A Son Finds His Father on Guadalcanal

[DREDIOCK]

Interesting albeit an oddly written read

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/21/the-stacks-a-son-finds-his-father-on-guadalcanal.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29

[Maverick]

Good read, thanks.

[Gman]

Good read as well, been thinking about lots of things today after reading it.  The author's father was in the same Marine unit my best friend was, 5th Regiment/1st Marines, the most decorated and storied unit in the entire USMC.  We worked together at 2 PMCs and took our SigSauer pistol instructors and armorers courses simultaneously, where we met.  He was killed almost 9 years ago in about 5 weeks from now, SSgt Brent Clearman.

Anyhow, thanks for the link to this story, brought back some similar feelings as the author for me today.

[Guppy35]

Peter Richmond's book is a very good read.  I've had it on my shelf for a while now.  His effort to understand the father he lost when he was young was a very moving story.  That his dad survived all he did in WW2 only to die in a mid-air in 62 between a Dc-8 and a Constellation over New York seems incredibly unfair.

"My Father's War" is a good companion to "With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge, and "Goodbye Darkness" by William Manchester.  Throw in Bill Sloan's books on Pelilieu and Okinawa and you get one heckuva good look at the war the Marines Fought in the PTO

[Guppy35]

Forgot another good book about a son and his former WW2 Marine dad that is also very good.

"Bringing home Mulligan" by Dale Maharidge.  His Dad also saw heavy combat on Okinawa and the impact it had on him and his family postwar makes for an powerful story