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William V. Taylor Jr.

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While Bill Taylor's friends were at home going to school and dating, he was fighting for his life.

At eighteen years old, Bill served in the First Battalion, Third Marine Regiment in Vietnam--a journey that seemed impossible to survive. For the battles they fought, Bill was awarded three Purple Hearts and his battalion earned two Presidential Unit Citations. World War II battles of that magnitude at Tarawa and Iwo Jima are well-known, yet few know of the hard-fought battles of the Vietnam War. Bill's battalion participated in twenty-five combat operations. In On Full Automatic, he brings to light the bravery and sacrifices of so many. His platoon was wiped out several times, once leaving only seven out of fifty men standing. Every platoon li ...more

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On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

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“Only God knows what lies ahead of us, but I do know one thing for sure: you will take care of each other.”
― William V. Taylor Jr., On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

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― William V. Taylor Jr., On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

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