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Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books.
Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie.First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sledge also tried to join, but his heart murmur and his father’s disapproval prevents him from enlisting. In August 1942, the Guadalcanal campaign begins. Leckie is assigned along with his colleagues — Phillips, Wilbur "Runner" Conley, Lew "Chuckler" Juergens, Bill "Hoosier" Smith, and Ronnie Gibson — to a company commanded by Captain ...
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For their actions, Leckie and Juergens are punished, with Leckie receiving a demotion and reassignment to the battalion’s intelligence unit. Soon after the company receives their next orders, Phillips loses his virginity to a young woman he had met his first night in Melbourne. Basilone says goodbye to Morgan and boards a plane to return to ...
The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.. The series is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War.
James Badge Dale (born James Badgett Dale; May 1, 1978) is an American actor.He is best known for his roles as Chase Edmunds in 24, Robert Leckie in The Pacific, Trooper Barrigan in The Departed, Luke Lewenden in The Grey, Eric Savin in Iron Man 3, and Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours.
A disturbing video of a man beating his wife minutes before she was caught on camera plummeting to her death has sparked outrage in Brazil as well as heightened awareness of the country's rampant ...