A Thunderous Silence — Kenneth Clark

Jim had forgotten the Corps, but “a Marine is a Marine until he dies.” He was one of six hundred Oklahoma Marine reservists activated during the Korean War. When last Jim saw his best friend, Leon, each thought the other dead, killed by Chinese hordes at the Chosin Reservoir. Five decades later, Jim sees Leon’s face in a crowd. Doubting his senses, he races toward Leon. Both are overcome on finding their dearest friend alive, after so many years. Each tells his story of survival in North Korea, and his life up to The Third Millennium. Their life stories teem with adventure, romance, and will to survive. The fire-team and the cooks from Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Gunny Hal, the rail-riding orphan who seeks to find life’s meaning in death. They obeyed their orders, fought like hell, and came home to A Thunderous Silence.