can't help grinning; johnnie is such a sheppard prototype, it's awesome.

YOUNG, RODGER W., Private, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division (the Ohio Buckeyes); born Tiffin, Ohio, 28 April 1918; died 31 July 1943, on the island New Georgia, Solomons, South Pacific, while... more

YOUNG, RODGER W., Private, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division (the Ohio Buckeyes); born Tiffin, Ohio, 28 April 1918; died 31 July 1943, on the island New Georgia, Solomons, South Pacific, while single handedly attacking and destroying an enemy machine gun pillbox. His platoon had been pinned down by intense fire from this pillbox; Private Young was wounded in the first burst. He crawled towards the pillbox, was wounded a second time but continued to advance, firing his rifle as he did so. He closed on the pillbox, attacked and destroyed it with hand grenades, but in doing so he was wounded a third time and killed.

His bold and gallant action in the face of overwhelming odds enabled his teammates to escape without loss. He was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honour.

read this for a course in SF I took in college by a dude who didn't like SF. Weird. 3 by RAH, 3 by Kurt Vonnegut and 3 by Ray Bradbury was out course-load

Way better than the movie. I hope someone re-makes it and does a better job of it.

An often misunderstood book, it deals with some perennial social issues from the perspective of a citizen in a totalitarian but functional society. Some of its points about social responsibility and... more

An often misunderstood book, it deals with some perennial social issues from the perspective of a citizen in a totalitarian but functional society. Some of its points about social responsibility and lack thereof in modern society are scarily accurate given when this book was written. Definitely up there with 1984, brave new world, island and lord of the flies for social and political commentary...

This book is AWESOME. I liked the discussions on social responsibility and authority, and military organization. Filipino protagonist, FTW!

I'm almost done with it. It's a short book. And it's AWESOME!

Been meaning to read this classic for a while...