Once a marine
Subtitle: an Iraq War tank commander's inspirational memoir of combat, courage, and recovery
By: Nick Popaditch ; with Mike Steere.
Contributors: Steere, Michael.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781932714470
Subjects: Popaditch, Nick; United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography; Marines -- United States -- Biography; Iraq War, 2003- -- Biography; Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American
Genres: Biography; Personal narratives, American
Other titles: Iraq War tank commander's inspirational memoir of combat, courage, and recovery
Description: Known as "The cigar marine" from an AP photograph taken April 9, 2003, this is the story of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch from his tours in Iraq, to his injuries which left him legally blind and partially deaf, and to his struggle to remain a true marine.
Notes: Includes index.