Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969
Phil Ball
Nov 2015 · McFarland
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The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.
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Robert A Wright
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June 4, 2023
Well written account of infantry combat operations form viewpoint of rifleman. The diliemma of the Vietnam involvement.
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John LaMar
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September 3, 2016
Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969
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After serving in the Marines, the late Phil Ball worked as a marine mechanic in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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