Kevin D Douglas

Devil Dogs in the Desert Kevin D Douglas

While serving in the Desert, these Marines fought more than one battle. One was the never-ending chemical attacks and the other was their rowdy sense of humor that led them down roads jumping and crashing vehicles, near misses with Court Martials, invisible camels, and animated arguments with their own chips on their shoulders during the invasion to liberate Kuwait. Stuck in a land without internet, women, and video games, young men can be armed and dangerous. Once boys, and now Marines trained to kill with raging egos of patriotism and invincibility, they used that skill to begin dangerous nighttime practical jokes on each other, card games and disco during chemical attacks, taunting the enemy and each other, and love affairs with their own weapons of war. Intoxicated with Esprit de Corps, they became a hilarious mix of brave entertainment when facing down the 4th largest Army in the world. For this tight platoon of Marines, no joke was too dangerous, no risk for it too great, and no laugh would be left behind. This book brings you in touch with the real men behind the image of Marines in dress blues and stern looks. They will make you laugh, make you feel fear, make you anxious, make you cry, and make you proud. They will certainly make you realize that even in war, the human spirit knows how to bring out the best in men.