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Comment on Charity E. Winters’ Review of Karl Marlantes’ Book “What It Is Like to Go to War.”
27 Jun 2014

Comment on Charity E. Winters’ Review of Karl Marlantes’ Book “What It Is Like to Go to War.”

by Col. John C. McKay | posted in: Commentary | 2

Originally Posted on USNI Blog November 29, 2011. Like Karl Marlantes I was a rifle platoon commander in Vietnam, 1968-69, albeit with the 1st Marine Division. Like Karl Marlantes I was wounded twice, albeit I lost my left …Continued

Book Review, Guest Author, John McKay, Karl Marlantes, What It Is Like to Go to War

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Col. John C. McKay USMC (Ret.), is an adjunct professor, California State University, Sacramento, and Olmsted Scholar (Spain). He served two combat tours in Vietnam, and was twice wounded. He saw duty during the summer of 1967 aboard a PCF, or “Swift Boat,” operating out of Vũng Táo, Vietnam. He is currently working on his memoirs.

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