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03704aam a2200409 i 4500 001 108B77EE81F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20151103010200 008 150810s2015 mduab 001 0deng 010 $a 2015021198 020 $a 1612518710 020 $a 9781612518718 035 $a (OCoLC)908374195 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d UNA $d NBU $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a DS371.413 $b .F65 2015 082 00 $a 956.7044/34 $2 23 084 $a HIS027130 $a HIS027130 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Folsom, Seth W. B., $d 1972- $e author. 245 10 $a Where youth and laughter go : $b with "The Cutting Edge" in Afghanistan / $c LtCol Seth W.B. Folsom. 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xxii, 368 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Where Youth and Laughter Go completes LtCol Seth Folsom's recounting of his personal experiences in command over a decade of war. It is the culminating chapter of a trilogy that began with The Highway War: A Marine Company Commander in Iraq in 2006 and continued with In the Gray Area: A Marine Advisor Team at War in 2010. The chronicle of Folsom's command of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, "The Cutting Edge," and his harrowing deployment to Afghanistan's volatile Sangin District presents a deeper look into the complexities and perils of modern counterinsurgency operations in America's longest war. Charged with the daunting task of pacifying a region with a long history of violence and instability, Folsom and his Marines struggled daily to wage a dynamic campaign against the shadowy enemy force that held Sangin's population firmly in its grip. With peace and stability always teetering on the brink of collapse, the Marines of "The Cutting Edge" confronted their own mortality as they conducted endless patrols through Sangin's minefields while fighting to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan villagers. No other books have been published from the perspective of a Marine infantry battalion commander in Afghanistan. It was Folsom's job, as the unit commander, to lead his Marines under impossible circumstances. LtCol Folsom made the unusual decision to patrol with his rifle squads every day through Sangin, where his Marines dodged improvised explosive devices and sniper fire from an invisible enemy. As his tour progressed and casualties mounted, he found his objectivity evaporating and the love for his men growing. Where Youth and Laughter Go is more than a blood-and-guts war story, it is a jarring, "boots on the ground"-level examination of the myriad challenges and personal dilemmas that today's young service members face as the United States approaches its final endgame in Afghanistan"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Battalion, 3rd $b Marine Regiment, 7th. $b Battalion, 3rd $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $x History $y Afghan War, 2001-. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $x Campaigns $z SangiÌn (Helmand) $z SangiÌn (Helmand) 650 0 $a Marines $z United States $x Officers $v Biography. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-). $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Other. $2 bisacsh 653 $a Three-Seven $a Three-Seven 776 08 $i Online version: $a Folsom, Seth W. B., 1972- $t Where Youth and Laughter Go $d Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2015 $z 9781612518725 $w (DLC) 2015031317 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240619010529.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=108B77EE81F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search