The Morenci Marines A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War |
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Author:
| Longley, Kyle |
Series title: | Modern War Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1934-4 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Movingly chronicles the lives, deaths, and memory of nine Marines from the mining community of Morenci, Arizona, who were transformed from happy-go-lucky high schoolers to soldiers in Vietnam. Only three of them survived the war. Their story encompasses pride, loss, grief, and the devastating impact of war on a small town.
Movingly chronicles the lives, deaths, and memory of nine Marines from the mining community of Morenci, Arizona, who were transformed from happy-go-lucky high schoolers to soldiers in Vietnam. Only three of them survived the war. Their story encompasses pride, loss, grief, and the devastating impact of war on a small town.