Guns Up!: A Firsthand Account of the Vietnam War by Johnnie Clark (English) Pape

Description: Guns Up! by Johnnie Clark Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Training, faith, and luck carry Marine machine gunner Johnnie Clark and his buddy, Chan, through months of deadly Vietnam battles. Publisher Description GUNS UP! was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with the M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasnt the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began. Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realised the grim statistic held a chilling truth.The Marines who fougth and bled and died were ordinary men, many still teenagers, but he selfless bravery they showed day after day ina nightmarish jungle war made them true heroes. This new edition of GUNS UP! filled with photographs and udated information about those harrowing battles, also contains the real names of these extraordinary wrariors and details of their lives after the war. Author Biography Johnnie M. Clark is a disabled veteran who lives with his wife and two children in St. Petersburg, Florida. After joining the Marine Corps at age seventeen, he served as a machine gunner with the famous 5th Marine Regiment in 1968 and was wounded three times. He was awarded the Silver Star for bravery. While recuperating in Okinawa, Mr. Clark studied karate as part of his rehabilitation program, and after his discharge, he taught martial arts at the University of South Florida. He is now a 6th Dan Master of tae kwan do and operates a tae kwan do school in St. Petersburg. Clark is also the author of Semper Fidelis, The Old Corps, No Better Way to Die, and the forthcoming Harlots Cup. He is the recipient of the Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Service Award for writing. Details ISBN 0345450264 ISBN-13 9780345450265 Title Guns Up! Author Johnnie Clark Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 376 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:141689556; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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