corps largely self-identified as soldiers. It did not yet mean something distinct to be a Marine, either to themselves or to the public at large. As neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the Navy, the Corps' missions overlapped with both institutions. This work argues that the Marine Corps could not and would not settle on a mission, and therefore it turned to an image to ensure its institutional survival. The process by which a maligned group of nineteenth-century naval policemen began to consider themselves to be elite warriors benefited from the active engagement of Marine officers with the Corps' historical record as justification for its very being. Rather than look forward and actively seek out a mission that could secure their existence, late nineteenth-century Marines looked backward and embraced the past. They began to justify their existence by invoking their institutional traditions, their many martial engagements, and their claim to be the nation's oldest and proudest military institution. This led them to celebrate themselves as superior to soldiers and sailors. Although there are countless works on this hallowed fighting force, How the Few Became the Proud is the first to explore how the Marine Corps crafted such powerful myths.

Download or read book AMARG written by Nicholas A. Veronico and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This country's largest military aircraft storage center began in the heady days following the end of World War II. At first only a small desert site holding bombers and transports in reserve for possible future use, it later became more of a salvage and parts recovery operation, and in many cases, a final resting place known as "the boneyard." In the 1950s and 1960s, with new wars erupting in Korea and Vietnam, certain aircraft stored in this desert center were once again in demand, and this famed storage and salvage facility in Tucson, Arizona, answered the call. Numerous photographs taken both from the air and on the ground show the reader vistas of the 4,000 total airplanes stored at this site, while a detailed appendix gives a comprehensive listing of all the aircraft types currently at AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group). In many cases, the numbers are quite staggering and are sure to surprise the reader.

Download or read book Fortitudine written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mustang Wife written by Beth Hayes Price and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel from coast to coast from Sergeant to Captain with Beth and John. Experience the joy of reunions and the stresses of deployments for a typical Marine family. Take an insider look at today's military family through the eyes of a Marine wife.

Download or read book Love You More Than You Know written by Janie Reinart and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these personal stories, 45 Ohio mothers open their hearts and share what it feels like when your son or daughter leaves home to fight a war.Some were stunned to learn one sunny afternoon that their "baby" had enlisted in the Marines. Others had long been familiar with military life. But all knew their life had just changed the day their child called and said, "Mom, I'm being deployed . . ." They discovered the strange mix of pride and fear. The anxiety of not knowing exactly where in Iraq or Afghanistan your son is, whether your daughter is facing mortar fire or enduring heat and boredom. Elation at the arrival of the briefest postcard or email message. The daily dread, when returning home from work or a trip to the grocery store, of seeing a government car in the driveway and two soldiers at the door . . .Any parent who reads these stories will feel their power--and will gain a greater understanding of the sacrifice made by parents as well as their children in our military service.