
A Final Valiant Act
A Final Valiant Act The Story of Doug Dickey, Medal of Honor Author:Lt Col John B Lang USMC (Ret) Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:296 Photos:35 black and white and 16 color photographs, 11 maps, 5 diagrams Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612007571 Item No. 9781612007571 Doug Dickey was an unlikely Marine hero. He was a gentle soul who sang in the school’s chorus and struggled to make it through boot camp. However, in the terrible seconds that passed after a grenade landed in the middle of his platoon’s command element, Doug chose to sacrifice his life to save his comrades. For this Final Valiant Act, Doug received the Medal of Honor.Doug grew up on a farm in Ohio and enlisted in the Marine Corps with four of his friends from high school. Arriving in Vietnam, he was assigned to “Blackjack” Westerman’s 1st Battalion, 4th Marines—one of the few Marine units to make amphibious assaults during