104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam — with Doyle Glass
A conversation with Doyle Glass, author of Swift Sword, The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967.
Intro Story featuring BlackJack Mulligan.
In this episode:
Mastering Fear in Combat
A lawyer's journey to becoming an artist and an author
The ambush begins: "The tree line stood up"
Clear headed leadership of Lieutenant Murray
The heroic Father Capodanno
Larry Peters' Sacrifice to Save His Squad
The powerful psychology of accepting death in combat"With the Old Breed" war classic by Eugene Sledge
Man of Mystery Robert Benoist
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