You asked about the statement attributed to John Bradley and I will respond. That statement is a long-time cliche' often said after various combat...
Dear Jeff: I appreciate your interest; you needn't apologize for asking questions. You ask alot about my platoon story which can be found in my...
Hi, Jeff: In answer to your questions: Clifford Langley was a Navy corpsman and after the War he transfered to the Army. He was in Korea and...
Marine Corps duty aboard ship was considered good, clean billet but those guys were no safer than the rest of us. I joined the Marines to see...
No. I wasn't one with previous combat experience. Although I enlisted in the Marines as soon as the war broke out, after boot camp they put me in...
Hi, Jeff: I suppose our company was considered the battalion reserve unit but we landed about one hour after the first wave and things suddenly...
Thanks, Jeff. I will be more than happy to answer your questions and I am glad that you like the book, so far, that is. In answer to your...
Hello, David: I was happy to receive your welcome as I was to learn of others' interest in World War II. I introduced myself to this site as an...
I hope you enjoy IWO. It is one of my favorites, next to the recently revised version of The Bloody Battle For Suribachi published by Skyhorse. I...
Thanks, Otto: I am happy to be so designated. I was a corporal in a rifle platoon under the heroic Keith Wells in a rifle company under Dave...
Hi, Jeff (Slipdigit) and to all others who welcomed me to the site. One clarification about my books referenced by Jeff. A new, and substantially...
I just joined the forum and found this thread, reading with interest some of the posters' comments about alleged fakery involved in the second...
I'm Dick Wheeler, a World War II Marine, a corporal in rank, and author of The Bloody Battle For Suribachi, Iwo and A Special Valor, all about...
