Once a marine: an Iraq War tank commander's inspirational memoir of combat, courage, and recovery
Known as "The cigar marine" from an AP photograph taken April 9, 2003, this is the story of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch from his tours in Iraq, to his injuries which left him legally blind and partially deaf, and to his struggle to remain a true marine.
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| Summary: | Known as "The cigar marine" from an AP photograph taken April 9, 2003, this is the story of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch from his tours in Iraq, to his injuries which left him legally blind and partially deaf, and to his struggle to remain a true marine. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. -- Known as "The cigar marine" from an AP photograph taken April 9, 2003, this is the story of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch from his tours in Iraq, to his injuries which left him legally blind and partially deaf, and to his struggle to remain a true marine. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 293 S., [8] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781932714470 1932714472 |
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Contents
Foreword by Colonel Bryan McCoy, USMC
vii
Collaborator's Note: Working with "Gunny Pop"
xi
Introduction and Acknowledgments
xiii
PART
1:
Bang, I'm Not Dead
1
PART
2:
Making This Marine
201
Epilogue: The Tip of the Spear
287
Index
289
Maps
Operation Desert Storm
236
Operation Iraqi Freedom
255
The Battle of Fallujah
285
Photos
Frontis
Gunny Sergeant Nick Popaditch and his wife April
A gallery of photos can be found
following page
142 |
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