Once A Marine
Gunny Nick Popaditch’s book, released earlier this month, synopsis, reviews and vid here. Here’s Ralph Peters’ take:
If you want an honest answer, ask a Marine. If you want an honest view of a war, ask a Marine gunnery sergeant. Nick Popaditch’s transcendent memoir of military service and its personal consequences should be read by every one of our nation’s political leaders–to help them understand the incomparable quality of those who fight on the front lines. Read this inspiring story, recommend it to friends–and send a copy to your member of Congress!
From the synopsis:
May 6, 1986 : Nick Popaditch arrives at the Receiving Barracks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California.
April 9, 2003 : An AP photographer captures a striking image seen around the world of a Marine tank commander smoking a victory cigar in his tank, the haunting statue of Saddam Hussein hovering in the background. Popaditch is immortalized forever as “The Cigar Marine.”
April 6-7, 2004 : The tanker fights heroically in the battle for Fallujah and suffers grievous head wounds that leave him legally blind and partially deaf. The USMC awards him with a Silver Star for his valor and combat innovation.
April 18, 2004 : “Gunny Pop” comes home to face the toughest fight of his life—a battle to remain the man and Marine he was. This is the central drama of Nick’s inspiring memoir, Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery.
Topics: Iraq, literary, military
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:13 pm Comments (0) on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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