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	Jarhead (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swofford comes across Staff Sergeant Sykes (Jamie Foxx), a hardened veteran who invites Swofford to his Scout Sniper (formally the Surveillance and Target Acquisition) course.
		Shortly after, Kuwait is invaded by Iraq and Swofford's unit is dispatched to the Persian Gulf as a part of Operation Desert Shield.
		Swofford fires a round from his sniper rifle in the air and the other Marines, who have never had a chance to fire their weapons, follow suit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jarhead_(film) (1273 words)

	anthony swofford
		SWOFFORD: In a way the Vietnam War is very romanticized, there's a somber quality to how it's considered, because of the many deaths, and, the feeling that it was some kind of a worthless war.
		SWOFFORD: Mainly we trained, we were out in the desert, and we went on mock missions, we fired out rifles, we spent a great deal of time training for biological and chemical warfare.
		SWOFFORD: Well, at first we were pretty convinced that we were initially deployed in order to protect Saudi Arabia from the coming invasion so, in the initial weeks the light infantry guys were like speed bps out there in the middle of the desert, in case Hussein came down with tanks and heavy armor.
	www.andriankreye.com /Swofford1.html (2030 words)

	washingtonpost.com
		Anthony Swofford: The training of fighters is complex and messy, and it requires not only an entry into a new moral ground, but an education that supports that moral choice.
		Anthony Swofford: JARHEAD is a nickname for marines.
		Anthony Swofford: Gender inequality and discrimination is a problem throughout society, and the machismo of military life only increases the tendency to discriminate based on gender.
	discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/03/sp_books_swofford032103.htm (1789 words)

	The Marine as Writer: Anthony Swofford's tales of battle in the Gulf. - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Anthony Swofford called his book "Jarhead" because that's what he was— one of the "jarheads," a slang term for Marines that derives from their "high and tight" crew cuts.
		Swofford was a lance corporal in a scout-sniper platoon, an elite light force that operates ahead of the main body to conduct reconnaissance missions and to eliminate targets of opportunity.
		But as the anecdote suggests, Swofford and his platoon mates spent an awful lot of their time conversing about, well, nooky— how they weren't getting any, and how they were suspicious that their wives and girlfriends back home weren't similarly deprived.
	www.cfr.org /publication/5873/marine_as_writer.html (1090 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Anthony Swofford: I never received post-battle counseling, but I know from recent coverage that their is a push to do so.
		Anthony Swofford: Yes, there are wars that had to be fought, and there are those that should have been that weren't.
		Anthony Swofford: A recent Marine Commandant once suggested that first term marines be banned from marrying, and the poor general received a real beating in Washington, as I recall.
	cgi1.usatoday.com /mchat/20030508001/tscript.htm (1677 words)

	Powells.com Interviews - Anthony Swofford
		Anthony Swofford's account of his life on the front lines is so honest and uncompromising as to be brutal." The buzz was palpable now, and growing louder by the day.
		Swofford: A lot of William Gass: In the Heart of the Heart of the Country, Omensetter's Luck, the book-length essay On Being Blue — I always return to those.
		Swofford: Later, we would often talk about that moment, and we would say, "Whatever this was, whatever this war was about, remember that vet that we pulled out of the crowd?" He was crying and he'd obviously seen some crazy shit in Vietnam, way crazier than we ever had.
	www.powells.com /authors/swofford.html (4317 words)

	'Jarhead' by Anthony Swofford
		Swofford tells the timeless stories of a son competing with his father and of young men in groups, the sweaty, testosterone-fueled head-butting of guys.
		Swofford fled his disintegrating family for the Marines when he was old enough to join without his parents' consent.
		Swofford's compatriots are the usual suspects of wackos, illiterates, bullies and frauds.
	www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/20030323jarhead0323fnp5.asp (623 words)

	USMC Books: Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
		Anthony Swofford's Jarhead is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative.
		Swofford deftly uses flashbacks to chart his journey from a wide-eyed adolescent with a family military legacy to a hardened fighter who becomes consumed with doubt about his chosen role.
		Anthony Swofford's courageous and lyric prose is matched by a searing personal honesty that will break your heart with its compassion.
	www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com /jarhead.html (1108 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Williamson: A Review of Anthony Swofford's "Jarhead"
		The picture Swofford paints of the Marines is far from a positive one: Swofford tells stories of "field-fucks," where the rest of the platoon simulates gang raping one of its members, and physical abuse in boot camp.
		For example, Swofford's discussions of women and Marines (infantry Marines are all male) would lead the reader to conclude that every Marine was sleeping with prostitutes at every opportunity, and that the battalion had no sooner left for the Gulf than every wife was in bed with the local filling station attendant.
		Swofford's need to denigrate the Marine Corps while referring to his own abilities reminded me of a girl I knew in high school who constantly made fun of debutante societies and social registers while reminding everyone that her family was prominently placed in both.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /books/reviews/20030418_williamson.html (1596 words)

