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Once a Marine

An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery

By: Nick Popaditch,Mike Steere

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Once a Marine

An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery

By: Nick Popaditch,Mike Steere

The Silver Star–awarded marine chronicles his service in Iraq in this “transcendent memoir of military service and its personal consequences” (Ralph Peters, Lt. Col., ret., author of Looking For Trouble). In April, 2003, an AP photographer captured a striking image seen around the world of Gunny Sergeant Nick Popaditch smoking a victory cigar in his tank, the haunting statue of Saddam Hussein hovering in the background. Though immortalized in that moment as “The Cigar Marine,” Popaditch’s fighting was far from over. The following year, he fought heroically in the battle for Fallujah and suffered grievous head wounds that left him legally blind and partially deaf. But he faced the toughest fight of his life when he returned home: the battle to remain the man and Marine he was. At first, Nick fights to get back to where he was in Iraq-in the cupola of an M1A1 main battle tank, leading Marines in combat. As the seriousness and permanence of his disabilities become more evident, Nick fights to remain in the Corps in any capacity and help his brothers in arms. Then, following a medical retirement, he battles for rightful recognition and compensation for his disabilities. Throughout his harrowing ordeal, Nick fights to maintain his honor and loyalty, waging all these battles the same way—the Marine way—because anything less would be a betrayal of all he holds dear.

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Savas Beatie

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1611210372

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The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

A Drill Instructor’s Strategies & Tactics for Success

By: Nick Popaditch

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A Drill Instructor’s Strategies & Tactics for Success

By: Nick Popaditch

The transition from civilian to that of a Marine is a process unlike any other in any branch of the military. As any potential recruit can imagine, Marine recruit training is difficult and challenging. Its purpose is to mold a Marine from the inside out. Nick “Gunny Pop” Popaditch is best known as the “Cigar Marine” and author of Once a Marine, a candid memoir about his service as a tank commander in Iraq, his horrific wounding in the first battle of Fallujah (where he was hit in the head by a rocket-propelled grenade), and his long and difficult recovery. Gunny Pop has experienced the Marine recruit training process from both perspectives: as a new recruit and as a drill instructor. This new book brings together his nearly 16 years of Marine Corps expertise. The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook is a comprehensive, practical, and easy-to-follow guide written specifically for every new or prospective recruit about to enter basic training. Gunny Pop offers step-by-step instructions and solutions, including helpful charts and graphics, for how to prepare both physically and mentally for boot camp. Written by a Marine who experienced it firsthand many times over, Gunny Pop explores what recruits will be asked to do (and in many cases, explain why) and the motivating forces behind drill instructor lessons and behavior. The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook was written by a Marine and former drill instructor for young men and women who want to become one of the few and the proud. No one should undertake Marine recruit training without having read this book. About the Author: From East Chicago, Indiana, Nick Popaditch enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1986. He was wounded while commanding a tank in Fallujah (Iraq) in 2004 and medically retired from the Marines in 2005 at the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. “Gunny” and his wife April have two children, Richard and Nicholas. They reside in Chula Vista, California.

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Once a Marine

An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery

By: Nick Popaditch,Mike Steere

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An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery

By: Nick Popaditch,Mike Steere

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The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

A Drill Instructor’s Strategies & Tactics for Success

By: Nick Popaditch

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A Drill Instructor’s Strategies & Tactics for Success

By: Nick Popaditch

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Once a Marine

Once a Marine

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

Once a Marine

Once a Marine

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook

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