{"product_id":"2940153078915","title":"The Pink Marine Unloaded: A Collection of Letters I Sent to my Family from Marine Corps Boot Camp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis a collection of letters and pictures from my time in Marine Corps Boot Camp and is an ancillary piece to the best-selling memoir, The Pink Marine -- which is a true story about Marine Corps Boot Camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pink Marine is the story—full of hilarity and heartbreak—of how a teenage boy who struggles with self-acceptance and doesn’t fit the traditional definition of manliness finds acceptance and self-worth in Marine Corps boot camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When Greg Cope White’s best friend tells him he is spending his summer in Marine Corps boot camp, all Greg hears is “summer” and “camp.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite dire warnings from his friend, Greg vows to join him in recruit training. He is eighteen, underweight, he’s never run a mile—and he is gay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s before Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, and with no LGBT rights in place in most states, and the Marines having a very definite expulsion policy in place for gay people when it comes to military personnel, will Greg even survive?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A heartening coming-of-age story.\" - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious \u0026amp; insightful\" - Jane Lynch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great story, beautifully told.\" - Davide Hyde-Pierce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intriguing \u0026amp; honest.\" - Norman Lear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the rare books to put gay military service in a positive light, I believe we need to tell boot camp stories as part of our mach to LGBT equality. I do so in great detail and with humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pink Marine is being developed into a TV show as well. I don't get to play myself at 18. The producers told me there's not enough special effects for that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Cope White","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076056170736,"sku":"2940153078915","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153078915_p0.jpg?v=1764028239","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153078915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}