Dear Harriett
Letters From a Marine in the Pacific
by G. F. Jerry Walsh

ISBN: 1–880090–26–0
Size: 6 x 9, 224 pgs.
Price: $16.95

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Told through actual letters sent to a girl waiting at home, Dear Harriett chronicles the life of a Marine during the turbulent times of WW II. It detailes the horror, glory, and anguish of the war fought in the Pacific. A historical treasure, Dear Harriett is an unadulterated look into the heart of a valiant soldier trying to survive in a world gripped by the madness of war.

G.F. Jerry Walsh retired in 1988 as Executive Director of Mt. Olivet Rolling Acres, a residence for seventy children and adults with mental retardation. Since then he has been a consultant to several nonprofit organizations. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science degree from the University of Minnesota, Mankato. Walsh is a member of the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Minnesota and a life member of the Second Marine Division Association. Walsch landed on D-Day, June 15, 1944, on Saipan, where, with the first Battalion, Twenty-ninth Regiment, he participated in the conquest of Mt. Tapotchau. He also saw action on Guadalcanal and Tarawa.