Title: So you want to be a marine
Description: Gary Winstead joined the Marines because he had few other options being the youngest of eleven children living in poverty in rural Illinois.  He endured his four years of indifferent and sometimes sadistic leadership surrounded by colorful characters that could be larger-than-life.
Subjects: Marines, Biography, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, American Personal narratives
Places: United States
People: Gary R. Winstead (1948-)