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Kenneth Tubman's Reviews > Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967
Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967
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Compelling true story of the men (Marines) who fought in Viet Nam.
I was a Marine during that time 62-67, however I did not go to Viet Nam due to a leg injury I received in training for Viet Nam.
Reading this was like having a real bad night mare while awake. It just scared the daylights out of me, wonering how I might have reacted if I was there. I was a communications mortar man. These guys were the front line grunts.
The average American sometimes gets all teary eyed about patriotism for flag and country - I get it, but these guys were not fighting for that, they for trying to survive a living hell- on their own.
The main take away, from this book for me was to establish critical thinking of what you do in life and what our politicians do make foolish decisions on going to war or what is supposed to be good for the American people.
These young men joined up for flag and country, and their country abadoned them during their combat and after they got home. Very hard to forgive that,.
I was a Marine during that time 62-67, however I did not go to Viet Nam due to a leg injury I received in training for Viet Nam.
Reading this was like having a real bad night mare while awake. It just scared the daylights out of me, wonering how I might have reacted if I was there. I was a communications mortar man. These guys were the front line grunts.
The average American sometimes gets all teary eyed about patriotism for flag and country - I get it, but these guys were not fighting for that, they for trying to survive a living hell- on their own.
The main take away, from this book for me was to establish critical thinking of what you do in life and what our politicians do make foolish decisions on going to war or what is supposed to be good for the American people.
These young men joined up for flag and country, and their country abadoned them during their combat and after they got home. Very hard to forgive that,.
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