I Chose to Be a U.S. Marine

By George W. Carrington

George Carrington tales you on a journey- from Sunny Scarsdale, New York; New Zealand; Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima; Peking and Tsingtao, China;
Seoul and Inchon, Korea;
Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
and Saigon and Danang, Vietnam.

Don't forget the Pentagon!
He discovers foolishness and stupidity, as well as bravery and heroism.

Along the way he runs into President-to-be Jerry Ford, Commandant Gen. Dave Shoup, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; Chiang K'ai-sheck; Lord Louie Mountbatten;

and JFK

and LBJ

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491831762

George W. Carrington

I am a Hotchkiss School, Yale University and American and Oxford degree holder. I was a regular officer in the Marine Corps from 2nd Lt. to colonel. I was aide to Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the JCS in the JFK and LBJ administrations. I live in Beverly Hills California, very retired at 92, married to wonderful Else C. But I suppose my heart is still back in New England.

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