Spare Parts A Marine Reservist's Jorney From Campus To Combat In 38 Days

In 1989 Buzz Williams walked into a Marine recruiting office to follow in the footsteps of the deceased older brother he idolized by signing up for the Marine Reserves. He would spend the next year earning his college tuition as a "weekend warrior," enduring both the rigors of his training and the disdain from a military machine that viewed all reservists as "spare parts." Then, in the summer of 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and Williams's life changed forever. In Spare Parts, Williams recounts his harrowing deployment to the front lines just thirty-eight days after his call-up to active duty. In gripping detail, he brings to life the stories of tragedy and heroism on the killing fields of Kuwait-where some Marines rise to the challenge and others are broken by the horrors of war. A powerful portrait of one man's experience in battle-and of the reservists who stand ready to leave civilian life to defend our nation at a moment's notice-Spare Parts adds a moving new perspective to the literature of war.Williams, Buzz is the author of 'Spare Parts A Marine Reservist's Jorney From Campus To Combat In 38 Days', published 0000 under ISBN 9781592401055 and ISBN 1592401058.