This publication represents the eighth volume in an operational and chronological series covering the Marine Corps' participation in the Vietnam War. This particular volume details the gradual withdrawal in 1970-1971 of Marine combat forces from South Vietnam's northernmost corps area, I Corps, as part of an overall American strategy of turning the ground war against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong over to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam.Although written from the pers...

As a young kid I had a love for writing and soon began to put that love to work by creating children's poetry, which somehow interested me. I remember every day after school, I would come home and head straight to my room and reach for my marble notebook where I would begin a fresh page of poems. The writing was an escape for me during my younger years and I needed an outlet that brought me joy and happiness.

Everyone knows the song, Hotel California, right? "You can check out any time you like but you can never leave." Sure, it's a great song, but the Eagles had it wrong: The hotel referred to in the Eagles hit song isn't in California. It's in Nevada, and Earl Murray has a story about this hotel so chilling, you won't be able to hear this song again without breaking a sweat and looking back over your shoulder.Hotel California and Other Stories is the second book in E...

We all have vices and demons that we struggle with on a daily basis throughout our lives, That we hide from others and do not share. I have dealt with demons of risky sex to substance abuse. In my late teens took risks and enjoyed sex and the thrill. I experimented with chemical substances and dabbled in cocaine, heroin, mushrooms, marijuana, and of course alcohol. I found when I consumed chemical substances and alcohol, I wanted to take chances and would participate in activities I would ...

Have you ever grown up in a household where one parent had a substance abuse issue? I have, a believe most households grew up in similar situations. One of my parent's had an addiction to alcohol, and during those years in my life, grew to have hate towards that parent. I remember arriving home from school daily while during my high school years and would see two six packs of beer stacked up on the floor in the kitchen next to the chair the parent were sitting on, and I would go into my ro...

Have you ever met an individual who you thought would be the "one"? I have, and during those years felt a sigh of relief that I would no longer have to search any longer. I met this individual at a point in my life where everything seemed to be crumbling around me. This individual provided comfort for me during these years, where I was feeling alone and lost. I soon found the individual I thought was the one I would be spending the rest of my life with, showing signs that I was all too fam...

As one goes through this journey called "Life", we sometimes experience situations that we never dreamed we would find our selves in. Certain experiences we go through in life, can either break us down or make us stronger individuals to share our stories with others, to bring another a glimmer of hope that they too can recover.

I grew up in an era where plaid pants and bell bottoms, were popular during the seventies. As the years moved on, so did clothing styles and the high-end brands of clothing were all the rage. I soon realized if I was not wearing the popular designer label as my peers were, I would be the kid who was picked on. I had no idea, the teasing would continue into my junior year of high school. I loved school when I was younger, and that love of school changed to dread. The daily gossip of my clot...

This book answers the question: Where are all of the positive Black men? THEY ARE HERE! Their voices live within these pages as told across four generations. Positive, hard-working, family focused, children-loving men who have shared the values they were raised with by parents, grandparents, and some great-grand parents in cohesive and supportive communities.The intention of this book is to aims to counter the pervasive negative stereotypes of Blac...

Dangerous Innocence investigates how prevailing constructions of white masculinity in the U.S. South help feed and reinforce systems of racial inequity. Tracing the rise of the “southern outsider” in literature and on television from 1960 to 2020, William P. Murray probes white Americans’ enduring desire to assert their own blamelessness even though such acts of self-justification facilitate continued violence against historically oppressed populations. Dangerous Innocence

Life's journey often takes us through valleys of darkness, moments where despair and desperation overshadow hope. For those who feel trapped in an unrelenting downward spiral of emotional desolation, anguish, and the weeping of the soul, this book offers a lifeline.Based on a true story, this transformative work invites readers to embark on a deeply personal and spiritual journey. Through raw and heartfelt storytelling, it explores the depths of depression, anxiety, and sadness—emo...

The true story of how a group of talented volleyball players learned to put their egos aside, became a team, and changed the sport of volleyball forever.In the early 1980s, a golden generation of volleyball players joined the U.S. men’s national team. With the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 1984, the pressure was on to build a winning program around these exceptional athletes. But could a group of individuals put aside their egos and play as a true team to achiev...