Author: R. D. Lumpkin
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781462609703
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Author: William Bonk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943226511
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Author William Bonk raises awareness and provides a critical resource for thousands potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals at shuttered Fort McClellan in Alabama. Bonk, a licensed private investigator, draws attention to the real possibility that veterans, their families, and civilians once assigned to now-closed Fort McClellan (FMC), Alabama were subjected to hazardous environmental conditions to include chemical weapon material and toxic chemicals starting in the early 1950s and continuing through 1999 and beyond. "I want to attract the attention of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress," said Bonk, also a retired supervisory criminal investigator and former U.S. Army military police trainee who trained at FMC. I want them to be able to have a reason to move forward with a FMC health registry and work toward a presumption within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that FMC veterans were adversely affected by exposure to dangerous contaminants." The sad reality according to Bonk is that, "because of latency, dosage, time, and risk factors, FMC veterans have to fight individually to attempt to prove an in- service event and the service connection with a nexus between the two. In most cases, they were unknowingly exposed to a plethora of contaminants, making any argument difficult to prove." Bonk establishes a timeline and meticulously traces the post's historical use of hazardous materials, such as chemical weapons material, ionizing radiation, pesticides, and heavy metals. Bonk bases his findings on data from public U.S. government reports, open source news articles, and multiple interviews with trainees and trainers stationed at FMC, which was comprised of almost 50,000 acres and originally home to the U.S. Army's Military Police and Chemical Schools. The reports often reveal ambiguity, uncertainty, speculation, and a total lack of due diligence when rendering conclusions and recommendations regarding contaminated parcels.

Author: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429988916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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Uncommon Valor from Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham presents a fascinating look at six of our bravest soldiers and the highest military decoration awarded in this country. Since the Vietnam War ended in 1973, the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for valor, has been presented to only eight men for their actions "above and beyond the call of duty." Six of the eight were young men who had fought in the current war in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. All of these medals were awarded posthumously, as all had made the choice to give their lives so that their comrades might live. Uncommon Valor answers the searing question of who these six young soldiers were, and dramatically details how they found themselves in life-or-death situations, and why they responded as they did. For the first time, this book also provides a comprehensive history of the Medal of Honor itself—one marred by controversies, scandals, and theft. Using an extraordinary range of sources, including interviews with family members and friends, teammates and superiors in the military, personal letters, blogs posted within hours of events, personal and official videos and newly declassified documents, Uncommon Valor is a compelling and important work that recounts incredible acts of heroism and lays bare the ultimate sacrifice of our bravest soldiers.

Author: Steve Bassett
Publisher: Xeno Books
ISBN: 9781939096241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Golden Ghetto: How the Americans & French Fell In & Out of Love During the Cold War is an intimate, improbable story of fear and skepticism giving way to trust and friendship at a huge U.S. Air Force base in central France that, for two generations, transformed the political, economic, and social life of an occupied territory.

Author: Ken Welch
Publisher: Ken Welch
ISBN: 9781432755256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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In 1963, communist insurgency was in it's infancy. Then South Vietnam's President was assassinated and it's government was in turmoil. Soon America found itself embroiled in war and secret wars. The enemy suffered horrible casualties but were handed victory.

Author: William Pencak
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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A history of the years between the two world wars discusses the founding of the American Legion in 1919 and its contributions to patriotism, veterans and communities throughout the nation.

Author: Allen J. Lynch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998968926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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The author recounts his life experiences, from growing up on Chicago's South Side and living through several years of intense bullying, to his Army service in Vietnam and his acts that earned the Medal of Honor, to his life after military service and grappling with PTSD.

Author: H. L. "Bud" Curtis
Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing DBA Ecko Publishing
ISBN: 9781427650306
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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"H.L. "Bud" Curtis, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) 1943-1945"--Cover.

Author: Ken Bangs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733119405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Arctic Warriors is a historical fiction about the struggle between the defenders of freedom and the forces of tyranny in America's Northernmost outpost. It is drawn from the author's experiences while on active duty as a Military Police Officer with the United States Army in the Alaskan Command.

Author: Al Zdon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971194014
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Written accounts of people who served in the Civil War; Spanish-American War; World War I and II; the Korean War; the Vietnamese Conflict; and the Persian Gulf War.