A Soldier Looks Back
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A Soldier Looks Back
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Author : Col Keith M. Nightingale
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-12-07
A Soldier Looks Back written by Col Keith M. Nightingale and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-07 with History categories.
This book is composed of individual essays that I have written over the last 15 years. They address a variety of topics ranging from the 1944 Normandy invasion to other combat areas that I have had significant personal experience with, beginning with Vietnam through the birth of today's special operations forces. Much of the real background history has been lost over time and I wish to memorialize it while I still can. Above all else, these essays are a salute to the infantry: Army and Marine, who among our military, have borne the greatest burden in all our wars and conflicts since the birth of this nation. I have written these essays with the hope that the lay reader can learn to appreciate the experience of the uniformed participant in our national conflicts and understand the sacrifices and issues that a very small portion of our population experiences on behalf of us all. Normandy has been a particular obsession of mine since I was 10 years old. I commanded the 40th anniversary return to Normandy by the 82d Airborne in 1984 and have been returning there every year to provide staff rides to the U.S. and Allied soldiers and airmen that arrive each year. I have had the privilege of walking the ground with many of the original veterans and gaining insights that no history book contains. I firmly believe that the invasion was the greatest single effort our civilization has ever undertaken and probably ever will. It represents a microcosm of what we are as a people and what our uniformed personnel are all about. It and they are unique. Normandy is unique, hallowed, and largely untouched ground and above all else, it is the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, which is the foundation of our nation. Vietnam was the war for my generation. Among many things, I learned to appreciate the qualities of other nationalities as well as the frailties and shortcomings of my own. Above all else, Vietnam gave me a very personal lifelong appreciation for the common soldier doing his work in an uncommon manner; he above all else deserves our respect and appreciation. Grenada was a true watershed in our history. It put the ills of Vietnam behind us, gave us a renewed sense of national pride and was the epitome of what America is all about - returning democracy to those that had lost it and acting as a symbol of selfless sacrifice for something greater than each of us. Grenada, with its failures, provided the impetus for badly needed reforms to the special operations community and spawned all the tools and capabilities that today we take for granted. The Desert Wars have been a huge national stress test for our military. Years of difficult grunt labor for ambiguous purposes and possibly lost causes have not diminished in the slightest the strength and will of our uniformed Americans, despite the fact that they deserve far more than what their nation has granted them in return for their service. Reflections is a collection of comments and observations that have no specific geographical or campaign purpose but make specific points regarding issues and people. The Special Operations experience was perhaps the most meaningful for me on a personal basis. I was there in the beginning with the Iran hostage rescue attempt and saw on a very personal basis how the services resisted and fought creation and enhancement of the capabilities we now enjoy and take for granted. I had a small part in the creation of what we see today as born through the Nunn-Cohen Amendment, MFP 11 (SOF Funding), and Goldwater-Nichols. Despite the institutional pain I suffered as a result of the association, I wear the scars with great pride and know that the capabilities and values will remain long after my passing.
A Foot Veteran Looks Back
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Author : Maurine Parcells
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-10-22
A Foot Veteran Looks Back written by Maurine Parcells and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-22 with categories.
The book is a well written and a very good insight into the daily life of an infantryman. The author brings a sense of reality to his first hand experiences being an infantryman during WWII. Highly recommend this book to family members of those who served in the infantry or readers who desire to have better knowledge of these experiences. The engaging, humble and straightforward memoirs of a Vet of the fabled "Thunderbird" Division in World War II encompassing the last six months of the war. From attempting to hide his sight challenges and enlist in the USA, through the challenges of basic training, to the horrors and pathos of combat along with post war experiences in a defeated nation, the author never fails to engage the reader with his true feelings and even an occasional bit of humor. Anyone interested in knowing what WWII was like for the "average" (whatever that it) GI will want to read this short book and will not be disappointed.
About Face
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Author : Eleanor Elliot Brownell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
About Face written by Eleanor Elliot Brownell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Going Off The Beach
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Author : Robert Garlick
language : en
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Release Date : 2022-06-01
Going Off The Beach written by Robert Garlick and has been published by Gatekeeper Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Just two months after my 20th birthday, I was drafted into the US Army. Before my next birthday I arrived in the former Republic of South Vietnam; it was February 1969. I have been asked countless times over the last five decades: "What was Vietnam like?" For decades I could never give much of an answer. If one is to give an answer, one must first confront their past. Going Off The Beach is the account of a conscripted, "boots on the ground" soldier and his experiences in the US Army during the Vietnam War. These experiences included twelve months in Vietnam, serving in Binh Dinh Province. The book explores the contrasts between a peaceful tropical beach overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean with the monotony, drudgery and dangers of being a foot soldier in an unpopular war. It describes the endless struggle for survival while constantly dealing with the "inner conflicts" of the US Military fighting a war they were not even trying to win. And finding love in the midst of it all. "What was Vietnam like?" It's the story of what happened to 20-year-old me. It's my story of love, war, and courage. Book Review: "going off the beach" is a compelling, factual account of a conscripted Army soldier's trip through Hell and back during the Vietnam War. For anyone who wondered what serving in South Vietnam was like; this book answers that question from the perspective of an unwilling participant. It contrasts the everyday monotony and drudgery of war with its ever-present dangers. The author's descriptive and straightforward writing style holds the reader's full attention from first sentence to the final word. -- Joseph J. Bains, Bread Crust Productions, Author, Scientist, Veteran
Looking Back
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Author : Jeff West
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-10-17
Looking Back written by Jeff West and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with categories.
