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Bezig met laden... Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima (2006)door Jack H. Lucas
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. JDHofmeyer | Aug 20, 2022 |   ) JudyMcNelley | Aug 4, 2021 | Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.But his faults do not negate the heroism, the honor, the courage, he showed in battle. His willingness and desire to do his duty in battle and to sacrifice his life for his fellow-men. The Medal of Honor is not a prize to be sought, but a recognition of honor, of valor, of courage, bravery, and sacrifice. It is never won, though it is often earned, and occasionally awarded. Jack Lucas was one who was awarded the Medal. Though he enjoyed the benefits of receiving it, he accepted and wore it in memory of the many who fell. His story is moving and inspiring. I highly recommend it. (  ) unreconstructed | Aug 15, 2020 | Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.As we continue to read, it is as if you are here him tell you the story, we learn of all the events a Medal of Honor has to attend throughout his life. And after the trauma he had gone through he rejoin the military entering the U.S. Army after graduating college as an officer. From his own words we learn he a pretty tough and impulsive guy in both public and private life. Before his military record was expunged because of the medal of Honor the number of times he was sent to the brig would tell you this. He always did what he wanted driven by patriotism or vengeance. It was amazing he was not drummed out of service. And lucky for his squad that he was not for he saved their lives. He continued his rough ways and added wandering eye to his traits in his civilian life. A good read with forward by Bob Doyle. (  ) hermit | Jul 10, 2020 | This is a simply told tale. He does not leave out much that he did and he was flawed but proud of being a Marine. He also never left the Marines behind. They were more his family than his family. He also is proud of his Medal of Honor and tells of get togethers with other medal winners. He led a colorful life until he died. ( ) Sheila1957 | Feb 29, 2020 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Medal of Honor recipient Jack H. Lucas's classic memoir of his heroics at the Battle of Iwo Jima--with a foreword by Bob Dole and reissued to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the battle in 2020. On February 20, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo Jima--one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World War II--Private Jack Lucas, who was only seventeen, and three other Marines engaged in a close-proximity firefight with Japanese soldiers. When two enemy grenades landed in their trench, Lucas jumped on one and pulled the other under his body to save the lives of his comrades. Lucas was blown into the air as his body was torn apart by 250 entrance wounds. He was so severely wounded that his team left him for dead. Miraculously, he survived. While on the hospital ship Samaritan, his spirit soared to see the American flag flying atop Mount Suribachi--the same flag immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Lucas endured twenty-one grueling surgeries and carried 200 pieces of shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life. Awarded the Medal of Honor, he became the youngest Marine in U.S. history--and the youngest of all World War II servicemen--to receive the honor. Indestructible tells the remarkable story of an extraordinary American possessed with a fierce determination to serve his country. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.54History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War IILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.82)
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