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Grown Gray in War
Bok av Leonard J Maffioli
"Generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and
its citizens might enjoy peace and security."-Gen. John A. Lejeune
During his thirty-three years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Len Maffioli saw combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. Maffioli
was only eighteen when he stormed Saipan on D-Day in 1944. Shortly after, he was involved in combat operations on Tinian and Iwo Jima-and that
was just the beginning of a long and distinguished career. In Korea, he was captured by the Chinese Communist Forces and endured icy prison camp
conditions so appalling that four out of ten POWs died. Yet Maffioli not only survived, he escaped and earned himself the Bronze Star. He went on
to see combat in Vietnam and serve in many posts and stations around the world, distinguishing himself not only as a combat veteran, but as the
very definition of a "Marine's Marine."
Vividly depicted by the deft hand of experienced author and Vietnam combat veteran Bruce "Doc" Norton, Grown Gray in War is the story of a man
who could be anyone's father, brother, or son, a man who served in a series of wars that changed the Marine Corps and the nation forever.
Major Bruce H. "Doc" Norton, USMC (Ret.) has been a combat veteran, a career Marine Infantry Officer, a military museum director, and an adjunct
military history professor, and is an award-winning author of numerous books on and about the United States Marines. Doc has a son, Bruce H.
Norton II, and a daughter, Elizabeth A. Norton, who reside in Charleston, South Carolina.