Wallace Hoffman

For Right and Freedom Wallace Hoffman

The United States Marine Corps is perhaps the toughest branch of the armed forces. Trained to fight on land and at sea and in the air, Marines have a reputation for being invincible. They are revered as masters of discipline and are prepared to endure extreme physical and mental discomfort. They are also trained to kill. Marines are thought of as "men's men." This book strips myth from reality. It neither exalts nor damns the Marine Corps, but tells it like it really is. For Right and Freedom: A Marine's Rite of Passage is the true story of a young recruit's struggle to achieve manhood-a concept which has never been clearly defined, but which every young man is expected to attain. It is also the story of a youth's desire to serve his country during the turbulent era of the Vietnam conflict.