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At First Light - A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse (Hardcover)
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At First Light - A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse (Hardcover)
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What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore's story special is what
happened in World War II's closing days and the people-and
horses-he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is
emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Growing up in the 1930s in
Memphis, Tennessee, Phil Larimore is the ultimate Boy Scout-able to
read maps, put a compass to good use, and traverse wild swamps and
desolate canyons. His other great skill is riding horses. Phil does
poorly in school, however, leading his parents send to him to a
military academy. After Pearl Harbor, Phil realizes he is destined
for war. Three weeks before his eighteenth birthday, he becomes the
youngest candidate to ever graduate from Officer Candidate School
(OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Landing on the Anzio beachhead in
February 1944, Phil is put in charge of an Ammunition Pioneer
Platoon in the 3rd Infantry Division. Their job: deliver ammunition
to the frontline foxholes-a dangerous assignment involving regular
forays into No Man's Land. As Phil fights his way up the Italian
boot, into Southern France and across the Rhine River into Germany,
he is caught up in some of the most intense combat ever. But it's
what happens in the final stages of the war and his homecoming that
makes Phil's story incredibly special and heartwarming. An
emotional tale of courage, daring, and heroism, At First Light will
remind you of the indomitable human spirit that lives in all of us.
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