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Download or read book Battle Scars written by Jeannette Garcia and published by Jeannette Margarita Garcia. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Battle Scars’ is a powerful and inspiring true story that delves deep into the struggles of a female soldier. It showcases the incredible strength and resilience that women possess as they overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and emerge stronger and more determined than ever before. This mesmerizing memoir depicts the author’s journey from the explosive battlefields of the army to the silent struggles of an abusive marriage and dark trenches of sexual assault. With sheer determination and unwavering resilience, the author emerges as a transformed individual. The writer shares their story with unfiltered honesty, revealing the pivotal moments that shaped their identity. It stands as a powerful testament to the human spirit’s capacity to survive and endure in the face of mountainous challenges. ‘Battle Scars’ is a testament to the incredible bravery that women display in their daily lives and an empowering reminder that no matter what challenges come our way, we have the strength to overcome them and thrive.
Download or read book Battle Scars written by Chip Reid and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique insight into how combat in Iraq has shaped the lives of a battalion of young Marines. The most eye-opening, and terrifying, story in Chip Reid's career as a journalist was the six weeks he spent with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as a correspondent for NBC News. Traveling shoulder-to-shoulder with the young Marines, he had unparalleled access, witnessing them in combat, and interviewing as many as he could persuade his bosses to put on air, allowing them to tell their war stories in their own words. It took only 22 days for the Marines of 3/5 to fight their way to Baghdad, but the effects on those who fought have lasted a lifetime. They lost a number of their own in battle, and others suffered life-threatening injuries. Of those who returned - even if they avoided physical scars - many have had to find their own way through survivor's guilt and the nightmare of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with all its attendant miseries. Twenty years on, Chip sat down with the Marines of 3/5 once more. They told Chip inspiring stories of heroism in battle, of camaraderie and comrades lost, of patriotism and belief in mission, of recovery and success in both military and civilian life, and of the new appreciation for life that results from Post-Traumatic Growth. Visceral and searingly honest, this book is a tribute to the Marines for their service, and for the many sacrifices they made then, and that many still make today.
Book Synopsis Purple Hearts and Silver Stars by : Janice Josephine Carney
Download or read book Purple Hearts and Silver Stars written by Janice Josephine Carney and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996 I celebrated a year of sobriety and began a journey of rebirth. That year I developed confidence in myself that previously I never experienced. I took my personal collection of notes, diaries, and tapes from my year in Vietnam and begin to organize them into a book. In 1997 I completed the manuscript and titled it One Heart One Mind: one man's memoir of a tour of Vietnam. The book not only dealt with my year in Vietnam but with the emotional cost of the war on my soul and psyche. With assistance from Jonathan Shay M.D., Ph.D., the author of Achilles in Vietnam (a book about combat trauma and the undoing of character), I tried unsuccessfully to get my book published. In 1998 I legally changed my name from John Joseph to Janice Josephine and my writing now included transgender issues. I felt that I had come to terms with my trauma from the Vietnam War, and I was ready to move on. In 1999-2000 I wrote and performed a play "I Was Always Me." The two-act play is a monologue of my transition from John to Janice. In the fall of 2000 I had my first article published in the Transgender Tapestry Magazine. In 2001 I was the subject of a documentary: "TransJan" produced and directed by Katherine Cronin. Its premiere at the Provincetown International Film Festival opened the door for me and after each screening; I conducted a Q&A about transgender issues. The latest screening of "TransJan" was in 2002, when it was selected to be one of the films for the Tampa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In 2001, in Boston, while performing readings of my poems and rants at Slams, I met the writer Toni Amato. Shortly after that meeting I begin attending Toni's creative writing workshops at Women's Words and later attended one of her weekend writer retreats. That year I presented "TransJan" and sat on panels at the Transcending Boundaries Conference at Yale University and at Speak Out, a conference at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. My most challenging event that year was the L/B/T/Allies Strategy Summit in Vermont, sponsored by the National Organization for Women. In 2002 I continued to do workshops using creative writing as a means of getting people to open up about transgender issues. I also put together a course of study on transgender issues called "Transsexuals are Human Also." I conducted creative writing workshops at the Midwest L/G/B/T/Allies College Conference. Out of this conference came my transgender monologue,' and, as "My Vagina Monologue," I performed this at the St Petersburg Metropolitan Community Churcher's Talent Show, and it was published in the summer issue of the Transgender Tapestry Magazine. This year I have presented creative writing workshops at the International Foundation for Gender Education in Philadelphia, the New Hampshire Transgender Resources for Education and Empowerment at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and at Silver Threads, a weekend retreat on St Pete Beach. I have put together a collection of my poems, rants and essays that are directly from a transwoman's heart called "Purple Hearts and Silver Stars." One of my short stories was published as part of Mary Boenke's Trans Forming Families, real stories about transgender loved ones. Later this year two short stories will published in anthologies, Pinned down by Pronouns (http://www.convictionbooks.com) and Trans-lating Faith, Pilgrim Press, 700 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. I am an active member of a local group of women artists called "Women Artist Rising" with whom I share my poems, rants and stories at various WAR events (http://www.womenartistsrising.com). My new column "Perspectives from a Trans-woman" that started in a local newsletter is now in syndication.
