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Gulf in the War Story: A US Navy Personnel Manager Confides in You
Gulf in the War Story A US Navy Personnel Manager Confides in You Author:Bob Graham DECLASSIFIED AFTER 20 YEARS. Petty Officer Graham received orders to Honolulu as a US Navy recruiter, but threw them and his uniform in a California dumpster. This book tells you why. Fast-paced and unforgettable, GULF in the WAR STORY tracks the course of USS RANGER (CV "by God" 61) and FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE (VF-1 "Wolfpack") as true heroes mak... more »e preparations for Desert Storm and slide into hostilities against the enemy--and each other. GULF in the WAR STORY captures in real time the treachery, deceit, and bitterness of America's best and brightest falling victim to incompetent foreigners intruding into leadership positions: his Filipino personnel chief falsifies orders to firefighting school which end in a squadronmate's death by fire in Olongapo City in the Philippines, and the same chief happens to require the original copy of all life insurance beneficiaries remain in his office--and by the way he jokes, "I get 10%." Sooner or later, "something the size of a man" falls into the sea. Despite the Pentagon's banning his documentary and denying "this kind of activity" 20 million stunned viewers saw the author's video of hazing in the real Top Gun. See the 1997 INSIDE EDITION report at "thebobweb" on Youtube. For military historians, GULF in the WAR STORY includes eve-of-battle speeches found nowhere else.« less