Ortiz: To Live a Man's Life

Name: Ortiz: To Live a Man's Life
Brand: Phillips Publications
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By Laura Homan Lacey

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Hero is a term not used lightly among the warrior cl of the French Foreign Legion nor among the US Marines and even less in the company of America's first formal spy organization the Office of Strategic Services, parent of both the CIA and Army Special Forces. That one remarkable individual could have been a member and a leader within all three organizations is almost unbelievable. Peter Ortiz was just such a man. The author brings to life the story of this truly unique man. After becoming one of the few Americans to make the grade of officer within the Legion, he escaped capture from the s and came to America. He joined the US Marine Corps and was quickly noted as being exceptional. Plucked from Parris Island, General Bill Donovan brought him into the secretive OSS. The general chose well. Captain Ortiz led "Team Union" behind the lines in France. He was awarded not one but two Navy Cross medals for his derring-do. Movie star handsome after WWII, he did indeed go to Hollywood. He became a close friend of Academy Award winning director John Ford. He married one time to the love of his life, Jean. They had one son, who would also become a Marine officer. His devotion to Mexico and it people reflected the depth of compion within this man. He was one of the founders of the Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" program. He did indeed live a man's life, and now you get to share for a short time this remarkable human being.

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Publication Date:: 2012-01-01
Publisher:: Phillips Publications
Languages:: Published: English
ISBN10:: 0984960511
Weight:: 694 g

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