Loon: A Marine Story

Jun 4, 2009

Army and Navy Club, The

Jack McLean recounted his upbringing, including attending Phillips Andover Academy where he was a classmate of George W. Bush, and his decision to join the Marines and serve in the Vietnam War rather than attend college. Mr. McLean was the first Vietnam vet to attend Harvard University following the War and remarks on his service and the .. Read More
Jack McLean recounted his upbringing, including attending Phillips Andover Academy where he was a classmate of George W. Bush, and his decision to join the Marines and serve in the Vietnam War rather than attend college. Mr. McLean was the first Vietnam vet to attend Harvard University following the War and remarks on his service and the treatment he received upon his return from his tour of duty. Jack McLean served in Vietnam with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. Mr. McLean is the author of Loon: A Marine Story, published by Presidio Press. He is currently the Tsien Writer in Residence in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:32 Unidentified Speaker THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT SOME MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.
00:00:40 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD LIKE AS PETER SUGGESTED AS A MEMOIR ABOUT MY TIME IN THE RAIN POURED 1956 THROUGH 1968. IT...
00:04:22 Unidentified Speaker THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER I ENLISTED THERE WAS STUNNED DISBELIEF THE FACULTY STUDENTS YOU DID WHAT?...
00:08:22 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE BEEN ENDEAVORING COURT 26 YEARS OR BY TO TAKE THE OCCASION TO WELCOME YOU AND GIVE YOU MY THOUGHTS...
00:09:41 Unidentified Speaker IT IS LIKE YOUR PREP SCHOOL YOU WERE THERE 24 HOURS A DAY BY GEARED TOWARD THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A...
00:15:06 Unidentified Speaker MY FLIGHT TO VIETNAM WAS A COMPARATIVELY SHORT A HOT POP WITH OTHER MARINES AND AT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER...
00:26:48 Unidentified Speaker RECENTLY MOVED AROUND THE NEW PERIMETER AND FOUND OUR WHOLE AND SET UP LINES OF FIRE AND ARMED THE...
00:27:50 Unidentified Speaker THE FIREFIGHT THAT I BEGAN THE FIGHT WITH -- THE BOOK WITH BEGINS DAWN THE NEXT MORNING AND WENT ON...
00:37:39 Unidentified Speaker WHAT WE NORMALLY DO IS HAVE THANK YOU AND A AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK JACK FOR REVIEWING HIS BOOK...
00:38:09 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU WHAT I HAVE THE HONOR AND A THRILL OF READING YOUR BOOK LAST WEEK AND I WAS PARTICULARLY INTRIGUED...
00:38:33 Unidentified Speaker MY GRANDFATHER IS A GREAT GUY. HE WAS A CIGAR SMOKING, MEMBER BEEN DRINKING SIX TERM REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN...
00:40:47 Unidentified Speaker LATER THAT AFTERNOON NABLUS SITTING ON THE STEPS OF THE MUSEUM. I A LOVELY GIRL SAT ON THIS STEP IN...
00:41:21 Unidentified Speaker CONNECTICUT SO WALKER THAT WAS THEN ALL GIRLS' PREP SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF HARVARD SHE DID NOT ASK ABOUT...
00:43:29 Unidentified Speaker AND AGGRESSIVE COMMANDER COMPARED TO THE PREDECESSOR IS NOT ALWAYS MET WITH ENTHUSIASM AS YOU DESCRIBE....
00:44:06 Unidentified Speaker YES. BUT NOT AS SIMPLE. IF I GO BACK AND READ MY LETTERS ABOUT THE FIRST PATROL IT DOES NOT MAKE...
00:45:33 Unidentified Speaker AS A SEGUE NEGRON CONNECTION WITH THE EARLIER COMBAT.
00:45:47 Unidentified Speaker NEGRON WAS FROM THE BRONX AND A GOLDEN GLOVES BOXER HE MAY HAVE A PROFESSIONAL CAREER, HE GOT A FOOTBALL...
00:48:22 Unidentified Speaker LIEUTENANT SURVEY BE MY LACK OF HER WILL REVEAL BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION...
00:48:59 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I TALK A LITTLE IN THE BOOK NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE WHY OF IT BUT THE FACT...
00:51:25 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE] LOOKING AT THE OVERALL PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE 10 MORE YEARS I WAS ON ACTIVE...
00:52:12 Unidentified Speaker IN A WORD, YES. I THINK, I FELT THAT WAY UNTIL WE WENT INTO IRAQ. I THOUGHT WE HAD SO EXHAUSTED OURSELVES...
00:53:03 Unidentified Speaker JACK, I HAVE NOT READ YOUR BOOK THE THERE, BUT I HAVE CHEATED A LITTLE AND DID LOOK IN THE OFFICAL...
00:55:13 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM VERY, VERY MUCH ON HIS PRESENTATION OF "LOON" A MARINE STORY"....

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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