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I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC Audiobook
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I'm Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John Basilone held off 3,000 Japanese troops at Guadalcanal after his fifteen-member unit was reduced to three men. At Iwo Jima he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse, allowing his unit to capture an airfield. Minutes later he was killed by an enemy artillery round. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time.
I'm Staying with My Boys is the only family-authorized biography of Basilone. Distinctive among military biographies, the story is told in first person, allowing listeners to experience his transformation, forged in the horrors of battle, from aimless youth to war hero known as "Manila John."
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"Everyone should read this book, the story of a true American Hero. I served with John Basilone and I can hear his voice in every page."
— Thomas O. Nass, 5th Marine Division, WWII
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About the Authors
Jim Proser is an award-winning author and screenwriter. His book, I’m Staying with My Boys, earned the prestigious United States Marine Corps Commandant’s Recommendation in 2010.
About Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.