A Few Good Memories: Tales from USMC Boot Camp (Paperback)

~ Bob Taylor (Author) "Marine recruits don't just show up at the gates of Parris Island or San Diego for boot camp..." (more)
Key Phrases: Parris Island, Marine Corps, San Diego (more...)

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Product Description

Stories, mostly humorous, some nostalgic, about Marine Corps Boot Camp. What wasn't funny then can be humorous now. Marines, relatives, and friends submitted over 400 first-hand stories. The best of these are in this book. As one new Marine said to the author, "Nothing's funny in Boot Camp." But it is, years later.

About the Author

Bob Taylor was a Marine for seven years. He began his service in Quantico, where he earned his gold bars. In 1958, during the Free World's struggle to conserve freedom in parts of the Middle East, his unit was rushed to Beirut, Lebanon, where, for several months, his weapons platoon guarded the entrance to the Beirut Airport. "Why not fly?"he wondered. The corps agreed and assigned him to NAS Pensacola, where he won his Naval Aviator wings of gold.

As a civilian, Bob was a Computer Software Developer.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 166 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155369144X
• ISBN-13: 978-1553691440
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #469,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, September 14, 2005

By	Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

Picked this up after hearing about it through a buddy from the "Together We Served" website. You Devil Dogs who don't know about that site, need to check it out. Anyway, back to the book, not going to go on and on and on about, except to say that it really hits home and brings back floods of memories. Those who served know, and wherever your dividing line for your USMCRD was, it makes no difference...this book is the same for all of us. Get it, and get it for your family members who are in or going in. You'll love it and so will they.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Few Good Memories, July 1, 2003

By A Customer

A real marine book. I bought one for each of my two sons in the Corps and they love it. Tells it like it is in Boot Camp.