You'll Be Sor-ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific WarSid Phillips, a World War II Marine Corps hero featured in HBO®'s The Pacific, offers up an invaluable firsthand account of the war against Japan. A mortarman with H-2-1 of the legendary 1st Marine Division, Sid was only seventeen years old when he entered combat with the Japanese. Some two years later, when he returned home, the island fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester had turned Sid into an "Old Timer" by Marine standards, and more: he left as a boy, but came home a man. These are his memoirs, the humble and candid tales that Sid collected during a Pacific odyssey spanning half the globe, from the grueling boot camp at Parris Island, to the coconut groves of Guadalcanal, to the romantic respite of Australia. Sid recalls his encounters with icons like Chesty Puller, General Vandergrift, Eleanor Roosevelt, and his boyhood friend, Eugene Sledge. He remembers the rain of steel from Japanese bombers and battleships, the brutality of the tropical elements, and the haunting notion of being expendable. This is the story of how Sid stood shoulder to shoulder with his Marine brothers to discover the inner strength and deep faith necessary to survive the dark, early days, of World War II in the Pacific. |
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... never even heard of Parris Island. After riding all night sitting up in that ancient train car, we arrived at a nowhere place called Yemassee Junction, close to Parris Island at dawn on December 31, 1941. The 11 YOU'LL BE SOR-REE:
... never wanted to see our shoes looking this bad again (they were brand-new). We were then marched to a barbershop and had our heads shaved. Oh, yes, we were also issued a steel bucket with toilet articles (scrub brush, soap, sewing 13 ...
... obedient robot, who asked no questions and simply obeyed all orders from your DI. Our natural human rebelliousness was being removed and replaced with unquestioned obedience to orders. The DI was never silent and we 14 SID PHILLIPS.
... never silent and we were never still, until a short time after evening chow. Weapons were issued that first day as we marched back down the two miles to the main base. They were the Model 1903 Springfield rifle and mine was no doubt a ...
... never cruel or unfair. Punishment was immediate and swift, but never to the point of being sadistic. The message was to get it right and the harassment would “Lord, how do you expect me to make Marines ...
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You'll Be Sor-ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War Sid Phillips Limited preview - 2012 |
You'll Be Sor-Ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War Sid Phillips No preview available - 2010 |
You'll Be Sor-ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War Sid Phillips No preview available - 2012 |