{"product_id":"from-purple-heart-to-the-pentagon-9781737046202","title":"From Purple Heart to the Pentagon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWillie Gore grew up in southeastern North Carolina \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring a time when most young African American men \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espent their high school years preparing for work like \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebricklaying and other trades. With the encouragment of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamily, great mentors and friends, Willie made plans to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattend college and get a degree in biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the old saying goes, \"Life is what happens when you're \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebusy making plans.\" The main roadblock to Willie's plans \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas something stirring in a land on the other side of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eglobe in a place called Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that degree in hand and a commission from being in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROTC in college, Willie entered the U.S.Army and was \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeventally sent to Vietnam to lead a unit of men during a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime of intense jungle warfare. He was seriously injured \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand awarded the Purple Heart Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis military career would take him around the globe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserving in areas including Hawaii, Canada, and the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePentagon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Willie's incredible journey, told by him, as a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esoldier, husband and father, serving all with an always \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent faith in God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Webster Falls Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737046202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Willie L. Gore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801373569205,"sku":"9781737046202","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/from-purple-heart-to-the-pentagon-9781737046202","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}