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FORWARD
“On the debris of
our despair we build our character.” --- Emerson
This is the intriguing and
revealing story of just one of our young men in uniform.
Why would any young man join
any branch of service… much less the U.S. Marine Corp,
especially during wartime?
How would you feel if your
son, daughter, or any other loved one joined the military… once
you read about the fortunes and misfortunes of the young men in
this book?
Many people assume that
young men who join the Marine Corp are inherently tougher,
braver, and more patriotic than the people that join the other
military branches. This belief is stronger, especially if
wartime activity is likely to be inevitable.
Still others might think
that a young man’s choice of joining the Marines may be due to a
need to prove his worth to others and to himself.
It is assumed by many that
the Marines Corp is the toughest military branch in the world
surpassed only by the Navy Seals. It could be argued that the
Marines are even tougher than even special units that every
military branch has, such as the Army’s Special Forces, or
Airborne Rangers. Of course the Marine Corp can boast their
extra tough Recon units as well.
Many people that have never
served in the military wonder what day-to-day activities
confront a young marine during combat or peacetime.
Is the life of a military
man like every John Wayne movie you have ever seen? Is the
military truly populated with men and woman much like our
cultural icons, such as Audey Murphy, Sgt. Saunders of the TV
show ‘Combat’, and Sgt. Rock. Or is it all too often a haven for
the Sad Sacks and Gomer Pyles of the world?
Is it tough, glorious and
filled with romance and non-stop adventure? Or, is it tragic and
disappointing as the movie ‘Born in the Fourth of July” depicts?
How do the men and women who
join the military feel about their decision to serve their
country while they are either under the gun or just passing time
during their stint of service?
How do many of them feel
about their decision years later as mature experienced adults…
as they look back on their memories of the time they spent
serving the ‘Green Machine?’
Do they feel pride,
betrayal, sadness… or any sense of nostalgia?
Would they do it over again
were they able go back in time, especially if offered other life
choices?
The major concern or
question that most Americans face when pondering any of these
issues is: “Was it a different time and were the soldiers of my
day so different as compared to the young men and women in the
Marines today?”
Does our situation in Iraq
bear any similarities to our situation during the Vietnam War?
Have we as a people and a
Nation learned anything from past and present conflicts?
Is the Military the best
place for young men and women fresh out of high school or their
familial nest to learn honor, discipline, integrity, and how to
become a well-balanced adult? Or is it a place fraught with
dangers and dysfunctions which psychologically scar our youth
with a lifetime of substance abuse, sexual perversion, and a
“tunnel vision” jingoistic outlook of the world?”
Find out for yourself as you
share the experiences of Vincent Lazarus Chimera, and as he
travels the uncertain, sometimes wonderfully adventurous, and
often dangerous forays; from his first day at Parris Island to
his last day of discharge from the most notorious military
service in the world. The service that sometimes known as
Leather-Necks, Devil-Dogs, and Jarheads, but always know as the
United States Marines!
“There
is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my
sufferings” --- Dostoevsky
MOST PEOPLE TALK BULLSHIT:
One Primate's Search For Intelligent Life
(GENESIS)
MOST PEOPLE TALK BULLSHIT:
One Primate's Search For Intelligent Life
(EXODUS)
MOST PEOPLE TALK BULLSHIT:
One Primate's Search For Intelligent Life
(REVELATIONS)
MOST PEOPLE TALK BULLSHIT:
One Primate's Search For Intelligent Life
(JUDGMENT DAY)
THE MARINES: GOD'S CHOSEN
WARRIORS
VINCE'S GYM
CONVERSATIONS WITH NEO
NEO TEACHES ME THE ART OF WAR
& PEACE;
His Version of The Matrix
MEMORIES OF MY FATHERS
ZEN & THE ART OF RESISTANCE
TRAINING:
A Yogic & Scientific Approach To Weight
Lifting
ZEN & THE BIOLOGY OF
TRANSCENDENCE:
The First Matrix of Psychic
Phenomena
ZEN & THE ART OF KINESIOLOGY:
The Yogic & Scientific
Approach To Movement
ZEN & YOUR ENERGY SYSTEMS
ZEN & VARIOUS ASPECTS OF
TRAINING
HOMEPAGE TO ADVENTURES IN MARINE BIOLOGY
HOMEPAGE |
