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This one is really special to me. I read Currahee when I was 8 years old and re-read the book over 10 times since then. It is one of my all-time favorites. I really wish I didn't let go the old 1967 edition of the book..... Anyways, When I first read the book, I wanted so bad to retrace the route Donald took as shown on the map in the book. I was extremely fortunate to do so back in the late 1990's while stationed in the UK. It was about a 15 mile hike as the crow flies. I E-Mailed Donald before the trip with a request for advice, of which he was very kind to do so. After my trip, I was E-Mailing some photos of the walk to a friend of Donald's, Mike. In return, I got this book in the mail. How thrilled was I!!!!! A dream come true.

 

-Ski

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ABrangerjoe

That's amazing! And so are all the others, I just finished reading Currahee a few months ago (and all of the other books) They're great! :thumbsup:

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Got da Penny

Thrift Store find ... ONE DOLLAR. --------> back in 1994.

 

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Im thinking "No Big Deal" .......... Until,

 

** I Turned the SECOND Page ** :w00t:

 

 

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Carey

 

 

 

PS ............ Hows this one ?

 

 

 

 

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This past October my wife and I visited Pall Mall, Tennessee to attend the 90th anniversary celebration of Sgt. Alvin C. York's heroic actions in Chatel Chehery, France during W.W. I. We had a great time and picked up this biography autographed by the author, along with the three surviving York children. (also a pic of us with Andrew York in the York family home/ museum)

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Great suff everyone!

 

Kreigs...Your 101st signatures are like a trip down memory lane for me. Many of those Great Warriors are no longer with us as I am sure you know.

 

Currahee!

 

Jake Powers

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...I would have to say this is my favorite signed book. A hard to find 1986 first edition hard cover of The Three Wars of Roy Benavidez. .....

 

 

I met Roy in Natalia TX in 2002 or 2003 when the VN Wall Memorial was on local display. Natalia is just an intersection really, just South of San Antonio. He was very talkative and a really nice guy. He sat at a table with movie posters and signing autographs.

 

 

Jon B

Newaygo MI

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Although not the Author he wrote the forward.

 

 

 

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One of my most prized WWII books.

 

 

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This one was a "cheap store" find but still pretty good.

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As promised a few more signed books from the bunker. Here is a signed volume from former CIA operative Frank Holober regarding a segment of the covert war in Korea - Raiders of the China Coast. Good stuff. First edition hardback signed to an admirer in 2000.

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Back to the Vietnam conflict. Signed copy of The Doom Pussy (you have to love the name) in hardback with dust jacket from Elaine Shepard. I love this one, great book.

 

If memory serves me Bob Chatt has a great, signed copy of this with even a patch glued into the cover?

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Last one for now. The standard history of the 6th Army's Alamo Scouts - Silent Warriors of World War II - The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines by Lance Q. Zedric. Another double signed volume here. Signed by the author to an admirer in 2003 and also by Alamo Scout Corporal Conrad M. Vineyard. A great book and still available ....

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As mentioned in the first post regarding this volume, the signature page from Alamo Scout Conrad Vineyard. Corporal Vineyard was in training with Alamo Scout Class 9 in 1945 at the time of the Japanese surrender. I really like these double signed tomes!

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Bill in VA

Ok, here are a few of mine...

 

WWII veterans

SGT Bob Slaughter, D/116 Regt., Omaha Beach veteran, given to my Uncle Walter (AOM2 USS Block Island CVE21)

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Veterans of the Anzio Beachhead:

SGT William D Farmer, D/1st Ranger Bn. ("Darby's Rangers"), POW

SSGT Ed Hess, 135th Inf. Regt

PVT Nelson Snyder, K/30th Inf. Regt.

TSGT Morris Snyder, L/7th Inf. Regt., POW

SFC Charles Phallen, 601 TD Bn.

PFC Robert Dodge, AT Bn./15th Inf. Regt.

CPL CLyder Easter, 3ID

CPL Edsel Beaty, 4th Armored Div.* (not an Anzio veteran, but in attendance at reunion. CPL Beaty was present at the liberation of Buchenwald)

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Richard Killblane (author) and SGT Jake McNeice, 506 PIR

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Gottfried Dulias, JG53 (or not...depending on who you ask.)

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Bill in VA

One more from WWII...

 

MAJ Cecil Ward White, 92ID

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Vietnam War...

 

1LT Lewis B. Puller, USMC originally given to my brother

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COL Jimmie Butler, 23TASS (call sign "NAIL 12", re:, CAPT Lee D. Harley, 23TASS, call sign "GOMBEY 19" 18 May 1966 KIA/BNR.)

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COL Wesley Fox, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient

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Bill in VA

Slightly diverging from our main focus, but still relevant, I believe...

 

Secret warriors, Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton, CIA retired

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Tom Clancy

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One more from WWII...

 

MAJ Cecil Ward White, 92ID

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Vietnam War...

 

1LT Lewis B. Puller, USMC originally given to my brother

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COL Jimmie Butler, 23TASS (call sign "NAIL 12", re:, CAPT Lee D. Harley, 23TASS, call sign "GOMBEY 19" 18 May 1966 KIA/BNR.)

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COL Wesley Fox, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient

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Holy Macaroni! Those are truly prizes! Wanna trade?

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I have far too many signed books to list them all or display them. Here's one shelf of my many book cases of them. All of these were signed by the authors to me by name.

There two copies of Band of Brothers, one of which was signed by almost everyone who was still alive in the mid 90s. I had forgotten I even had this until recently because other than Ambrose, few of these guys were household names at the time.

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I have a Sgt York biography signed by his son George E. York on 3-10-06. My brother got it for me in Tenn. while he was passing through. He met York's son in the store where he bought the book and had him sign and personalize it for me. When the clerk saw he was buying this book she pointed out Mr. York to him and introduced my brother to him. It is something i will cherish.

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Signed Special Forces of the United States Army - 1952/1982 by LtC Ian D. W. Sutherland. Long out of print from R. James Bender Publishing and perhaps still the best one volume USSF reference. I have several other items attributed to the now deceased Sutherland as well. Sutherland served in MACVSOG OP-34 and OP-80.

 

 

I knew Sutherland, he was assistant prosecutng attorney in my hometown Cape Girardeau, Mo. Someone stole his book out of the local library.

 

Jon

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This is my only(so far) autographed book! Distance is the main problem.I contact this year Sagt Jack Carty about his book.

Flame dragons and got email response!!!!!! Yes he is over 80 but as an retired sport reporter very active in comunications.....

I am proud owner of this book.Vet and cooautor is getting harder to find.Not to mention i fully identify with their figth!

Karl

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