	CNN.com - The first Gulf War, from the inside - Apr. 22, 2003
		Swofford's book, a searing grunt's-eye view of life in the U.S. Marine Corps -- aka, "the Suck" -- during what is now being referred to as Gulf War I, is piled high with the stuff.
		Swofford is more circumspect in the interview, but he says many of his Gulf War colleagues suffered psychologically from the war.
		Swofford, who is at work on a novel, has made the most of his new notoriety.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/books/04/22/swofford.jarhead (1138 words)

	Powell's Books - Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Excruciatingly direct and exceedingly well written, Anthony Swofford's memoir of Marine Corps life during the 1991 Gulf War is one of the most articulate, unflinching portrayals of military service the public has ever seen.
		But also because Anthony Swofford, like only the very best writers, is able to draw his readers into the particular conundrums, thrills, terrors, and absurdities of his experiences in the Persian Gulf and make us feel they are our own.
		Swofford weaves this experience of war with vivid accounts of boot camp (which included physical abuse by his drill instructor), reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
	www.powells.com /biblio/71-0743235355-0 (1307 words)

	Jarhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swofford and his comrades are about to learn what countless generations of warriors before them have also learned: Nothing can prepare you for the reality of war.
		Swofford is upset that, even though he wants âno preferenceâ listed for his religion on his dog tags, they keep coming back with âProtestant.â Another Marine counters, âAt least they got your blood type right.
		Swofford is obsessed with masturbation, and one scene shows him masturbating while clutching a picture of his girlfriend dressed in a skimpy T-shirt and panties (the camera watches from behind him).
	pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002398.cfm (1800 words)

	Tikaro.com: John Young's Blog: I read Anthony Swofford's Jarhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I read Anthony Swofford's Jarhead last week; it's a memoir of his time in the First Marine Expeditionary Force during the Gulf War, and also a more general account of how he became a soldier.
		What I really respected about Swofford's story is that he doesn't tie it into a neat package, or simplify his experience to make a point.
		Instead of Swofford putting his memoir out there and claiming it to be his recollection of what occurred he should have admitted to it being pure fantasy and instead have it placed in the fiction section.
	www.tikaro.com /blog/archives/2003/04/i_read_anthony.html (2159 words)

	From here to Kuwait / Veteran's memoir taps into the brutality and absurdity of the Gulf War
		Anthony Swofford, a veteran of 1991's Gulf War, adds layers to that sympathy with "Jarhead," an excellent, sometimes brutal memoir of that conflict and his life in the Marines.
		Swofford is a controlled writer, which gives his short, clear sentences an undercurrent of suppressed rage.
		Swofford casts the language against a high style, and the result is a tension through the book between Swofford's basest instincts and his clearest thoughts -- the same conflict the book shows the Marine trying to navigate.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/09/RV206896.DTL (1159 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles - Anthony Swofford - ...
		On the surface, Anthony Swofford seemed to be the quintessential "jarhead"; a front-line combat Marine who shouldered 100-pound packs and waded into battle-torn Iraq with little or no hesitation.
		Swofford's book is about the man who feels cheated because the Gulf War was over so quickly, and he was, perhaps, both relieved and horrified.
		Swofford's war ends in a strangely appropriate fashion, as he and a colleague are sent out on a mission far from their battalion.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0743235355&itm=2 (2218 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Anthony Swofford joins us from Los Angeles to talk about what returning troops may be experiencing.
		SWOFFORD: I think any general questions are OK, but real specific questions about what the service member saw and experienced are probably -- it's probably best for the service member to decide when he or she thinks that they want to speak to the family members.
		KOPPEL: Anthony Swofford, we thank you for sharing your expertise and experience with us today from L.A. Anthony Swofford is the author of "Jarhead," in case any of you out there want to go pick it up.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0304/26/cst.10.html (650 words)

	cbc.ca
		Ex- US Marine Anthony Swofford writes about his love-hate relationship with the military in his book Jarhead.
		As someone who served in the last war against Iraq, Anthony Swofford understands the blood lust and the fear and exhilaration of being a trained killer in the American military.
		Swofford says, "If I had a son who died (in the latest war in Iraq) I don't think I'd feel that he died for something of real value.
	www.cbc.ca /hottype/season02-03/03-05-05.html (198 words)

	Jarhead: The Movie & The Book Highlighting Anthony Swofford's Personal Experiences As A U.S. Marine - from Jim and ...
		Anthony Swofford was a lance corporal in Operation Dessert Storm.
		For the record, here's what Anthony Swofford thinks of the movie's portrayal of his story.
		After reading more about Anthony Swofford and hearing his take on the movie, the war itself, and his book I've come to the realization that the movie was mostly Hollywood's way of telling the story, and the book will surely shed more light on Swofford's own personal experiences there.
	thefuntimesguide.com /movabletype/archives/2005/12/jarheadswofford.html (906 words)

