K W Gorsky Jr: 2 books
by K. W. Gorsky Jr
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Thirteen Months is a novel based on the real-life experiences of the author. It allows the reader to experience the events surrounding a close-knit mortar squad through the eyes of Ski (an eighteen-year-old Marine) during the height of the Vietnam War (1968). His thirteen-month tour of duty is chronicled...
by K. W. Gorsky Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
The United States Marine Corps was tasked to produce a greater number of Marines to meet the escalation of troops for the Vietnam War. Recruit training was reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks to provide those new Marines. Boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, accommodated more Marines in a shorter...