Those who think of the flag ceremony on Topside, Corregidor as being General Douglas MacArthur's media opportunity are just plain wrong. He was little more than a guest at a christening, a putative father of sorts, perhaps a celebrant, and the rest of the top brass there were our family witnesses. For it was on that day, as our flag rose above us, that we of the 503d PIR, of the 462nd PFABn, and of Company C, 161st PFEng., began to define ourselves as "The Rock Regiment."

This book is about the journey of the men of the Rock Regiment, from Australia to the Philippines, in their own words. Drawing upon Paul Whitman's 503d PRCT Heritage Bn. Website - it brings together articles written by the men themselves, about themselves. It furnished the inspiration for "CORREGIDOR - THE ROAD BACK", the documentary directed by Peter Parsons, and now takes its place as the acclaimed film's 'in print' companion.



CORREGIDOR - The Road Back Paratroopers Recall Their Pacific War by Paul F. Whitman Print Book, 340 Pages Ebook, Apple iPad and Kindle format Standard Landscape 10x8 in, 25x20 cm format,
Those who think of the flag ceremony on Topside, Corregidor as being General Douglas MacArthur's media opportunity are just plain wrong. He was little more than a guest at a christening, a putative father of sorts, perhaps a celebrant, and the rest of the top brass there were our family witnesses. For it was on that day, as our flag rose above us, that we of the 503d PIR, of the 462nd PFABn, and of Company C, 161st PFEng., began to define ourselves as "The Rock Regiment." This book is about the journey of the men of the Rock Regiment, from Australia to the Philippines, in their own words. Drawing upon Paul Whitman's 503d PRCT Heritage Bn. Website - it brings together articles written by the men themselves, about themselves. It furnished the inspiration for "CORREGIDOR - THE ROAD BACK", the documentary directed by Peter Parsons, and now takes its place as the acclaimed film's 'in print' companion.
The Origin of the Rock Patch - Bob Flynn A Condensed History of the 503d PRCT - Don Abbott The Test Platoon - William T.Calhoun Training at Ft. Benning - James Mullaney Doomp Da Garr-Bitch! - Charlie Rambo How The Warden Got His Name - Don Abbott Australia New Guinea The Great Fire Fight of 5-6 September, 1943 - Satire - Louis G. Aiken Under Dubious Skies - Fiction - Tony Sierra Purple Hearts on Noemfoor - Don Abbott Miracle on Noemfoor - Don Abbott Bob Hope at Noemfoor Remembering Mindoro - Don Abbott In The Southwest Pacific With The 503d - Gertus Jones Corregidor With the 503d PRCT on Corregidor, February 1945 - Don Abbott Corregidor - Gertus Jones No Smoking - Francis X. O'Neill My Day With The Rattlesnakes - Bill Calhoun M-7 Mission To Topside - John D. Reynolds Recollections on Corregidor - Howard Lout Night at Wheeler Point - Reflection - John Lindgren Water Water Nowhere, But We Found a Drop To Drink - Tony Sierra Out of Uniform - Bill Calhoun The Great Corregidor Turkey Shoot - Chet Nycum A Partial History of the Negros Campaign - Lou Aiken My Private War - Negros - Chet Nycum The Passing Captains - Tony Sierra Reunion - Bill Calhoun

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