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Book Synopsis Living with No Excuses by : Noah Galloway
Download or read book Living with No Excuses written by Noah Galloway and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military hero and beloved Dancing with the Stars alum Noah Galloway shares his life story, and how losing his arm and leg in combat forced him to relearn how to live--and live to the fullest. Inspirational, humorous, and thought provoking, Noah Galloway's LIVING WITH NO EXCUSES sheds light on his upbringing in rural Alabama, his military experience, and the battle he faced to overcome losing two limbs during Operation Iraqi Freedom. From reliving the early days of life to his acceptance of his "new normal" after losing his arm and leg in combat, Noah reveals his ambition to succeed against all odds. Noah's gripping story is a shining example that with laughter, and the right amount of perspective, you can tackle anything. Whether it be overcoming injury, conquering the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, or taking the next steps forward in life with his young family - Noah demonstrates how to live life to the fullest, with no excuses.
Book Synopsis Reluctant Soldier-- Proud Veteran by : Terry L. Nau
Download or read book Reluctant Soldier-- Proud Veteran written by Terry L. Nau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reluctant Soldier ... Proud Veteran" traces the path followed by many teenagers fresh out of high school in the mid-1960s. Terry Nau loses the battle to get on a college campus before Uncle Sam drafts him into the Army. Within 10 months, he is in Vietnam, working as a Fire Direction Specialist in a heavy artillery battery. The author offers insights on the Tet Offensive, and other obstacles his unit endures in his one-year tour of duty. His already cynical attitude towards the war grows more pronounced in Vietnam and he comes home hoping to forget about the Army and resume his life in college. But the war isn't over for him until all of his buddies come home safely. The book then details Nau's journey through college, where he encounters fellow veterans and anti-war protestors and tries to walk the line between the two opposing points of view. By the 1980s, he finds himself drawn to military battlefields while traveling through the United States. He visits The Wall in D.C. in the early 1980s and finds that a moving experience. Finally, in 2002 he connects with a few of the guys he served with in Vietnam and they hold a reunion in 2003, opening the door to dormant emotions and revelations about the war and how it impacted the lives of all soldiers who fought in Vietnam. A newspaperman by profession, Nau initiates a Military Page in 2011 and interviews veterans of every war back to and including World War II. A chapter in "Reluctant Soldier" is devoted to these men and their stories of life in a war zone. Another chapter deals with the Navy career of Pawtucket Red Sox owner Ben Mondor, a French-Canadian immigrant who had to choose between deportation and joining the Navy back in 1942. These stories of veterans from five different American wars are fashioned into a book that should resonate with former soldiers, Baby Boomers, anti-war protestors and even people who never served in our Armed Forces. Nau's book exposes the unfairness of the draft, the absurdity of war, and the toll that it takes on soldiers as they try to fit back into society. As long as the United States keeps finding wars to fight in, this book will have relevance to citizens, especially the ones who do the fighting.
Download or read book PROUD AMERICANS written by Terry L. Nau and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud American Vietnam Artillery Soldiers…Then and Now By: Terry L. Nau Told in the voices of Vietnam veterans looking back on their war, Proud Americans is an oral history of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery unit that served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1972. The 2/32, nicknamed the Proud Americans, fired the first 175 millimeter rounds in the Vietnam War. The unit stayed in Vietnam for seven years, refreshed by more draftees and enlisted soldiers. From rescuing other American soldiers, to the Tet Offensive, to surviving 42 days of mortar attacks, the veterans share their personal stories of service. Bonds, slow to form, became unbreakable as black, Hispanic, white, and immigrant soldiers became brothers. Proud Americans honors the sacrifices of those who never came home and those who did. Reflecting on their journeys to and from Vietnam, these veterans share an intimate view of their dangerous service.
Download or read book Chosen Soldier written by Dick Couch and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented view of Green Beret training, drawn from the year Dick Couch spent at Special Forces training facilities with the Army’s most elite soldiers. In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets. Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force.
