MY 35 YEARS IN UNIFORM: A MEMOIR

by Raymond F. Wright Jr.

Raymond F. Wright Jr. went from Parris Island recruit in 1966 to rifleman with “Kilo” Company, 3d Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment near Chu Lai, Vietnam. He received a stomach wound on his 19th birthday and was medically evacuated Stateside. He eventually returned to duty under a “Smokey Bear” in starched sateen utilities with the brass-plated duty belt of a Parris Island drill instructor.

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ONE MARINE IN WWII

by Fritz Gemeinhardt

One Marine in WWII by Fritz Gemeinhardt. Leatherneck students of Marine Corps aviation are likely to know or have heard of Master Sergeant Fritz Gemeinhardt, USMC (Ret), who is somewhat of a duty expert of the Corps’ flying machines. When it comes to the inner workings of the Corps’ early helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft, Gemeinhardt was for years the historical mechanic.

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The U.S.-Mexican War: A Complete Chronology

by Bud Hannings

The U.S.-Mexican War: A Complete Chronology” is just one more in a lengthy list of superb reference works by Marine veteran Bud Hannings. Leatherneck has noted in previous “Book Browsers” that “PFC” Hannings exhibits a clear talent for making history come to life, and this book may be his best in that light. (Even though Hannings moved up in grade during his time on active duty, he declares himself, with great pride, PFC Hannings.)

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LETTERS FROM THE ATTIC: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME

by Charles Young

The book is just what the name implies. Finding letters from the 1940s while rummaging through his attic, Young begins a walk through his past and then a search for long-lost friends. The book is those letters from the attic in chronological (mostly) order and may serve as a great primary resource for anyone interested in this pivotal period of American history. It is not a military history book, but instead an inside look into the culture, vernacular and
feelings of the time.

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DEFEND FREEDOM

by LtCol Dominik George Gargle, USMC (Ret)

His personal background and his career of service to Corps and country, reinforced by his academic achievements while earning a graduate degree from George Washington University and a doctorate from Georgetown University, make him extremely qualified to voice his call to “Defend Freedom.”

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CHARLIE MIKE: A TRUE STORY OF HEROES WHO BROUGHT THEIR MISSION HOME.

by Joe Klein

In Charlie Mike: A True Story of Heroes Who Brought Their Mission Home, award winning journalist Joe Klein tells the triumphant, dramatic story of two decorated combat veterans, Navy SEAL Eric Greitens and veteran Marine Jake Wood, linked by tragedy who return from the battlefield and use their military skills to lead their fellow citizens in new and inspiring ways.

With his trademark novelistic style, Klein places the reader in the heart of the action—from a makeshift hospital in Haiti, to the heat and chaos on the front lines in the Middle East, to the dramatic experience of men coming home from war zones and wrestling with the banalities of civilian life.

Klein paints a full and fair portrait of the difficult re-entry many veterans face. But Charlie Mike also illuminates the often-neglected narrative of hope. Klein brings the reader along with novelistic finesse and shows us how the military virtues of discipline and selflessness can provide a path to peace, personal satisfaction, and a more vigorous nation.

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