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- catalog abstract ""This memoir is a record of what Jensen calls the luckiest and greatest adventure of his life. In the midst of the fighting and with the knowledge that each day could be his last, this young marine managed to find some humor in his situation and he believes that is what kept him alive." "The story begins with Jensen as a young man in New York in the 1960s, who, following in his brother's footsteps, decides to join the Marines in hopes of finding himself. Early chapters discuss his experiences in boot camp and his combat training at Camp Lejeune. Subsequent chapters move directly to vivid descriptions of action on the battlefield, Jensen's time aboard the USS Valley Forge, days spent walking through rice paddies and the resulting foot infections he suffered. On the day he arrived home in New York, a cab driver at the airport charged Jensen double the fare to drive him home. He paid it and returned to a delighted family on March 6, 1970"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13063995.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""The story begins with Jensen as a young man in New York in the 1960s, who, following in his brother's footsteps, decides to join the Marines in hopes of finding himself. Early chapters discuss his experiences in boot camp and his combat training at Camp Lejeune.".
- catalog description ""This memoir is a record of what Jensen calls the luckiest and greatest adventure of his life. In the midst of the fighting and with the knowledge that each day could be his last, this young marine managed to find some humor in his situation and he believes that is what kept him alive."".
- catalog description "My decision -- The 26th Marines -- Hill 55 -- The Fleet Marines -- Route 1 -- The firebase -- Hill 190 -- The village -- Nam O Bridge -- Homeward.".
- catalog description "Subsequent chapters move directly to vivid descriptions of action on the battlefield, Jensen's time aboard the USS Valley Forge, days spent walking through rice paddies and the resulting foot infections he suffered. On the day he arrived home in New York, a cab driver at the airport charged Jensen double the fare to drive him home. He paid it and returned to a delighted family on March 6, 1970"--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "180 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0786417161 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "959.704/3/092 B 22".
- catalog subject "DS559.5 .J4 2004".
- catalog subject "Jensen, Ronald John, 1949-".
- catalog subject "Marines United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "My decision -- The 26th Marines -- Hill 55 -- The Fleet Marines -- Route 1 -- The firebase -- Hill 190 -- The village -- Nam O Bridge -- Homeward.".
- catalog title "Tail end Charlie : memoir of a United States Marine in the Vietnam War / Ronald John Jensen.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
- catalog type "text".