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Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The author of "Craig & Fred" describes how his devoted canine companion and he visited Maine State Prison to work beside inmates who serve purposeful time in prison by training service dogs for disabled veterans.
Author
Language
English
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"Gripping war stories meet inspiring lessons in this straight-shooting and darkly funny account of what it takes to survive and thrive on battlefields and in daily lives, from distinguished United States service members and New York Times bestselling authors Robert O'Neill and Dakota Meyer"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
He was the Marine every other Marine wanted to be like. They called him Chesty because he had a chest like a battering ram. The myth was that the original had been shot away and that this one was a steel plate. In amphibious assaults, they said, he didn't need a landing craft, because he walked on water. With Chesty Puller you never knew where the myth ended and the real man began.
Author
Language
English
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Best Non-Fiction of 2022 - Kirkus Reviews
New Books for the Pueblo Chieftain: October 17, 2022
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New Books for the Pueblo Chieftain: October 17, 2022
Popular Books from 2022, for the Pueblo Chieftain, January 3, 2023
Description
"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima-and into history. The son of one of the flag raisers has written a powerful account of six very different...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
ix, 206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Born on the eve of World War II into a family of Mexican immigrants in El Paso, Antonio C. Márquez remains a child of the border, his life partaking of multiple cultures, countries, and classes. Here he recounts his life story, from childhood memories of movies and baseball and friendship with his Chinese Mexican American neighbor, Manuel Wong, to the turbulent events of his manhood. Márquez recalls the impact of immigration and war on his family;...
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