"Lions of Medina" a book about the heroes of the Vietnam War

Lions of Medina

A riveting book on the Vietnam war by Doyle Glass

*Lions of Medina* is a result of a long held desire of mine to honor the men and women who fought for our freedom in Vietnam. The genesis of the book began in August of 2002. That summer, I found an old family photo album. I found a picture of myself from July of 1967. Five years old, grinning from ear to ear, I stood on my grandmother's front porch wearing a plastic army helmet and holding a plastic rifle. My brothers and I would run around the house playing GI Joe. Even at that young age, I knew that there were real men and women fighting and dying in Vietnam. I knew that they were fighting for me and my country. They were, and still are, my heroes. That picture spurred me into action. I am a great admirer of Stephen Ambrose and I especially admired his book Band of Brothers. That book focused on the men who did the actual fighting and dying in World War II. I wanted to write a book from the same point of view about the men of Vietnam. It wasn't long before I discovered Operation Medina and the men of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. An e-mail from Ed Yates told me at once that these Marines were special. Surrounded. Outnumbered. Out of ammunition. Never defeated and, in the end, victorious. *Lions of Medina* is a tribute to those heroes who fought desperately for each other in a remote Vietnamese jungle. It is a tribute to my heroes; to America's heroes.	"C" Company on the move
Lions of Medina Historian Doyle Glass at the age of 5

Lions of Medina is a result of a long held desire of mine to honor the men and women who fought for our freedom in Vietnam. The genesis of the book began in August of 2002. That summer, I found an old family photo album. I found a picture of myself from July of 1967. Five years old, grinning from ear to ear, I stood on my grandmother's front porch wearing a plastic army helmet and holding a plastic rifle. My brothers and I would run around the house playing GI Joe. Even at that young age, I knew that there were real men and women fighting and dying in Vietnam. I knew that they were fighting for me and my country. They were, and still are, my heroes.

That picture spurred me into action. I am a great admirer of Stephen Ambrose and I especially admired his book Band of Brothers. That book focused on the men who did the actual fighting and dying in World War II. I wanted to write a book from the same point of view about the men of Vietnam.

It wasn't long before I discovered Operation Medina and the men of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. An e-mail from Ed Yates told me at once that these Marines were special. Surrounded. Outnumbered. Out of ammunition. Never defeated and, in the end, victorious.

Lions of Medina is a tribute to those heroes who fought desperately for each other in a remote Vietnamese jungle. It is a tribute to my heroes; to America's heroes.

Book on Vietnam War Heroes by Doyle Glass bronze sculptor

"C" Company on the move

Lions of Medina Historian Doyle Glass at the age of 5

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