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Biography of
PFC Douglas Dickey Now Available
From Bob Sharp
The book is full of information and includes information about other
Darke County soldiers killed in Vietnam (eg) Rob Fowble on pages 481-2.
The author, Terence W. Barrett, has a great writing style by connecting
what Doug Dickey was doing when other events like Rob's last battle
took place. Dr. Barrett mentions several local people providing him
with information (eg) Terry Clark of Bear's Mill, the Dickey Family
(Dennis, Norman, etc.).
The release of this book was mentioned in the July 21, 2015,
DarkeJournal.com article. Several of us at the Darke County Educational
History, Inc. purchased and sent this book to Doug's fellow Marines
(eg) Greg "Doc" Long, Terry Alley, Jerry Idziak, and Lionel "Chooch"
Lawson. We also sent it to Tom C. McKenney who as you know headed the
efforts in securing Doug's MOH-FDO (Medal of Honor-For Display Only).
I don't know when this book will be stocked at the GARST Museum Gift
Shop, but I hope it will be soon.
Here is that DarkeJournal.com article: Biography of PFC Douglas Dickey
Now Available
Terence W. Barrett PhD published his biography of PFC Douglas Dickey
this week titled Remembering Douglas Eugene Dickey, USMC: "Reaching the
Finest and Most Noble Heights" (Remembering USMC MEDAL OF HONOR
RECIPIENTS) (Volume 3).
Dickey, of course, is a Medal of Honor recipient who grew up in
Rossburg before sacrificing himself to save the lives of several fellow
soldiers by falling on a grenade during his service in Vietnam.
The product description via Amazon:
Take a closer look at one of America’s unsung heroes
in the remarkable new biography, Remembering Douglas Eugene Dickey,
USMC.
While conducting a study of 294 marines who have
been awarded the Medal of Honor from the American Civil War to the
present, author Terence W. Barrett, PhD, stumbled across the story of
Private First Class Douglas E. Dickey.
Beginning with the brief biographies he could find
via newspaper articles and website searches, Barrett slowly started to
piece together the extraordinary life and death of a young marine from
Ohio.
Through an examination of Dickey’s unfathomable
heroism, in which he threw himself on a live enemy grenade in order to
protect his fellow marines, Barrett raises important questions about
the nature of bravery itself.
What drives certain people to act against the
seemingly natural instinct of survival? Could such a counterintuitive
action be a different kind of natural instinct instead? Or is it always
a conscious decision, a choice made in a split second that has
permanent and unalterable consequences?
Lovers of military history will enjoy learning more
about this exceptional hero, as well as the psychology behind human
courage, in this fascinating biography.
Click here to view the book on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Douglas-Eugene-Dickey-USMC/dp/1511431148
Bob Sharp, Secretary-Treasurer of the DARKE County Educational History,
Inc.
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