Lasting Valor
Purple Heart and Medal of Honor winner Vernon J. Baker eloquently portrays the hell of war in "Lasting Valor", from serving in a segregated Army to watching his men being killed by enemy fire. This bittersweet chronicle tells how Baker was orphaned at age four, and raised by his grandparents in...
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Purple Heart and Medal of Honor winner Vernon J. Baker eloquently portrays the hell of war in "Lasting Valor", from serving in a segregated Army to watching his men being killed by enemy fire. This bittersweet chronicle tells how Baker was orphaned at age four, and raised by his grandparents in the nearly all-white town of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Filled with unexpected humor and moving insights, this book is a story about love, heartbreak, racism and rediscovery, and most of all, honor and dignity.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780553580624 (0553580620)
ASIN: 9780553580624
Publish date: 28-02-1999
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
This is a deeply heartfelt story by the only surviving African-American Second World War combat veteran to be awarded (very belatedly) the nation's highest award for bravery: the Medal of Honor.
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