Grown Gray in War: The Len Maffioli Story Book

ONE MARINE'S THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICE FOR CORPS AND COUNTRYLen Maffioli was only eighteen when he stormed Saipan on D-Day in 1944. Shortly after that he was involved in combat operations on Tinian and Iwo Jima. And that was just the beginning of a long and distinguished career. In the 1950s came the Korean War, with Maffioli participating in the amphibious landing at Inchon, the retaking of Seoul, and the ill-fated Task Force Drysdale, where he was captured by the Chinese Communist Forces and endured icy prison camp conditions so appalling that four out of ten POWs died. Yet Maffioli not only survived, he escaped and earned himself the Bronze Star. Seventeen years later, Maffioli was still going strong, weathering the Tet Offensive during his third war, a twelve-month tour of Vietnam.From Iwo Jima to the Chosin Reservoir to Da Nang, Maffioli exemplifies the guts and courage that have made the U.S. Marine a legend among warriors.Read More