Megee vernon e (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the story of one man's life of service to his country in the Marine Corps. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1900, the son of farmer, Vernon E. Megee grew up with an understanding of hard work and devotion to duty. His introduction into the military began in college as a cadet in the R.O.T.C. At the age of nineteen he joined the United States Marines. And thus began a life of adventure, challenges and experiences he could never have imagined. His career spanned forty years, from a lowly enlisted man to the rank of Four Star General. Megee's memoir is certainly not the usual dry 'date, time, place' report you might expect. Instead, in this book, (which he insisted was not to be released until after his death) he reveals the often-tumultuous behind-the-scenes, gutwrenching struggles and also the joy of a real man's life in the military, in his own memorable words. And while it is the personal story of General Vernon E. Megee, it's also the heroic story of the United States Marines during a long, difficult time of transition.…

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