TY - BOOK AU - Popaditch,Nick AU - Steere,Michael TI - Once a marine: an Iraq War tank commander's inspirational memoir of combat, courage, and recovery SN - 1932714472 : PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Savas Beatie KW - Popaditch, Nick. KW - United States KW - Marine Corps KW - Biography KW - Iraq War, 2003- KW - Personal narratives, American KW - Marines N1 - Includes index N2 - Known as "The cigar marine" from an AP photograph taken April 9, 2003, this is the story of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch from his tours in Iraq, to his injuries which left him legally blind and partially deaf, and to his struggle to remain a true marine ER -