America's Youngest Warriors

America's Youngest Warriors PDF Author: Ray D. Jackson
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ISBN: 9780965609302
Category : Teenage soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 660

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America's Youngest Warriors

America's Youngest Warriors PDF Author: Ray D. Jackson
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ISBN: 9780965609302
Category : Teenage soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 660

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America's Youngest Warriors

America's Youngest Warriors PDF Author: Ray D. Jackson
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ISBN: 9780965609319
Category : Teenage soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 661

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America's Youngest Warriors

America's Youngest Warriors PDF Author: Ray D. Jackson
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ISBN: 9780965609326
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 660

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America's Youngest Warriors

America's Youngest Warriors PDF Author: Ray D. Jackson
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ISBN: 9780965609333
Category : Teenage soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 645

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America's Youngest Women Warriors

America's Youngest Women Warriors PDF Author: Dorothy Hinson Brandt
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ISBN: 9781952005701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Short stories of young women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America before attaining legal age.

Courage in America

Courage in America PDF Author: Michael J. Kerrigan
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1604948728
Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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In Courage in America: Warriors with Character, seven American warriors tell their stories of tragedy and triumph after suffering traumatic injuries and being faced with reestablishing their post-war lives. Through personal interviews, author Michael Kerrigan shows their courage and spirit as they beat the odds and overcome obstacles in the face of adversity. He reflects on their courage, leadership abilities, and military life, showcasing the good character of these young heroes, their caregivers, and families. The stories in this book will inspire, helping to motivate newly injured troops towards recovery, and giving Americans a better understanding of the sacrifices so many have made.

American Warrior

American Warrior PDF Author: Gary O'Neal
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250022754
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 311

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The epic story of one of America's greatest soldiers, Ranger Hall of Fame member Gary O'Neal, who served his country for forty years Chief Warrant Officer Gary O'Neal is no ordinary soldier. For nearly forty years, he has fought America's enemies, becoming one of the greatest Warriors this nation has ever known. Part Native American, O'Neal was trained in both military combat and the ways of his native people, combining his commitment to freedom with his respect for the enemy, his technical fighting skills with his fierce warrior spirit. From his first tour in Vietnam at seventeen to fighting in both Gulf wars, O'Neal was nothing less than a super soldier. A minefield of aggression bordering on a justice-seeking vigilante, O'Neal kept fighting even when wounded, refusing to surrender in the face of nine serious injuries and being left more than once. O'Neal earned countless military honors as a member of the elite Army Rangers corps, a founding member of the legendary first Department of Defense antiterrorist team, a member of the Golden Knights Parachuting Team, and more, devoting his life to training the next generation of soldiers. His unbelievable true stories are both shocking and moving, a reminder of what it means to be a true American hero. In O'Neal's own words, he "wasn't born a warrior"—life made him one. American Warrior will serve as inspiration for American men and women in uniform today, as well as appeal to the countless veterans who served their country alongside O'Neal.

The Varsity

The Varsity PDF Author: Asbury Brown
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ISBN: 9780578707334
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Varsity is a fictional story based on true accounts of America's youngest warriors during WW II. Today it is estimated that over 100,000 adolescents, 12 to 16, willingly forfeited the sweetness of their youth to combat the ruthless ambitions of Axis powers. The story's two main characters drop out of high school in 1941/42 during their sophomore year to enlist the Army and Marines.Leaving behind the end zones of Peninsula High. Entering the kill zones of Europe and the Pacific, the two best friends realize they are on a horrific express train with no stops. It is also when they face not only the terror of mortal combat but severe penalties should true ages be discovered. To meet these challenges, they adopt the core of a warrior's ethic: learning to soldier on. At war's end, the two best friends return to Point Loma, California and---still teenagers---re-enter high school to earn diplomas and take advantage of the GI Bill. Their travails are not over as new conflicts emerge from jealous seniors, a hostile PTA, and insensitive teachers. To avoid the banalities of senior year hi-jinx, the two GIs become co-captains of a perennially losing varsity squad and transform it into a championship contender. Varsity is more than just another war story of blood and valor as it explores: love beyond romance, touches upon shell shock---the precursor of PTSD---and asks if there are any core military values that have application in peacetime. It is a story that required a decade to meticulously research for historical fidelity and its fictional characters are amalgams of genuine underage veterans of the most lethal episode in human history. To gain perspective, the author interviewed nearly a hundred Veterans of Underage Military Service known as VUMS. For most VUMs, they held their secret until 1991 when amnesty was awarded by the US Department of Defense. As Tom Brokaw once said "...it is time their story is told."

Young Soldiers Amazing Warriors

Young Soldiers Amazing Warriors PDF Author: Robert H. Sholly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979665233
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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The beginning of the famous "Nine Days in May" battles of the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam and the heroes who fought them. The early fire fights and battles of one of the most highly decorated battalions of the Vietnam War. Eyewitness accounts of boys become men as they recount the riveting events of fire fights, human wave attacks, hand-to-hand combat, overrun units, survivors, sacrifice, and four Medals of Honor.

Antiwarriors

Antiwarriors PDF Author: Melvin Small
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780842028950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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The antiDVietnam War movement marked the first time in American history that record numbers marched and protested to an antiwar tune_on college campuses, in neighborhoods, and in Washington. Although it did not create enough pressure on decision-makers to end U.S. involvement in the war, the movement's impact was monumental. It served as a major constraint on the government's ability to escalate, played a significant role in President Lyndon B. Johnson's decision in 1968 not to seek another term, and was a factor in the Watergate affair that brought down President Richard Nixon. At last, the story of the entire antiwar movement from its advent to its dissolution is available in Antiwarriors: The Vietnam War and the Battle for America's Hearts and Minds . Author Melvin Small describes not only the origins and trajectory of the antiDVietnam War movement in America, but also focuses on the way it affected policy and public opinion and the way it in turn was affected by the government and the media, and, consequently, events in Southeast Asia. Leading this crusade were outspoken cultural rebels including Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, as passionate about the cause as the music that epitomizes the period. But in addition to radical protestors whose actions fueled intense media coverage, Small reveals that the anti-war movement included a diverse cast of ordinary citizens turned war dissenter: housewives, politicians, suburbanites, clergy members, and the elderly. The antiwar movement comes to life in this compelling new book that is sure to fascinate all those interested in the Vietnam War and the turbulent, tumultuous 1960s.