Blood, Sweat and Honor: Memoirs of a "Walking Dead Marine" in Vietnam - Paperback

by Derl Horn (Author)

On July 2, 1967, Bravo Company walked into a U-shaped ambush just north of the DMZ. This company of Marines showed tremendous courage against unbeatable odds as they spent hours fighting for their own lives and the lives of their fellow Marines. They were trapped and penned down in what looked to be a hopeless and helpless situation, but they refused to give up. Later in the day when the tanks finally rolled in, only twenty-six men had survived. That day changed their lives forever. Derl Horn shares an exciting, powerful and true story of his memories of being drafted into the Marine Corps during the heights of the Vietnam War. From the moment the drill instructor slammed the bus door shut at the San Diego airport as a recruit to fighting on the war torn battlefields of Vietnam, he shares his struggles, the horrors of war, the support of family and friends, and the stabilizing power of his faith in God.

Author Biography

Derl Horn is a native of Springdale, AR. He worked for Cooper Power Inc. for thirty nine years retiring in 2007 as an Industrial Engineer. He married his High School sweetheart Marilyn Buchanan Horn and they have three children, twin daughters and a son and five grandchildren. Derl served as a Marine in the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, "The Walking Dead" from 1966-1968. He was trained at the Marine Recruiting Depot in San Diego, and at Camp Pendleton, CA. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC where he was deployed for five months in Cuba and ten months in Vietnam. While in Vietnam he received a Purple Heart for the injuries he received during Operation Buffalo where fifty-nine men lost their lives in one day with Derl being one of the twenty-six survivors. He has just completed writing his memoirs about his military experience.