![]() Eventually he went on to become a Judge as well. Including the one against the killer of Robert Kennedy. He has some really fascinating stories of cases he tried. Eventually he went from police officer to DA. Compton went to law school at the same time. He joined the LA police department and unusually, went right to their plain clothes division. Lynn Compton,Marcus Brotherton No preview available - 2009. The book lists 20 main contributors all of whom. Brotherton also co-wrote Call of Duty with Lt. Journalist Marcus Brotherton is credited with the books authorship. Compton went to school to finish the college degree he had started before the war using the GI bill. Buck Compton knew this, and this understanding shaped his life and destiny. We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers is a military non-fiction book published in 2009 by Penguin/Berkley-Caliber publishers. Unlike many WWII memoirs Buck spends a decent amount of time talking about not only his service, but also about his life after the war. He talks about his time in the military and the places that real life and the HBO series Band of Brothers were different. I consider that a small price to pay for the privilege of being born in America."īuck gives us his life story here. He says when people thank him for his service he just tells them: "My service really only cost me three years of my time. Probably the most powerful think Buck Compton says in this book is when he talks about his service. ![]() This is the true story of a real-life hero who traveled to a faraway place and put his life on the line for the cause of freedom-and an insightful memoir about courage, leadership, camaraderie, compassion, and the opportunities for success that can only happen in America. Kennedy, Compton truly embodies the American dream: college sports star, esteemed combat veteran, detective, attorney, and judge. From his years as a two-sport UCLA star who played baseball with Jackie Robinson and football in the 1943 Rose Bowl, through his legendary post–World War II legal career as a prosecutor, in which he helped convict Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time, revealing how the skills, work ethic, and discipline he learned as a young man served as the foundation for the courage and selflessness he displayed during the deadliest conflict of the twentieth century. Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers, stands today as an unparalleled icon of brotherhood and bravery under fire. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in the critical battles of Normandy and Market Garden and in the freezing cold of Bastogne. As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt.
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