Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
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- This heat feels like and oven.I've never seen a tarmak this busy with this many people.
- These M.O.P.P suits are way to hot in the desert
- Alright boys half time take your masks off and show the reporters how to use the water hose.
- Swoff it's too hot out here we need to take a break and i see a truck in the distance.
- We have to dig these holes so we can travel through the desert safely.
- New marine Anthony Swofford arrives for his first deployment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The airport is like the busiest in the world with thousands of American troops being deployed.Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
- HELP!!!!!!!
- The general on base is having the marines play football in the hot desert sun in their full equipment to show how they can survive and have fun well being in the suits.The news reporter asks them all questions during the break and talks to the general well they play.
- I didn't thanks for telling me son it makes me very sad to hear that.
- Dad did you see what happened today 241 marines were killed on base
- Me too dad so much so i want to make a change and join the marines.
- 241 U.S servicemen were killed in Lebanon 1984
- Anthony Swofford is in the middle of the Saudi Arabia desert with his marine friend Kuehn digging holes in the ground do they can later use them to move and hide from the enemy soldiers.
- I really needed to write this book it feels good to get my story in the world.
- Marines Anthony Swofford and Kuehn are in combat with an enemy soldier and Swofford gets shot right in the eye and is bleeding like crazy.
- Anthony Swofford has a flashback about when he was a teen and saw a news headline that made him join the marines.He is very tried on base after getting shot and remembers why he joined and how much of an honor it is.
- The book ends with Anthony Swofford sitting at the table reminiscing about is time in service and him thinking about good and bad memories as he writes this very book.
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