In the 1960s, during the Vietnam War, there were two ways of
becoming a Marine-being drafted and choosing to join. Author Gregg
Stoner, a baby boomer in disagreement with the war, joined the
Marine Corps as a protest against the draft and with a strong
desire to avoid fighting in Vietnam. Stoner's first enlistment
began just after the Tet Offensive and was during a time when most
Marines were sent to combat. But he was the only soldier from his
platoon of eighty-five to remain stateside. The Yellow Footprints
to Hell and Back details Stoner's life in the military-from a
private in boot camp to working as a sergeant drill master.
Beginning with the first grueling experiences as a new recruit to
the immense pride at graduation, Stoner shares his inner thoughts
at what it took to become a Marine. He had joined the Marines to
avoid fighting overseas, but he gained much more than he had
imagined. Filled with abundant anecdotes, this personal memoir
relays the interesting and, at times unbelievable, stories of the
Marine Corps. It conveys the feelings and attitudes that dominated
this special time in American history.
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