A Marine Corps Boot: In Cold-War Parris Island
by Jr. Chris Madeira
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Author: Jr. Chris MadeiraEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-07
ISBN: 0741414430
Number of pages: 244
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
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Book Review: Once A Marine Always A Marine
Summary: 5 Stars
As famous ex-Marine Art Art Buchwald stated: "You cannot make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you are doing is recording it." Indeed, Parris Island was (is?) a hell-hole, and author Chris Madeira, Jr. records that fact. Other books by authors like Zell Miller focus on how marines gain human values at boot camp, but Madeira records the reality of the follies that have occured there. I think this is a "must read" for any leatherneck, parents whose children are contemplating a tour of duty in the Corps, and for the rest of us to develop an understanding of what being a U. S. Marine really means.
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