Nothing in his months of training had prepared Helms for the reality of the DMZ--the thick red mud, the heat of the jungle, the noise, the stink, the pain. But he was a "Magnificent Bastard", a member of the BLT 2/4 Marines, and he was there to do what he could--willing to lay down his life for freedom.
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Nothing in his months of training had prepared Helms for the reality of the DMZ--the thick red mud, the heat of the jungle, the noise, the stink, the pain. But he was a "Magnificent Bastard", a member of the BLT 2/4 Marines, and he was there to do what he could--willing to lay down his life for freedom.
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Pages browning, graze on back cover. unread. Post World War II-General In 1967, E. Michael Helms boarded a bus to the legendary grounds of Parris Island, where boys were forged into hardened Marines--and sent to the jungles of Vietnam. It was the first stop on a journey that would forever change him--and by its end, he would be awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry UL-XXXXXX.
