8 seconds of courage : a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor
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8 seconds of courage : a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor
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9781501165887
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1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Description:
ix, 191 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Toy soldiers -- Shut up and listen -- Piss and shit -- The wild west -- Honaker-miracle -- Finish strong -- The last sprint -- Freak on a leash -- A leg up -- A greater honor -- Epilogue: the next mission.
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Summary:
Describes the author's childhood relocation from France to the U.S., where as a naturalized citizen he joined the military and served multiple tours in Afghanistan before he was wounded while protecting his patrol from a suicide bomber.
