Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan
The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker 'The Walking Dead' in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan.

Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality.

This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America’s foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.
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Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan
The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker 'The Walking Dead' in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan.

Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality.

This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America’s foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.
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Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan

Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan

Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan

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Overview

The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker 'The Walking Dead' in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan.

Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality.

This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America’s foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526767875
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 10/01/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 590,970
File size: 19 MB
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About the Author

Miles Vining enlisted in the Marines in 2010 as a Rifleman, being assigned to First Battalion, Ninth Marines in Camp Lejeune, NC. There he deployed with the battalion to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Upon being discharged, he entered into Indiana University Bloomington. Currently, he volunteers with a humanitarian group in Southeast Asia in addition to researching historical and contemporary small arms from the Middle East and Central Asia for Silah Report.

Table of Contents

Glossary of Terms vi

Preface xvii

Introduction xxii

Chapter 1 Boot 1

Chapter 2 Them Grunts 49

Chapter 3 The Illustrious Terminal Lance Corporal 124

Chapter 4 We Are the Dead 146

Chapter 5 Burn Burn 166

Chapter 6 For Lack Of War 225

Chapter 7 From Dust to Dust 241

Epilogue: Saved Rounds 251

Appendix: Charlie Company Casualty Statistics, October 2013-May 2014 255

Acknowledgments & Sources 256

About the Authors 259

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