Book Synopsis TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book by : United States Government Us Army
Download or read book TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book written by United States Government Us Army and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual, TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book: The Guide for Initial Entry Soldiers August 2019, is the guide for all Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers who join our Army Profession. It provides an introduction to being a Soldier and Trusted Army Professional, certified in character, competence, and commitment to the Army. The pamphlet introduces Solders to the Army Ethic, Values, Culture of Trust, History, Organizations, and Training. It provides information on pay, leave, Thrift Saving Plans (TSPs), and organizations that will be available to assist you and your Families. The Soldier's Blue Book is mandated reading and will be maintained and available during BCT/OSUT and AIT.This pamphlet applies to all active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard enlisted IET conducted at service schools, Army Training Centers, and other training activities under the control of Headquarters, TRADOC.
Book Synopsis Who Is Sam the Soldier? by : Erin Morris
Download or read book Who Is Sam the Soldier? written by Erin Morris and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ever wonder what a soldier actually does? Why does he dress that way? Could I be a soldier one day? Private First Class Sam Smith is a soldier in the U.S. Army. Come along with Sam as he tells all about what it's like to live, work, and (even) relax like a soldier."
Book Synopsis American Military History Volume 1 by : Army Center of Military History
Download or read book American Military History Volume 1 written by Army Center of Military History and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-05 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Military History provides the United States Army-in particular, its young officers, NCOs, and cadets-with a comprehensive but brief account of its past. The Center of Military History first published this work in 1956 as a textbook for senior ROTC courses. Since then it has gone through a number of updates and revisions, but the primary intent has remained the same. Support for military history education has always been a principal mission of the Center, and this new edition of an invaluable history furthers that purpose. The history of an active organization tends to expand rapidly as the organization grows larger and more complex. The period since the Vietnam War, at which point the most recent edition ended, has been a significant one for the Army, a busy period of expanding roles and missions and of fundamental organizational changes. In particular, the explosion of missions and deployments since 11 September 2001 has necessitated the creation of additional, open-ended chapters in the story of the U.S. Army in action. This first volume covers the Army's history from its birth in 1775 to the eve of World War I. By 1917, the United States was already a world power. The Army had sent large expeditionary forces beyond the American hemisphere, and at the beginning of the new century Secretary of War Elihu Root had proposed changes and reforms that within a generation would shape the Army of the future. But world war-global war-was still to come. The second volume of this new edition will take up that story and extend it into the twenty-first century and the early years of the war on terrorism and includes an analysis of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq up to January 2009.
Download or read book We Were Soldiers Too written by Bob Kern and published by Bob Kern. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for Book of the Year Military Autobiography in 2015 A GRIPPING, TRUE STORY TOLD FROM THE FRONT LINES AS THE WORLD FACED THE POSSIBILITY OF NUCLEAR WAR This is a personal account of military service and the historical events that were happening during President Reagan's time in office as the world faced the possibility of nuclear war. The author was in the US Army from November 1980 until March 1988 which coincided with President Reagan's time in office. He quickly went from a naive seventeen year old boy to a dedicated die hard soldier ready to sacrifice his life for his country. An assignment that likely would have been at Ground Zero of a nuclear war. On the verge of World War 3 and nuclear war, "We Were Soldiers Too" is about the difficult job of serving in the infantry during a very critical time of the Cold War. Serving as the first line of defense for a Soviet invasion in Germany, he found himself assigned the responsibility of defending an area in the Fulda Gap with only one objective, to hold the advancing Soviets until reinforcements arrived. Read what other veterans think of "We Were Soldiers Too" "An excellent illustration of the lives and sacrifices of our Cold War enlisted service members. I recommend it to all. It brings back memories of those days and what we did during that era." Edward A. Chesky "I highly recommend this for anyone to read, especially for anyone that has served this great Nation. I suspect that my fellow Cold War Veterans will be able to relate to a lot of what this author writes about." Tracy A Stephens "An excellent book about those men who served during the Cold War. Excellent insight into how the Army prepared for a possible Soviet invasion. I highly recommend this book." Gary E. Earls "I too am a Cold War Reagan Soldier and I Enjoyed this Book very much. I think Bob did a great job by putting in writing how we all feel. We were highly Trained and Ready to meet any Challenge and Subdue any Threat. We were part of the Strongest Army in the history of the United States. We were and Still are Soldiers. I am Proud to have served with such fine members of the Military." Curtis Nazelrod Scroll up and grab a copy today!
