From Yellow Ribbons to a Gold Star: Biography of a Hero: Lcpl. David R. Baker, USMC

People who have never actively fought in combat think they know war. They think they know all the ins and outs down to the letter. As any combat veteran can attest to, unless you've been there, you absolutely don't. And what makes such experience all the worse is the loss of one of your own; taken violently from this world right before your very eyes. "From Yellow Ribbons to a Gold Star" is the biography of a Marine who selflessly chose to defend his country, doing whatever it took and in the process paying the ultimate price. This is his story, a story about a young Marine from the shores of Lake Erie that needed to be told; a collection of accounts lived by brother Marines, family and friends and compiled by a veteran who knew this young man's life needed to be shared with the rest of the world.