PDF Stories of Faith Courage from Civil War Officers (Battlefields Blessings) by Terry Tuley in History

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Follow Me Up Fools Mountain is a rifle platoon leader's dramatic story about the fighting in Korea over fifty years ago. But in a way; it's not about Korea at all; Follow Me Up Fools Mountain could be a platoon leader's experiences in any twentieth century war. The dogfaces on the ground in any military action are the guys who walk; run; sprint; crouch; and crawl to take ground from the enemy and then hold it. Tank crews ride to their death; but dogfaces trudge along to their death or to face death the next day. Or the next. Follow Me Up Fools Mountain is about fighting; about leading men; Mexican-Americans; Jews; college boys; draftees; Regular Army; Army Reservists; Italian Americans; some as young as sixteen years old; about screaming and yelling encouragement; about Chinks and gooks; about as many ways to die as Baskin-Robbins has flavors. It's also about respect for the men on the front lines; who band together to capture Hill 1179; Fools Mountain; and hold it. It's about being overrun and playing dead; about rear-echelon screw ups; about cracking up; shaping up and throwing up. Follow Me Up Fools Mountain is the most intense war memoir you'll ever read.