A Few Bad Men, Major Fred Galvin USMC Ret.
A Few Bad Men, Major Fred Galvin USMC Ret.
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A Few Bad Men
The True Story of US Marines Ambushed in Afghanistan and Betrayed in America

Author: Major Fred Galvin USMC (Ret.)

Narrator: Victor Bevine

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2022

Synopsis

A Few Bad Men is the incredible true story of an elite team of US Marines set up to take the fall for Afghanistan war crimes they did not commit—and their leader who fought for the redemption of his men.Ambushed in Afghanistan and betrayed by their own leaders, these elite Marines fought for their lives again, back home.A cross between A Few Good Men and American Sniper, this is the true story of an elite Marine special operations unit bombed by an IED and shot at during an Afghanistan ambush. The Marine Commandos were falsely accused of gunning down innocent Afghan civilians following the ambush. The unit’s leader, Major Fred Galvin, was summarily relieved of duty, and his unit was booted from the combat zone. They were condemned by everyone, from the Afghan president to American generals. When Fox Company returned to America, Galvin and his captain were the targets of the first Court of Inquiry in the Marines in fifty years.

About Major Fred Galvin USMC (Ret.)

Fred Galvin served twenty-seven years in the US Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become an officer. Serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and elsewhere, he led the first special operations company in the US Marines and earned forty-nine military medals and ribbons, including the Bronze Star. Following his retirement, he became a business entrepreneur, nonprofit executive director aiding families of service members killed in action, and a consultant to the Marine Corps, coordinating activities in the areas of cyberspace, electronic warfare, and psychological operations.

About Sal Manna

Sal Manna is a journalist, author, and historian who has written for magazines such as Time, Playboy, and Los Angeles, and newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times and Boston Herald. He has also co-authored the memoirs The King of Sting: The Amazing True Story of a Modern American Outlaw and Dyno-O-Mite: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times.

About Victor Bevine

Victor Bevine, Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked for over thirty years as an actor, screenwriter, narrator, director, and more. A graduate of Yale University, his acting credits include many prestigious roles onstage as well as roles in the film version of A Separate Peace and countless television shows. He has written several screenplays, including Certainty, which was chosen for two prestigious writers’ conferences and which served as the basis for his first novel. His thirty-minute short film Desert Cross, which he wrote and directed, won accolades at the Athens International Film Festival. He serves as CEO of the World Freerunning Parkour Federation, of which he is cofounder.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert border

I had the pleasure of serving under Maj. Galvin in helmand province Afghanistan 2011 while with 3rd recon BN. His dedication to the Marine Corps emulated to all of us what a leader should be. The actions taken against him and the Marsoc marines he commanded in 2007 are a stain on the Marine Corps hi......more

Goodreads review by Twobchelm

Four years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor the enemy surrendered… we don’t win wars anymore because we can’t identify the real enemy Enemies within the ranks, the media and always believing the US Military last. This was a travesty of injustice that ruined lives, reputations, families and careers......more

Goodreads review by James

I am a veteran of 21 years active duty and 28 years as a Marine civilian. As this story played out, in my gut I just knew the Marine leadership were throwing Major Gavin under the bus. Kind of like the snipers caught pissing on dead Iraqis.......more

Goodreads review by Wanda

I remember reading about this story when it happened and I wondered at the time if the public was getting the full story. Like so much of the news, we were fed a story that fit a certain narrative and every news outlet piled on. No wonder our news media polls lower than our Congress. What these youn......more

Goodreads review by Literati

The military is anything but apolitical Colonel David Hackworth was famous for coining the phrase Perfumed Princes as a pujurative to be applied to self promoting brass officers who only care about their next star, who never get in the muck with the troops and who will sacrifice any lives or reputati......more

Quotes

“An incredible account of how our front-line leadership overcame insurmountable odds. A must read for all leaders.” Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney, US Air Force (Ret.), former assistant vice chief of staff, headquarters US Air Force

“[The] account and history of the fighting spirit of the ‘Marine Raiders’ under fire and the relentless fourteen-year campaign by their leader to clear their names and ‘keep their honor clean.’” Major General Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret.), former deputy commander of the US Pacific Command

“A powerful depiction of combat and a battle for justice and vindication.” Jason Van Camp, former US Army Special Forces operational detachment A-team leader

“Reveals how the US military, desperate to protect its public image at all costs, sometimes sacrifices the honor of men in combat.” David Zucchino, journalist for the Los Angeles Times

“His dramatic retelling of his experience as commander of Fox Company reads like a thriller—full of twists and turns—filled with unassuming heroes and deceitful villains.” Rob Lorenz, producer for American Sniper and Flags of Our Fathers

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