Book Synopsis The Dawn Of A New Error by : Alex Tha Great
Download or read book The Dawn Of A New Error written by Alex Tha Great and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012 marks the dawn of a new error. I have been blessed to see 26 years on this Earth, have been through a lot of ups and downs, said goodbye to so many loved ones who have made their transition, been through heartbreak/heartache/heart gone and can't find it anywhere. Simply speaking I have just been living but this book details the maturation of me and my journey to finding/becoming/accepting/loving the woman I am today. It is my hope and sincerest wish that you not just enjoy this book, but appreciate the sincerity of it. Some of these pieces I have pulled from some of my darkest places and only because of that have I developed into such the writer/poet/artist I am now. Honesty...sincerity...vulnerability...has taken me a long way on this journey. So I am human and will indeed continue to make mistakes. I am also that much more willing and responsible to own them as mine and carry them along with me on life's journey. Be well.
Book Synopsis The United States Marine Corps by : John C. Fredriksen
Download or read book The United States Marine Corps written by John C. Fredriksen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey profiles one of history's greatest fighting forces, on land, sea, and air. The United States Marine Corps: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present touches upon all aspects of the Continental and U.S. Marine Corps since their inception. All major battles in all major wars are covered, along with innumerable smaller clashes and deployments abroad. The evolution of amphibious doctrine, so essential to Marine Corps activity in the 20th and 21st centuries, is likewise covered in detail, along with the rise of Marine Corps aviation. Through a diary of daily occurrences proffered in the context of greater historical events, this chronology captures the entire sweep of U.S. Marine Corps history. It follows the Corps from the American Revolution to the halls of Montezuma and the shores of Tripoli, through World Wars I and II, and up to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Entries delineate battlefield events, but also significant political and administrative changes that have affected the Marines. Notable events in the careers of generals and other individuals are included as well.
Book Synopsis TOO YOUNG FOR A FORGETTABLE WAR by : WILLIAM EDWARD ALLI
Download or read book TOO YOUNG FOR A FORGETTABLE WAR written by WILLIAM EDWARD ALLI and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History shows that the world avoided World War III, partly because of the impact of the Korean War. That standoff war led to “rules of engagement,” which guided the West and the Soviet Union for nearly forty years, ending with the Soviet collapse. The protagonists had decided that they would allow no regional conflict to set off a worldwide nuclear war between them. Too Young for a Forgettable War follows the journey of an eighteen-year old, fresh out of high school and activated for duty in a distant war. His is a coming-of-age story in the most dangerous of environments. The dangers turn out to be not only from the enemy’s weapons but even those of a United Nations ally, whose soldiers mistakenly arrest him as an “enemy agent,” clearly a justification for his execution. Returning to America, he hopes to forget the trauma of his experiences. Decades later, he travels back to Korea and is finally able to come to terms with his wartime experiences. Readers will find parallels between that war’s veterans and those of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The author and his fellow veterans reveal vivid personal experiences that extend our knowledge and, perhaps, our empathy with those who served, regardless of age, in any war— however forgettable.
Book Synopsis The Korean War by : Keith D. McFarland
Download or read book The Korean War written by Keith D. McFarland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Korean War is the most comprehensive and detailed bibliography compiled to date on the American involvement in "The Forgotten War." In this revised and expanded second edition, Keith D. McFarland’s clearly written annotations provide concise descriptions of more than 2,600 of the most important books, articles, and documents written in English on the conflict in Korea. Key topics include origins of the war; the political and military roles of North and South Korea, the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and other United Nations members; campaigns and battles; weapons and uniforms; and the military and diplomatic aspects of the war. Specific subjects are easy to find using the index organized by topic and author, making The Korean War a necessity for every academic or research library.
Download or read book Mapleleaf written by Tim Tingle and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travis Lee fi nally gets his fi rst novel (his baby) published, and thanks to a creative marketing ploy, it is destined to be a best seller. However, unforseen events threaten to to kill (the baby) his novels success. Travis, never one to sit and do nothing, responds in the only way he knows how. Yes, there will be bloodshed.
