If Operation Dewey Canyon, fought in the northern I Corps area of South Vietnam and Laos in early 1969, was defined in relation to World War II Marine Corps battles in the Pacific, it would include the isolation of Guadalcanal, the miserable terrain, weather and vegetation of Bougainville, an entrenched enemy similar to Peleliu, and the strategic importance of Iwo Jima. Most WWII Marine battles were fought by division-sized forces that often outnumbered the enemy. Dewey Canyon was fought by the 9thMarine Regiment, consisting of the 1st, 2ndand 3rdBattalions. These battalions were more often than not under-strength and undersupplied. Even when augmented by air power, and the artillery of the 2ndBattalion, 12th Marines, the Marines who fought in Dewey Canyon numbered only a fraction of the Marine forces that fought enemy units in previous wars. Yet, they prevailed.

Victory Betrayed: Operation Dewey Canyon: US Marines in Vietnam

History

Winter, Ronald

Military

Spectre Communications

It's safe to believe in the American Dream ... isn't it? We live in a country where we take quality education, careers, nice homes, and the wherewithal to raise a family for granted. We are well fed. We're warm. We keep up with the latest fashions. Our legal system provides swift justice and righteousness prevails. We solve problems, not create them! Right? We anticipate a safe and secure retirement where we hold hands with our life's partner during leisurely strolls on golden sands-waving palms overhead and perfectly sized waves breaking on the shore beneath a glowing sunset. Each evening we are submerged in the warmth of a life lived long and well, and the promise that tomorrow will be just like today. And then ... KA-POW! A giant wrecking ball tears in from stage right, smashing the palm trees, digging huge furrows in the perfect sand, and dumping the gently setting sun into a black sea of hissing steam. Darkness falls upon us and our world is turned upside down as family members appear from nowhere, seizing us, dragging us toward an unanticipated and unwanted future, penniless, powerless, confined in the clutches of "elder care." Unlikely? Think again. It happens every day all over America and it can happen to you. Is your future reasonably well planned out; ensuring that when you reach retirement age you will live the independent life you envisioned? Do you have a good lawyer who will help you navigate the uncharted waters of life for America's elderly-including proper care in case of illness or injury? Will your financial plans remain intact? Will you live as you hoped and planned for all those years with your family lovingly by your side? Granny Snatching is an insidious creeping menace from which no one is safe. What nearly happened to Ella Winter can happen to you. Your life, like hers, can suddenly be thrown into chaos and disorder. Will you knuckle under or will you learn from her fight, and like Ella Winter stand tall and strong in the face of adversity?

Granny Snatching

Parenting & Relationships

Winter, Ron

Aging Parents

Bruce McAllister, former Marine and hungry advertising copywriter, reluctantly goes to work for Moran Smythe, a business owner and self-professed evangelist with much to disguise. The public image and internal circumstances of Smythe Partners, Ltd. do not co-exist easily. Elder Derrick Simpson, leader of the flock at the Church of the Lord, comes to understand how distant Moran Smythe's public persona is from the real man's nature. And Elder Simpson also comes to know Bruce McAllister's predicament at work could be helpful to the church and its members. Living and working in close proximity, each man lives his point of view, and each man presses his position to the limit. As the life-changing explosion of circumstance and personality occurs, who emerges as The Hypocrite?

The Hypocrite: A Celestial Murder Mystery

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

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