Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit

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For Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady.

A downed and doomed "zoomie" whose faith in his God, his country, his service, and himself, along with the help of a few Marines, brought him home to us. God bless him, and the members of the 24th MEU (SOC) who made us all proud to be Americans once again.

It is now time for the best part of book writing: thanking those who helped make it possible. We start with my longtime partner, researcher, and friend, John D. Gresham. Once again, he traveled across the landscape, from Fort Worth, Texas, to Rota, Spain, gathering the stories and digging out the facts that make this book special. Perhaps most important of all, he kept the promises to our partners in industry and the military, which are the things that make books like this possible. Again, we have also been given the gift of wisdom and experience from series editor Professor Martin H. Greenberg. Laura Alpher is again to be complimented for her wonderful portfolio of drawings, which have added so much to this book. Tony Koltz and Mike Markowitz also need to be recognized for their continuing support that was so critical and welcome. Thanks again goes to Cindi Woodrum, Diana Patin, and Roselind Greenberg for their support in backing us up as always.

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