Book Synopsis A Tribute to Clay County Veterans by :
Download or read book A Tribute to Clay County Veterans written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-02-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book City of Soldiers written by Sam Burke and published by Dreamspinner Press. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean Gordon returns from the war in Afghanistan with a bad leg, no job, and a heart grieving for lost friends. Lonely and searching, he's interested in exploring his submissive side but can't even tell his own family he's gay. He's unable to find a strong man to fulfill his deepest, most shameful fantasies and sees only a bleak, unhappy future. Everything changes when he meets Roman Mahoney, part of a secret group of former soldiers who live in Philadelphia's forgotten underground and protect an ancient secret. Roman is asexual and proud of it, but yearns for romance with a man who will tolerate the lingering effects of his head injuries and not pressure him for sex. He ends up emotionally caught between two dominating men-the disgraced veteran who cares for him and a Philly cop with a love of bondage. Slowly Sean and Roman begin to connect, adding fuel to the fire of old rivalries and insecurities. With a serial killer on the loose and targeting homeless veterans, Roman, Sean, and their friends struggle to meet across sexual divides. True love awaits-but so does a killer's vengeance.
Book Synopsis The Armed Forces Officer by : Richard Moody Swain
Download or read book The Armed Forces Officer written by Richard Moody Swain and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.
Download or read book Proud Legions written by John F. Antal and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2000 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most people in South Korea, another attack from the North seems like a very remote possibility. But for U.S. Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez and his troops, the country's worst nightmare is about to become a terrifying reality.
Book Synopsis Women of World War II by : Kayleen Reusser
Download or read book Women of World War II written by Kayleen Reusser and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color your patriotism while learning about real women who served in the military and in other ways during World War II. These pages of easy-to-fill-in pictures are taken from photos of real women who volunteered to serve in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Army Air Corps. They were a small part of the 16 million people who fought in the American military from (1941-1945). But they made a big impact.There is also a Rosie the Riveter (woman who worked in a war munitions factory) and the United States Army's only official pin-up girl! (It's not who you think)Based on the author's interviews with the women, biographical information is included about each and the service she provided to her country.
Download or read book No Surrender written by Hiroo Onoda and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine police, hostile islanders, and successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II was still being fought and that one day his fellow soldiers would return victorious. This account of those years is an epic tale of the will to survive that offers a rare glimpse of man's invincible spirit, resourcefulness, and ingenuity. A hero to his people, Onoda wrote down his experiences soon after his return to civilization. This book was translated into English the following year and has enjoyed an approving audience ever since.
Book Synopsis Born To Be Soldiers by : Kayleen Reusser
Download or read book Born To Be Soldiers written by Kayleen Reusser and published by Kayleen Reusser Media. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few believed they could do it.During World War II, 350,000 American women joined the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Army Air Corps. Many people disapproved, but the women persevered and outshone everyone's expectations.Kayleen Reusser, author of several books on World War II, has compiled this assortment of stories from interviews with women who served in various branches. The stories are frank, personal and heartfelt. From helping to assemble parts for a top-secret weapon to nursing wounded men in France, these women responded wholeheartedly during their country's time of need and helped to win the war.Find out more about Kayleen Reusser's books and speaking at Www.KayleenReusser.com.
Author :Louise Endres Moore Publisher :Henschelhaus Publishing, Incorporated ISBN 13 :9781595987105 Total Pages :384 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (871 download)
Download or read book Alfred written by Louise Endres Moore and published by Henschelhaus Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 57 years, Alfred told his family he had been a barber, chauffeur, and translator in World War II. Following the death of his wife, he shared glimpses into his actual wartime experiences as a reluctant front-line machine gunner in Europe, 1944-45 with his daughter during her weekly nursing home visits.
Book Synopsis The Accidental Citizen-Soldier by : Young Chun
Download or read book The Accidental Citizen-Soldier written by Young Chun and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
