|
Showing 1 - 2 of
2 matches in All Departments
Preparing for the Rain on Iwo Jima Isle follows the life and
military service of Marion Frank Walker, who was born and raised in
a peaceful small town in southern Indiana during the Depression
years. Frank was just 16 years old when America received that now
legendary "wake-up call" on December 7th, 1941, as planes from
Japanese aircraft carriers bombed and torpedoed the U.S. naval
fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In Frank's words, "The
world as we knew it changed overnight." Thus began the U.S.
military involvement in World War II. Eager to serve his country,
Frank managed to graduate from high school mid-term of his senior
year, and at 17 years old became a proud member of the U.S. Marine
Corps. The desire to serve and protect his beloved country would
soon send him to the bloody battlefield of Iwo Jima. At 19 years
old, he crawled through the volcanic ash that had turned purple
from the blood of his fallen comrades, and saw gruesome sights that
no person should ever have to witness. Frank is in the posed
picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima as photographed by Joe
Rosenthal. He went on from there to become a part of the occupation
force at Fukuoka, Japan. After reading of his experiences during
this deeply troubling time in history, Frank and his surviving
comrades only ask that the people of America remember the
sacrifices that have been made for their freedom and that their
fallen comrades be remembered.
Preparing for the Rain on Iwo Jima Isle follows the life and
military service of Marion Frank Walker, who was born and raised in
a peaceful small town in southern Indiana during the Depression
years. Frank was just 16 years old when America received that now
legendary "wake-up call" on December 7th, 1941, as planes from
Japanese aircraft carriers bombed and torpedoed the U.S. naval
fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In Frank's words, "The
world as we knew it changed overnight." Thus began the U.S.
military involvement in World War II. Eager to serve his country,
Frank managed to graduate from high school mid-term of his senior
year, and at 17 years old became a proud member of the U.S. Marine
Corps. The desire to serve and protect his beloved country would
soon send him to the bloody battlefield of Iwo Jima. At 19 years
old, he crawled through the volcanic ash that had turned purple
from the blood of his fallen comrades, and saw gruesome sights that
no person should ever have to witness. Frank is in the posed
picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima as photographed by Joe
Rosenthal. He went on from there to become a part of the occupation
force at Fukuoka, Japan. After reading of his experiences during
this deeply troubling time in history, Frank and his surviving
comrades only ask that the people of America remember the
sacrifices that have been made for their freedom and that their
fallen comrades be remembered.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.