This work touches on so many areas of the war experience; A grunt's day-to-day struggle, the loss of friends and comrades, coming home and family relationship[s. It is a must read for those who were in Vietnam, had a friend or family member who was there or anyone that wants to understand more about the effect that conflct had on our young men. The poems are timeless in that all soldiers from any era or conflict can relate to them.
One Blue Bonnet
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Author : Frank Coutts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
One Blue Bonnet written by Frank Coutts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Rugby football players categories.
Tim Harington Looks Back
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Author : Gen. Sir Charles Harington
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Tim Harington Looks Back written by Gen. Sir Charles Harington and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with History categories.
General Sir Charles Harington Harington, who received the nickname “Tim” after being gazetted to The King’s Regiment and joining the Serapis at Aden in 1892, was a British Army officer who served in the Directorate of Mobilization in 1914 and then became Plumer's BGGS in the 2nd Army in France. After World War I, he became DCIGS to Henry Wilson, then GOC Allied Forces of Occupation in Constantinople during the Chanak Affair, which partly led to the downfall of Lloyd George's administration. It was in October 1920 that Harington was sent by Mr. Winston Churchill—then Secretary of State for War—to Constantinople to succeed General (later Field-Marshal Lord) Milne. The Force at Constantinople (28th Division) was to be reduced to six battalions, a cavalry regiment and some gunners, and Harington was to see the treaty ratified. He was also to lead a Greek division at Ismid, and a Greek regiment at Beicos opposite Therapia on the Bosphorus. Tim Harington Looks Back is his very own full and frank account of his fascinating life—from his early beginnings, to his military career, to being received by His Majesty the King.
Growing Up In A Foxhole New Edition
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Author : Stan Richardson
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Growing Up In A Foxhole New Edition written by Stan Richardson and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with categories.
The engaging, humble and straightforward memoirs of a Vet of the fabled "Thunderbird" Division in World War II encompassing the last six months of the war. From attempting to hide his sight challenges and enlist in the USA, through the challenges of basic training, to the horrors and pathos of combat along with post war experiences in a defeated nation, Stan never fails to engage the reader with his true feelings and even an occasional bit of humor. Anyone interested in knowing what WWII was like for the "average" (whatever that it) GI will want to read this short book and will not be disappointed. From a reader of the first edition, "No boring rants about one battle after another. Just one soldier's very personal experience in his own words. Well written." And, from another, "You don't have to be a veteran or a military buff to enjoy this book. I am a grandmother and I was completely absorbed, going back into those war years and being reminded of what our boys went through."
Looking Back On The Vietnam War
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Author : Brenda M. Boyle
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-17
Looking Back On The Vietnam War written by Brenda M. Boyle and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-17 with History categories.
More than forty years have passed since the official end of the Vietnam War, yet the war’s legacies endure. Its history and iconography still provide fodder for film and fiction, communities of war refugees have spawned a wide Vietnamese diaspora, and the United States military remains embroiled in unwinnable wars with eerie echoes of Vietnam. Looking Back on the Vietnam War brings together scholars from a broad variety of disciplines, who offer fresh insights on the war’s psychological, economic, artistic, political, and environmental impacts. Each essay examines a different facet of the war, from its representation in Marvel comic books to the experiences of Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange. By putting these pieces together, the contributors assemble an expansive yet nuanced composite portrait of the war and its global legacies. Though they come from diverse scholarly backgrounds, ranging from anthropology to film studies, the contributors are united in their commitment to original research. Whether exploring rare archives or engaging in extensive interviews, they voice perspectives that have been excluded from standard historical accounts. Looking Back on the Vietnam War thus embarks on an interdisciplinary and international investigation to discover what we remember about the war, how we remember it, and why.
A Soldier S Return Engaged To The Single Mom
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Author : RaeAnne Thayne
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2020-12-29
A Soldier S Return Engaged To The Single Mom written by RaeAnne Thayne and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with Fiction categories.
A single mom deserves a hero A Soldier’s Return by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne Returning home to Cannon Beach and living in Brambleberry House, a place where good things seem destined to happen, has brought Melissa Fielding and her young daughter such joy. So perhaps it’s not an accident when the single mom “bumps” into Eli Sanderson and discovers the handsome doctor is also back in town. The ex-soldier is still so captivating, but also more guarded. Is now the time to put old ghosts to rest? FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Engaged to the Single Mom by USA TODAY bestselling author Lee Tobin McClain Single mom Angelica Camden is determined to fulfill her sick son’s every wish, including moving back to their small town and getting lots of dogs! Yet when she discovers his biggest wish is for a father, Troy Hinton’s shocking suggestion of marriage may just make all their dreams come true.