Baptism by Fire: Becoming a Marine in Practice as Well as by Name
In that instant, for the first time, I truly felt like a member of the Marine air/ground team.
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DonateRonald Winter is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and author, including the recently released Victory Betrayed: Operation Dewey Canyon. He joined the Marine Corps in January 1966 and served four years on active duty, including 13 months in Vietnam, flying more than 300 missions as an aerial gunner. He was awarded 15 air medals, combat aircrew wings, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and numerous other decorations. Winter later earned degrees in electrical engineering and English literature, and spent 20 years as a print journalist, earning numerous awards for investigative reporting, as well as a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
In that instant, for the first time, I truly felt like a member of the Marine air/ground team.