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Intrigued by the mystique and challenge of
the Marine Corps, eighteen-year-old Wesley Fox enlisted in the
summer of 1950, shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War. He
saw action with the First Marine Division in Korea and was wounded
in 1951. After Korea, Fox advanced steadily in the enlisted ranks,
reaching the rank of first sergeant, and, early in the Vietnam War,
he received an appointment as second lieutenant. While serving as a
rifle company commander with the Third Marine Division in 1969, he
was twice wounded in a vicious battle during Operation Dewey
Canyon. Early in this battle, every member of the company’s command
staff was either wounded or killed. In an all-or-nothing effort led
by First Lieutenant Fox, his company repulsed the attack of a much
larger enemy force and then counterattacked with devastating
results. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of
his life above and beyond the call of duty,” Fox received the Medal
of Honor, which President Richard Nixon presented to him at the
White House. Despite the personal sacrifice and frequent danger,
Fox resolutely embraced the ethos of the Marine Corps, risking his
life on numerous occasions and emerging as a leader in one of the
most respected and feared fighting organizations in the world.
Readers interested in U.S. military history from the second half of
the twentieth century, in the Marine Corps, and in inspiring tales
of personal achievement will find plenty of each in Fox's
extraordinary memoir. |
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| ISBN-10: 1574885294 ISBN-13: 9781574885293 |
Paperback - September 2003 |
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