This candid memoir recounts the author's nearly four years in the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment--a.k.a. "The Old Guard" or "Escort to the President"--from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with his grueling summertime infantry basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he depicts the day-to-day challenges and triumphs of life in the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied unit, from the 2001 Presidential Inauguration to the recovery efforts following the September 11 attacks.
This candid memoir recounts the author's nearly four years in the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment--a.k.a. "The Old Guard" or "Escort to the President"--from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with his grueling summertime infantry basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he depicts the day-to-day challenges and triumphs of life in the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied unit, from the 2001 Presidential Inauguration to the recovery efforts following the September 11 attacks.
Mark Joseph Mongilutz is a professional ghostwriter, copywriter and author. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Table of Contents Author's Note Preface Overview of Military Terminology I. Home, Memories Thereof II. "You're in the motherfucking Army now, motherfucker" III. Boots, Chutes and Amended Contracts IV. Airborne School and a Temporary Homecoming V. The Old Guard Welcomes Its Newest VI. Second Platoon and a Cold Inauguration VII. Regimental Orientation and the Expert Infantry Brigade VIII. A Running Summer and a Long Day on Summerall IX. "I think the Pentagon got hit" X. Returning to the Bravo Co. Grind XI. Polk, EIB and the Musketeers XII. Driving, Crashing, Moving XIII. S-3: "Nobody knows what to do with these guys!" XIV. The Earning (and Occasional Abuse) of Trust XV. Twenty-Five-Hour Days, a Promotion Board and a Rumor XVI. Left Bravo a Private, Returned an NCO (Almost) XVII. "You boys been to Africa?" XVIII. Wells and Volleyball XIX. Out of Africa XX. A Brief TOG Return and a Morose Out-Processing Epilogue Index
Table of Contents Author's Note Preface Overview of Military Terminology I. Home, Memories Thereof II. "You're in the motherfucking Army now, motherfucker" III. Boots, Chutes and Amended Contracts IV. Airborne School and a Temporary Homecoming V. The Old Guard Welcomes Its Newest VI. Second Platoon and a Cold Inauguration VII. Regimental Orientation and the Expert Infantry Brigade VIII. A Running Summer and a Long Day on Summerall IX. "I think the Pentagon got hit" X. Returning to the Bravo Co. Grind XI. Polk, EIB and the Musketeers XII. Driving, Crashing, Moving XIII. S-3: "Nobody knows what to do with these guys!" XIV. The Earning (and Occasional Abuse) of Trust XV. Twenty-Five-Hour Days, a Promotion Board and a Rumor XVI. Left Bravo a Private, Returned an NCO (Almost) XVII. "You boys been to Africa?" XVIII. Wells and Volleyball XIX. Out of Africa XX. A Brief TOG Return and a Morose Out-Processing Epilogue Index
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