A Korean War Memoir

by John P. Collins

Book Overview

In the fall of 1950, I was a college student at Boston University. The Korean War had just begun, and while I had a college deferment, I felt it was unjust that other young people were fighting in Korea while I was in the classroom. Thus, in January 1951, I joined the army paratroopers with the hope of doing my part as a member of an elite fighting force. During a regimental parachute training jump, I was severely injured and later reclassified as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496969758
• ISBN13: 9781496969750
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"