Book Synopsis Truth and Consequences by : Linda Winfree
Download or read book Truth and Consequences written by Linda Winfree and published by Entangled: Select Contemporary. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When undercover FBI agent Jason Harding comes face-to-face with the girl he had a crush on as a teen, his complicated life gets even more tricky. He’s dreamed of Kathleen Palmer for years, but now all she’ll see him as is a corrupt small-town cop and a murder suspect. He’s trapped, but he has to keep up his cover if he wants to bring down the crooked cops who’ve run Haynes County for decades. After she had to bury her young son, all Kathleen’s had left is her career as an agent and her reputation, but she could lose that too if she follows her heart and trusts Jason, the cop involved in an investigation she’s working on. Trying to juggle the case and their relationship could get them both killed, and when the truth about Jason’s identity surfaces, they’ll both have to face unimaginable consequences. Each book in the Hearts of the South series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Books in the series: Book #1: Truth and Consequences Book #2: His Ordinary Life Book #3: Hold On to Me Book #4: Anything But Mine Book #5: Memories of Us Book #6; Hearts Awakened Book #7: Fall Into Me Book #8: Facing It Book #9: Uncovered Book #10: Gone From Me Book #11: All I Need
Download or read book Restavec written by Jean-Robert Cadet and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring memoir recounts a man’s harrowing journey from unpaid child labor in Haiti to a successful life in the United States. African slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society—the children of the poor—by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were—and still are—restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives. In this memoir, Jean-Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching.
Download or read book Gunfighters Rule! written by William Dunn and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-11-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gunfighters Rule! tells the story of a boy destined to become a United States Marine. After the death of his father, he overcame multiple adversities to achieve his dream of becoming a pilot. During his decades of service to our nation, he would face additional challenges. Following his life’s story, you will see the trials and tribulations of a family destroyed by tragedies, disillusionment by the institution, and a battle against an internal adversary. Gunfighters Rule! is about resilience and determination.
Book Synopsis Service-connected Compensation by : United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee
Download or read book Service-connected Compensation written by United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bite of the Scorpion by : Craig Sikes
Download or read book Bite of the Scorpion written by Craig Sikes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of poetry or writings of life, love, music, and/or general reflections. Hopefully, it will evoke in you an intense emotion: joy, sorrow, anger, catharsis, love... I want the ability to surprise the reader with an Ah Ha! Experience -- revelation, insight, further understanding of elemental truth and beauty. Like Keats said:"Beauty is truth. Truth, beauty.That is all ye know on Earth and all ye need to know."
Book Synopsis Before I Start Singing by : William Fossat
Download or read book Before I Start Singing written by William Fossat and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before I Start Singing By: William Fossat William Fossat's autobiography is one man's response to the hopelessness and turmoil of the '60s. A Catholic upbringing, a degree in journalism, followed by three years in the military, including a year and half as a Special Forces medic and a year in Vietnam, leads to a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ and 30 years on the mission field.
Book Synopsis Spellbound and Determined by : Dax Varley
Download or read book Spellbound and Determined written by Dax Varley and published by Garden Gate Press. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Mimi's Charms & Enchantments —a New Age shop filled with magical merchandise and colorful customers. Cam couldn't ask for a better afterschool job. When a shady man in gray slinks in one afternoon, Cam is thisclose to calling 911. To her relief, he hurries away, leaving behind the nauseating odor of his cologne and a curious spell he's dropped on the floor. But this spell is not your average hocus-pocus. It's ancient, odd and promises Power Supreme - something Cam could definitely use to keep up her 3.9 grade point average. But the spell requires more than what's stocked on Mimi's shelves. And acquiring each item will take some heavy teamwork. With the help of her best friend, Reade, and Zach, the high school's resident genius/nerd, Cam can't lose...unless the Gray man returns.
Download or read book When Angels Cry written by Neil Antonio and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearls of Wisdom is a story about life and death. It is a story of one man's path to finding love, happiness and a fulfilled life. Aaron Long had died of terminal lung cancer. His loving wife Caitlin was grief stricken and had delayed gathering his personal belongings. Finally, after two weeks of grieving, she decided it was time to complete this task. While she was going through his personal belongings, she found an envelope with a note and safe deposit key. The note described a journal he had written, just before his death, and placed in a safe deposit box. Caitlin Long went to the safe deposit box and retrieved her husband's journal. As she began reading the journal, she soon realized it was his final gift to her. Pearls of Wisdom is about self discovery and self fulfillment. The importance of human relationships cannot be understated when attempting to have a happy and fulfilled life. The story deals with topics that people face during their lifetime. They may face some or all of the following topics: parental influence, success and failure, love, race, war, suicide, marriage and children, education, health and eventually death. Pearls of Wisdom is a story of love, hope and living life to its fullest.
Book Synopsis Don't Just Strike a Match Light a Fire by : Karen A. Morgan
Download or read book Don't Just Strike a Match Light a Fire written by Karen A. Morgan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karen has authored this book as a Christian inspirational/nonfiction memoir, based upon her lifes experiences. Dont Just Strike a Match, Light a Fire is a combination of fifteen different Spirit-led sermons. Her only prayer is that they edify and provoke individual readers into fulfilling Gods calling on their lives, chapters such as "An Altered Sacrifice,"Take Up Your Bed and Walk, "A Place Called There, "Whats in Your Alabaster Box?" and "I Can See Clearly Now." May everyone who is led to read these sermons find confirmation, truth, and a personal conviction with an enormous blessing upon his life.
