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THE MARINES - GOD'S CHOSEN
WARRIORS
Specials Acknowledgments To:
Phoenix
– For the positive influences that he has played
in my life. I am thankful that I have such a friend as a fine
example of a man who always pursues his goals with vigor… even
the ones that scared him. As a person, he has been one of my top
inspirations in life.
Brent
Fletcher
– For his caring and his unflinching support of my goals even at
the cost of putting some of his off. He has also been a positive
influence towards my quest to improve myself and has been a calm
voice when things got tough.
Vincent
Lazarus Chimera
– a name that I have given to a friend who has volunteered to
come forth and be my lightening rod as I have helped him to vent
his many disappointments in life.
Neo
–
A friend who has filled in at times as a father, a favorite
uncle, an older brother I wish I had and a friend who has save
my life and hopefully saved me from damnation. Thanks for giving
many ideas on how to get important messages out without going
Postal.
Poppy
– Without her early encouragement to write and to complete my
first Book ‘Zen & The Art Of Resistance
Training – A Yogic & Scientific Approach To Weight Lifting
I very likely would have never
discovered the joys of writing and the books and the stories
that needed to get out would remain buried forever. To her I
have a single message that I hope she understands
“To
the many fond memories of the good times; forgiveness of the
transgressions and bad times;
My
hope for the promises that life may bring us – if we live with
honesty, integrity and walk in the light.”
Last but not least this Book as with the other
books is dedicated in memory of:
Tom
Jennings-
My friend whose life and our friendship - tragically cut short.
He taught me a lot about courage and what it means to stand up
for your friends, for what is right in the face of adversity.
I miss you.
Most of all,
this book is dedicated to my mother.
She has more
than anyone taught me about discipline, sacrifice, compassion,
friendship, love, loyalty, to both friends and just causes. She
has given me more than I could ever repay in several lifetimes.
Having her as a mother has tempered me… kept me from evil, made
me think twice about doing questionable things.
I miss her
everyday.
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
Prologue
I am
just a few months into my seventeenth year of life. I fresh from
the rigors of Parris Island Marine Corp boot camp, and still
exhilarated from the victory of pummeling two of the biggest men
in the platoon with nothing but a pugil stick as a combat
weapon.
I am
also excited by the prospect of learning how to arm the nuclear
warheads in the Hawk Missiles Systems that I will be trained to
launch at Fort Bliss. The promise of these adventures to come
hold me enthralled.
As I
stood on U.S. soil, my friends and I looked over the Rio Grande’
at our new port of intrigue,
From my
vantage point, Juarez looked like a concrete sprawl with a
flowering of neon lights sprinkled and laced throughout the main
drag.
The
patterns of light dwindling down on side streets radiated away
in every direction from the strip.As we traveled the length of
the bridge, Juarez looked like it glistened with a myriad of
potentialities.
The city
was a cacophony of sounds and a whirling montage of images, with
crowds of people milling in and out of stores and traffic. There
was the hustling and bustling of U.S. soldiers, vendors, and
tourists mingling with work-a-day Mexican citizens.
As we
walked on the main drag the exotic feel of the city intoxicated
me. We mingled in the stores and markets and we could see that
the vendors were glutted with various native sundries; you name
it, it was all there.
Interspersed among these businesses were restaurants, massage
parlors, and numerous bars and whorehouses… that were set up
like flesh-peddling supermarkets. These dens of sin would become
my spiritual proving grounds as I endeavor to save the souls of
the women that made their living from the men who gave them cold
hard cash in exchange for the sexual commerce that the women
provided.
Yes,
this is what we came for and this is what we wanted… a place
that offered opportunities to spread God’s work for eager young
Marines who were looking to cut their metaphoric teeth in the
world as budding adults….
Table of Contents
1973 -
Tough Choices At Home- The Peace Corp Or The Marines?
The
World Around me In 1973
Recruiter Promises That We Will Be Christian Soldiers – They Can
Be Trusted
Bat
Ears, Bat Eyes
A
Send Off Party From My Dad
Indian Mystic Visits In My Dream
Boot Camp-Dr. Pavlov Would Have Been Proud
The
First Day-Stripping Away Diversity
Drill Instructors and Other Moles
You
Got Sixty Seconds To Poop & Pee!
