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Bullets Don't Fly

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Not every Marine carries a rifle into combat. Some carry clipboards, spreadsheets, and the weight of keeping an entire mission running.

Bullets Don't Fly is the memoir of a supply Marine-one of the thousands who serve in support roles that rarely make headlines but make everything else possible. From the brutal transformation of boot camp at MCRD San Diego to deployments across three continents, David Kim chronicles eight years of service in the often-invisible world of military logistics-and the decades that followed when the lessons of the Corps would be tested in ways no training could prepare him for.

This isn't a war story filled with firefights and heroic charges. It's something harder to find: an honest account of military life as most service members actually experience it. The tedium and the camaraderie. The paperwork and the pressure. The pride of keeping complex systems running under impossible conditions-and the frustration of doing essential work without recognition.

David's journey takes readers through:

The crucible of Marine Corps recruit training and the identity-stripping process that builds warriors from civilians

  • Operation Native Fury in Kuwait, where a young supply clerk innovates inventory systems using barcode scanners and student ID cards
  • Operation Vigilant Warrior in Saudi Arabia, standing at the edge of potential combat as Iraqi forces mass near the Kuwaiti border
  • Operation Foal Eagle in South Korea, where Kim's Korean heritage and language skills transform a routine deployment into something deeply personal
  • The complicated transition from military precision to civilian uncertainty
  • The fall that came after-betrayal, bankruptcy, divorce-and the rebuilding that proved the Corps had done its job

Woven throughout is the story of a first-generation Korean-American raised in Riverside, California-a kid caught between immigrant expectations and his own search for identity, who found purpose and brotherhood in an unlikely place.

Bullets Don't Fly is for veterans who served in support roles and have waited for a book that validates their service. It's for military families who want to understand what their loved ones experienced. And it's for anyone curious about the 90% of military life that Hollywood never shows.

The bullets don't fly in supply. But bullets don't fly without supply.



About the Author :
David Kim has lived the financial journey most people fear: bankruptcy in his forties, followed by a determined climb back to stability. That experience - along with decades of hard-won lessons about money, discipline, and starting over - drives his mission to help others build lasting financial health without the jargon or judgment.Before his career in technology, David served in the United States Marine Corps from 1991 to 1999, deploying to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. The discipline and resilience he developed in uniform carried him through a career in technology leadership at Raytheon, Honeywell, and Amazon Web Services - and through the personal setbacks that tested him most.A first-generation Korean-American raised in Riverside, California, David now lives in the Nashville area with his wife Lacey. He has two adult children, Anabel and Christian.


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  • ISBN-13: 9798992533040
  • Publisher: David Kim
  • Publisher Imprint: David Kim
  • ISBN-10: 8992533047
  • Publisher Date: 10 Dec 2025


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