	Anthony Swofford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Anthony Swofford is the author of the book Jarhead, published in 2003.
		Swofford's fiction and nonfiction books have appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, Men's Journal, The Iowa Review, and other publications.
		The film version of Jarhead showed alot of Swofford's image during the Gulf War to viewers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anthony_Swofford (207 words)

	Jarhead
		Anthony Swofford was sent to the Saudi desert in 1990 with the U.S. Marines.
		Swofford now lives in New York, where he is working on a novel.
		Anthony Swofford: I had rather high expectations because of who was working on it.
	www.motherjones.com /arts/qa/2005/11/swofford.html (1819 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Jarhead
		Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Anthony Swofford, a misfit Marine who immediately rues his enlistment, and yet leaps at the opportunity to join an elite scout/sniper platoon.
		When Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army invades Kuwait, Swofford's platoon is one of the first to deploy to Saudi Arabia, and although the soldiers are pumped up for a fight, the political process moves slowly, leaving the troops to linger in the desert for 200 monotonous days of frustrated anticipation.
		Swofford's character is confused and confusing, a reluctant soldier, driven to brink of suicide and worse, but also desperate for the action of war, and the movie never gets a coherent handle on his motivations, causing a mortal wound to his potential to elicit empathy.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/j/jarhead.q.shtml (499 words)

	Salon Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Anthony Swofford's "Jarhead" is one of those books; you imagine him half-wishing, as he gets to the end of the book, that he could reach back and start erasing it from the beginning.
		Swofford was a lance corporal in a United States Marine Corps scout/sniper platoon who saw combat in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the Gulf War.
		Of necessity, Swofford devotes more pages to his childhood and youth, his training in the U.S. and overseas, and the several months he spent stationed with his platoon in the Arabian desert waiting for the war to begin.
	dir.salon.com /story/books/review/2003/03/10/jarhead/index_np.html (739 words)

	Flak Magazine: Review of Jarhead, 5.15.03
		Anthony Swofford is a decorated Gulf War I vet with a gentle soul and a lot of buzz, thanks to a stay at the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop and felicitous timing in the release of his first book.
		As the story of one man's realization that his sacrifice will be forgotten and rendered irrelevant, Swofford's lament was borne out by the gung-ho reporting and unprecedented technology that filled the news every night.
		When Paula Zahn declared she just didn't know when those guys slept because they were doing such a relentless job, she was talking about her colleagues on the front lines, not the enlisted men.
	www.flakmag.com /books/jarhead.html (738 words)

	Sacramento News and Review November 03, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1983, when young Anthony Swofford watched news of the devastating Lebanon Marine-barracks bombing--America’s first significant experience of a suicide bomb--on television in his Carmichael home, he was, as he writes, “a boy falling in love with manhood.
		Swofford wrote his own deeply personal story, without flinching, and that fact is its durable value, even if times have already changed.
		Swofford didn’t figure that having progressed from the experience of his life to that of the book to that of the movie had had an obscuring effect, but rather something closer to the opposite.
	www.newsreview.com /issues/sacto/2005-11-03/arts.asp (1705 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Special Reports \| Observer review: Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
		Swofford sifts through his old kit in his cellar, the combat clothes 'bleached by sand and sun and blemished with the petroleum rain that fell from the oil-well fires in Kuwait'.
		Grim as the Saudi desert may be, it is not the Somme, nor the jungles of Vietnam, and the range of the sniper's emotions tends to run from self-aggrandisement to self-despair.
		With too much time on his hands, Swofford comes to believe his girlfriend back home is enjoying the afternoon attentions of a hotel clerk she mentions in her letters.
	books.guardian.co.uk /writersoniraq/story/0,12975,921820,00.html (739 words)

	HeraldNet: 'Jarhead' author admires film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swofford was in a Seattle hotel room to talk about "Jarhead," the new film made from his best-selling 2003 memoir.
		(Swofford was conceived during one of his dad's visits home during the war.) His father, however, opposed Swofford's decision to enlist, at one point throwing a recruiter out of their house.
		At the same time, Swofford noted, the Marines on the ground spent some time "trying to attach meaning and greatness to this thing" they were going through, to make it part of the history of the Corps.
	www.heraldnet.com /stories/05/11/04/100ae_jarheadauthor001.cfm (539 words)

	Literary gulf / Anthony Swofford's memoir, 'Jarhead,' takes a fresh look at realities of war
		Swofford, a third-generation military man who was born in Vacaville and grew up just outside Sacramento, returned two weeks ago to American River College, the community campus where he first started writing.
		In one gruesome episode, as Swofford and his companions spend days searching through bombed-out bunkers full of dead Iraqi soldiers, a fellow Marine singles out a corpse, working himself into a frenzy as he brutalizes it again and again.
		Swofford is now working on a novel set in post-World War II Japan; he will begin teaching in the fall at St. Mary's College of California in Moraga.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/25/DD236171.DTL (822 words)

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