Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
Marbaugh finally is able to return home after his time overseas. He remained in the Marines for a while before finally retiring.
Marbaugh is assigned to a new company, but the new company is filled with all of his old friends.
Marbaugh’s time in Korea continues on, during which they face freezing cold and intense fighting.
Roland Marbaugh’s experience as a marine begins at Parris Island for training.
With his training complete, Marbaugh heads down to Panama with the J. Fred and Banana Fleet.
PFC Russell Halsey (Co A, 1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Division) was part of the Marine Corps during WWII. In this personal account, he describes the battles of Saipan & Tinian; from the landings to the fierce fighting, and ultimately being injured on Tinian.
Sidney Otto talks about his time in the 65th Armored Infantry Battalion, 20th Armored Division, which was stationed in Europe during WWII. This memoir was put together based on a notebook that Sidney kept with him throughout his service.
The opening pages of Stuart Jamison's gripping account of the life and death of his ARVN unit in Vietnam.
Stuart Jamison's personal account of a raid on a Vietnamese village to drive out the Viet Cong.
Stuart Jamison recounts his days in Xa Xiem during New Year's Eve and meeting his fellow officers, as well as coming face to face with death for the first time.
