The First Battle

OPERATION STARLITE and the Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam

The much anticipated, long awaited book about Operation Starlite is now available.  This is the work of a friend of the Second Battalion, 4th Marines Association,  LtCol. Otto J. Lehrack.  It is the culmination of many years of work researching, interviewing participants from both sides of the battle, walking the battlefield, writing and re-writing this book.

Otto Lehrack himself is a 24-year career Marine that started as a Private and earned a set of bars, a 2-tour veteran of Vietnam.  His 67/68 tour he was the grunt company commander of India 3/3 and during his 70/71 tour he served as the Op O of a signal intelligence battalion.  He is a military historian and author of the 1992 book "No Shining Armor: The Marines at War in Vietnam" (His story, his Marines).

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Special Note from the author: If any member of the Association would like to have a copy of this book personally autographed to them by the author please use this email link to him and he will respond directly to you with the necessary arrangements as soon as time permits.

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The 2/4 Association PX will be stocking (non-personalized) autographed copies of the book shortly but until then, if you're in a hurry...

It is available thru www.Amazon.com and selecting BOOKS from the drop down menu and inserting Lehrack in the next line.  Click on Go, place your order and it will be shipped to you.

It is also is available thru the publishers website at: http://www.casematepublishing.com/cgi/index.pl  In the first search box type Lehrack and select Author from the second box...click on the Search button, scroll to the bottom of the page, add it to your "shopping cart"... and your done.