Gunner's Moon

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Gunner's Moon is a collection of poems written by Cpt. Roy Zarucchi of the 609th Special Operations Squadron during their time as part of Operation Steel Tiger. I managed to acquire this copy from an estate sale on eBay. To whomever was bidding against me, I hope that this is an adequate consolation. I wanted to preserve and share these stories with everyone.

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The copy of this work in the IHF Library is signed by Zarucchi.

Normally we would not post the entirety of a book on our site, however, Roy Zarucchi retired as a Major and has unfortunately passed away in 2011. The Publisher information listed in the book does not seem to be valid any longer. Either the publisher has become defunct, or else the sole proprietor of the publisher has also perished since the book was published in 1998. We have made all good-faith efforts to contact anyone connected with this publisher, but have not been able to do so. As such, we have decided to post the entirety of the work here to preserve Roy Zarucchi's legacy since the book is out of the print and only limited quantities were produced. We are doing this on a good-faith basis and not attempting to infringe upon any copyrights. If you are an agent or representative of the publisher and wish this content to be removed, please send us an email and the information will be removed immediately.


Preface by Carolyn

Part I—Toy Soldier

The Wall

War Zone

Rockfishing

Volunteering

Seminary

Port Call

Survival School

"Naked Fanny"

Part II—Stripes For a Steel Tiger

Dollar Ride

In The Marketplace

Chapel Service

=Gunner's Moon

Repercussions

Meeting In Hawaii

Dreamscape

The Minimax

Monty's Ice Cream Parlor

When The Tiger Lick's Its Paws

Hide

The Nimrod

Glossary

Author's Biography