![]() ![]() Other books include the 2003 novel The Marine, as well as the non-fiction books The Scariest Place in the World published in 2005 and the 2007 book Why Marines Fight. Brady was awarded the Bronze Star with the Combat V (recognizing an award resulting from combat heroism) in November 2001 for his actions on in a firefight with Chinese forces near Panmunjom.īrady wrote extensively about his experiences as a Marine in Korea, including his 1990 autobiography, The Coldest War, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. During this time he was also promoted to First Lieutenant. ![]() The majority of his service took place in the North Korean Taebaek Mountains during the fall and bitterly cold winter of 19. ![]() During the war, he was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines first leading a rifle platoon and later acting as an executive officer of a rifle company at one point serving under John Chafee. He left the paper to serve in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. His career in journalism started working as a copy boy for the Daily News, where he worked while attending Manhattan College. Brady was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. ![]()
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