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The Morenci Marines - A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War (Paperback)
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The Morenci Marines - A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War (Paperback)
Series: Modern War Studies
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In 1966, nine young men left the Arizona desert mining camp of
Morenci to serve their country in the far-flung jungles of Vietnam,
in danger zones from Hue to Khe Sanh. Ultimately, only three
survived. Each battled survivor's guilt, difficult re-entries into
civilian life, and traumas from personally experiencing war-and
losing close friends along the way. Such stories recurred
throughout America, but the Morenci Marines stood out. ABC News and
Time magazine recounted their moving tale during the war, and, in
2007, the Arizona Republic selected the ""Morenci Nine"" as the
most important veterans' story in state history. Returning to the
soldiers' Morenci roots, Kyle Longley's account presents their
story as unique by setting and circumstance, yet typical of the
sacrifices borne by small towns all across America. His narrative
spotlights a generation of young people who joined the military
during the tumultuous 1960s and informs a later generation of the
hard choices made, many with long-term consequences. The story of
the Morenci Marines also reflects that of their hometown: a company
town dominated by the Phelps Dodge Mining Corporation, where the
company controlled lives and the labor strife was legendary. The
town's patriotic citizens saw Vietnam as a just cause, moving Clive
Garcia's mother to say, ""He died for this cause of freedom."" Yet
while their sons fought and sent home their paychecks, Phelps Dodge
sought to destroy the union that kept families afloat, pushing the
government to end a strike that it said undermined the war effort.
Morenci was also a place where cultures intermingled, and the nine
friends included three Mexican Americans and one Native American.
Longley reveals how their backgrounds affected their decisions to
join and also helped the survivors cope, with Mike Cranford racing
his Harley on back roads at high speeds while Joe Sorrelman tried
to deal with demons of war through Navajo rituals. Drawing on
personal interviews and correspondence that sheds new light on the
Morenci Nine, Longley has written a book as much about loss, grief,
and guilt as about the battlefield. It makes compelling reading for
anyone who lived in that era-and for anyone still seeing family
members go off to fight in controversial wars.
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