{"product_id":"force-recon-diary-1969","title":"Force Recon Diary, 1969","description":"Elite and highly trained, the 3d Force Recon's eight-man teams were assigned to obtain vital information about NVA operations. Alone, the men of these small teams were sent behind enemy lines, where they all knew that a single mistake could cost everyone their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited States Navy Hospital Corpsman Bruce Norton was the only navy corpsman to act as a Marine Force Recon Team Leader. In \u003ci\u003eForce Recon Diary, 1969 \u003c\/i\u003eDoc Norton chronicles his life, mission by mission, with the 3d Force Recon in the DMZ and the A Shau Valley. He describes the tense patrols, the supreme courage, the sacrifices--in ambushes and hot landing zones--that made this courageous company one of only two Marine units during the entire Vietnam War to receive the United States Army's Valorous Unit Citation.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835897622733,"sku":"9780804106719","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_f0a57cf2-fdf2-40bc-aa9a-5206bbe48821.jpg?v=1790988802","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/force-recon-diary-1969","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}