(Paperback - Perfect Bound Color Edition)
This is the little-known history of the men of 1/27, a 5th Marine Division battalion of Iwo Jima World War II fame--their seven-month story of sacrifice, camaraderie, and bravery.
Compiled and authored by one of them, To The Sound Of The Guns is the journey of 1st Battalion, 27th Marines--an undermanned maneuver Battalion--in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of 1968, their participation in the Hue City area and in Operation Allen Brook. One hundred and twelve of these men gave up all their tomorrows, their memories forever etched in Marine Corps history.
As a result of countless combat engagements, the Marines of 1/27 were awarded almost 700 Purple Hearts, rallying to their battle cry, "To the Sound of the Guns."
Grady T. Birdsong enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966, serving two combat tours in Vietnam in 1968-1969. He is the author of A Fortunate Passage: Two Families' Journey into the Heartland, and co-author of The Miracle Workers of South Boulder Road: Healing the Signature Wounds of War with Colonel Bob Fischer, USMC (Ret).
Author Biography:
Grady ane Birdsong was raised in Kansas and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966. After serving two combat tours in the Northern I Corps region of Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968 and along the DMZ in 1969, he enjoyed a successful career traveling the world as an executive in engineering, marketing, and business development in the telecommunications/data, information technology, and the optical/fiber systems industries. Grady is the author of A Fortunate Passage: Two Families' Journey into the Heartland, which received two EVVY awards from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. Also, a coauthor of The Miracle Workers of South Boulder Road: Healing the Signature Wounds of War, won two 1st Place EVVY awards (CIPA) and was a finalist in the Best Book Awards, with Colonel Bob Fischer. He is a veteran advocate for returning veterans of the Middle East Wars and the Rocky Mountain Hyperbaric Association for Brain Injuries, Healing Our Heroes Program, a 501c3 organization. Also, as a volunteer at the Denver Vet Center, he helped design, commission, and build a lab with a series of computer courses for veterans to learn various levels of computer basics, computer building, Windows OS, Video/Photo presentation, and Photoshop instruction. is was done with extensive help from the American Legion Department of Colorado. Now retired, Grady lives with his wife, Pamela, in the Denver area, where he enjoys his grandchildren and spends his time writing, volunteering, and hunting big game. Grady is a graduate of Regis University in Denver, Colorado, an officer in the 1st Marine Division Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter, and Program Chair of the large Denver area monthly Marine Corps Luncheon group, Coopers Troopers. For more information on Grady and his books, please visit www.gradytbirdsong.com.