For
God’s Sakes, Don’t Look Around The Area
Boot Camp Is Enough To Drive Most People To Smoke
Boot Camp Can Make An Atheist Into A Church Goer
Boot Camp Is Not So Easy To Quit –
It Is Enough To Make
Spiritually Weak People Bargain Oral Sex
I
Loved Boot Camp
Don’t You Ever Call Your Drill Instructor A
Ewe
Our
Rifles Are Our Closest Girlfriends
Ring The Bell and Start Salivating
Drown Proofing Is Not Fool Proof
Another Dream of India
Obstacle Courses Were Not The Only Obstacles
Give My Man An Extra Steak!
Intensive Physical Training (PT)
Christmas, Mail Call And Peanut Butter Cookies
Rifle Range Training, -That’s When Drill Instructors Are
Actually Nice
Snapping In and Transcending Limitations
Guard Duty And The Diaper Cases
President Nixon Escalates The Bombing – Our Drill Instructors
Are Concerned
General Inspection and Lots Of Pushups
Another Extra Steak
Graduation Day – Top Honors For Me
I
Didn’t Get The Rose Garden That Was Promised
Gator Land, - Daniel’s Den of Lions
I’m
Too Ugly For My Blind Date
Ft.
Bliss Was Blissful – We Weren’t Officers But We Were Gentlemen
Juarez – The Smithsonian for Marines
Cathouses and Other Clubs
Catfight In The Cathouse
Vinny, You Got To Vamoose, Vamonos!
My
Underworld Benefactor
Even Whores Need Love
In
Mexico I Am A Sex God
Xavier Hollander They Are Not?
Setting Up My Alibi
Sage Advice
I
Expanded My Enterprises
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - $1.00
Tattoos – Another Rite Of Manhood?
The
Sweaty Artist And The Worm
How
About A Mickey With Your Beer
Rolled By Demons And Mexican Prison Guards
My
Guardian Angel Maria
A
Dorm Room In A Mexican Cathouse
Seeing Poverty Brings An Epiphany
The
Struggles Between The Flesh And The Spirit
Cool Hand Luke, I Am Not
Burning The Candle At Both Ends
It’s Hard To Say Goodbye
I
Was Too Ugly For A Blind Date, But Now A Hunk?
Cherry Point Was No Bowl Of Cherries
What Original Orders?
Pyromaniacs In The Marines
James Moves in With My Father
Jim
Rhein – Bully, Brawler, and Buddy
Racism & Drugs In The Marines – A Sorrowful affairr
Semper Fidalis = Not Always Faithful Marines
Complaining Marines Are Happy Marines?
King Rat
Those Are My Darn Twinkies
Latrine Detail Is Literally The Poops!
Mindless Pursuits Of Violence, Sex, And Other Dysfunctional
Behaviors
Big
Red And Hot Buttered Popcorn
Sex
With The Clone of Pat Benatar and other sexual deviant
Broken Marines and Vietnam Vets.241 thru 243
Suez Canal And The Conspiracy to Subdue A Few NCO’s
Your At A Funeral – Wear Your Dress Blues?
Marines Mete Out Their Own Brand Of Justice To Dime Droppers and
Thieves
Masturbation In The Marines - a Perilous Affair
Gay
Marines
Shortage of Women – A Recipe For Violence
Schultzie The Pool Shark
Embassy Duty For The Golden Boy
Bad
News From My Mother
One
Slip Changes Everything
Fire Watch = Boredom
Some Marines Love Pulling Trains
I
Peer Through The Door To The Kingdom Of Heaven
Testing My Skepticism and Experiencing Loss
From Golden Boy To Untouchable
Adultery My Most Shameful Time
I
Installed Redemption Programs for the Percy
Naked Marines, - Future Drill Instructors
Arrested By MP’s – They Got The Ride Of Their
Lives
Moonlighting At The Candlelight Lounge
My
Superiors Cut Me A Deal
Death For The Corp, - Semper Fidalis
No
Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A
Green-eyed Alien Hybrid?
Honorable Discharge For Medical Reasons
Back In King of Prussia
Epilogue
My
Current Views On The Necessity Of Military And Sometimes…War
Why I felt compelled to Write This Book
Let
Us Operate As Gung-Ho Marines & Navy Seals Together To Achieve
Our Mission!
My Final Apology and Advice For Fellow Marines
About The Author
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WARRIORS
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