The Morenci Marines : The Morenci Marines /

"A very readable but sobering chronicle of the lives, deaths, and memories of nine Marines--all including three Mexican-Americans and one Native American (Navajo)--from the Phelps Dodge copper mining community of Morenci, Arizona. Known as the "Morenci Nine"--Because they all joined t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Longley, Kyle (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Marine Corps.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Biographies.
United States. > Marine Corps > Biography.
Veterans.
Marines.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Fusiliers marins > Arizona > Morenci > Biographies.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Biographies.
Marines > Arizona > Morenci > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Biography.
United States.
Arizona > Morenci.
Morenci (Ariz.) > Biography.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a small town and the Vietnam War
  • 1. Life in a small town: the culture of Morenci, Arizona
  • 2. Semper Fi Boys: the Morenci nine join the US Marine Corps
  • 3. The creating of a warrior in Cold War America: the push-pull factors in the decision to join
  • 4. Eight weeks in hell and beyond: the Morenci nine become marines
  • 5. The first wave hits Vietnam: Leroy Cisneros, recon
  • 6. The miraculous journey: Joe Sorrelman in Vietnam
  • 7. The Grim Reaper descends
  • 8. The feath angel returns
  • 9. Two friends
  • 10. Last man there
  • 11. The long trip home: the journey of Sgt. Clive Garcia, Jr.
  • 12. Life after deaths: dealing with the absence of loved ones
  • 13. Remembering the fallen: community, memory, and the Nine
  • Epilogue.

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