Author: Changiz Lahidji
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250121159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
"Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji served on Special Forces A teams longer than anyone in history, completing over a hundred combat missions in Afghanistan. Changiz is a Special Forces legend. He also happens to be the first Muslim Green Beret. Along the way, Changiz earned numerous commendations, including the Special Forces Legion of Merit, Purple Hearts, and many others. His story is an amazing tale of perseverance and courage, of combat and one man's love of his adopted country."--
Full Battle Rattle
Author: Changiz Lahidji
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250121159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
"Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji served on Special Forces A teams longer than anyone in history, completing over a hundred combat missions in Afghanistan. Changiz is a Special Forces legend. He also happens to be the first Muslim Green Beret. Along the way, Changiz earned numerous commendations, including the Special Forces Legion of Merit, Purple Hearts, and many others. His story is an amazing tale of perseverance and courage, of combat and one man's love of his adopted country."--
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250121159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
"Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji served on Special Forces A teams longer than anyone in history, completing over a hundred combat missions in Afghanistan. Changiz is a Special Forces legend. He also happens to be the first Muslim Green Beret. Along the way, Changiz earned numerous commendations, including the Special Forces Legion of Merit, Purple Hearts, and many others. His story is an amazing tale of perseverance and courage, of combat and one man's love of his adopted country."--
What Brings a Soldier to His Knees
Author: Jerry A. Webster
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 144974589X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
I have fought the torments of combat and of being a Christian. I always questioned myself with God and war many times and felt that I might have something to say that could help someone else going through the life experiences and having the similar questions. I have learned that we must work together in Christ to make a difference in life. Being a soldier in the United States Army was the life that I knew and wanted. I don t regret things of the past in service, however I wish peace could happen. God does not hold you accountable for doing what you have to do while on the battle field as long as you do it with integrity and a humble heart. Through this book I have come to terms with what I once could not face. I have been put at ease with many things that once haunted me. My prayer is that, if you too are in the same situation I was, through this book you will find solace. This has drawn my family together even more closely, because God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 144974589X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
I have fought the torments of combat and of being a Christian. I always questioned myself with God and war many times and felt that I might have something to say that could help someone else going through the life experiences and having the similar questions. I have learned that we must work together in Christ to make a difference in life. Being a soldier in the United States Army was the life that I knew and wanted. I don t regret things of the past in service, however I wish peace could happen. God does not hold you accountable for doing what you have to do while on the battle field as long as you do it with integrity and a humble heart. Through this book I have come to terms with what I once could not face. I have been put at ease with many things that once haunted me. My prayer is that, if you too are in the same situation I was, through this book you will find solace. This has drawn my family together even more closely, because God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!
One World Under One God
Author: San Swayze
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477113452
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“My only fear of death is that I come back reincarnated knowing what I know now...” —Tupac Shakur What If some of The Greatest and Most Infl uential People Ever to Live came back to Life?? What If the biblical prophecy of the Book of Revelations happened during our lifetime?? What If there really was an Antichrist self-appointed by The Devil himself to help aide in his evil conquest of the World?? What If this Antichrist became the possessor of the omnipotent Spear of Destiny?? What If our “Heavenly Creator” knew of Satan’s evil plot all along and therefore plotted two steps ahead of the Master Trickster?? What If our “Heavenly Creator” personally sent some of The Greatest and Most Infl uential People Ever to Live on a Tormentous, Undercover Mission to Help Save our World?????? Heavenly Angels, Satan and his Massive Demon Army, FreeMasons, A Beautiful Egyptian Seductress, Texas Prison Gangs, Skyscraping Giants, Fireworks at New Cowboys Stadium, A Powerful ex- Roman Dictator, Savage Lycan’s, Bloodthirsty Vampires, The Greatest Master Swordsman Ever, A Renewed Secret Love Affair, FreeNation Conquest of the 1970’s, A Talk with Jesus, Damnated Human Canibals, A Scorching Hot Science Professor, The Underworld’s Infamous “Helluseum”, The Paradisal Garden of Eden, The Biggest Social Media Hacking Ever, The Last Supper, The Truth Behind the Kennedy Assassination, The Beginning of The New Age Revolutions, Legendary Rock N Roll Icon’s, Flying Witches with Black Magic, Three Very Wise Men, The Legendary One Percenters Famillia, and the One Man that’s Ultimately Destined to Lead in the Human Effort to Save the Planet are just a handful of the many fascinating people and events included in Vol. 1 of this Sci-Fy, Religious/Historical-Fiction 3-part series. Beginning December 25, 2012, “One World Under God Vol 1. Operation: Natural Born Hero” eventually takes you back 49 years to the Tragic Death, The 7 Year Reincarnation, and eventual rise of the free-spirited 23 year old man that’s inevitably destined to become Team Leader in the “Heavenly Creator’s” Final Operation to take down Satan and his Evil Army Once and for All!!!! San
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477113452
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“My only fear of death is that I come back reincarnated knowing what I know now...” —Tupac Shakur What If some of The Greatest and Most Infl uential People Ever to Live came back to Life?? What If the biblical prophecy of the Book of Revelations happened during our lifetime?? What If there really was an Antichrist self-appointed by The Devil himself to help aide in his evil conquest of the World?? What If this Antichrist became the possessor of the omnipotent Spear of Destiny?? What If our “Heavenly Creator” knew of Satan’s evil plot all along and therefore plotted two steps ahead of the Master Trickster?? What If our “Heavenly Creator” personally sent some of The Greatest and Most Infl uential People Ever to Live on a Tormentous, Undercover Mission to Help Save our World?????? Heavenly Angels, Satan and his Massive Demon Army, FreeMasons, A Beautiful Egyptian Seductress, Texas Prison Gangs, Skyscraping Giants, Fireworks at New Cowboys Stadium, A Powerful ex- Roman Dictator, Savage Lycan’s, Bloodthirsty Vampires, The Greatest Master Swordsman Ever, A Renewed Secret Love Affair, FreeNation Conquest of the 1970’s, A Talk with Jesus, Damnated Human Canibals, A Scorching Hot Science Professor, The Underworld’s Infamous “Helluseum”, The Paradisal Garden of Eden, The Biggest Social Media Hacking Ever, The Last Supper, The Truth Behind the Kennedy Assassination, The Beginning of The New Age Revolutions, Legendary Rock N Roll Icon’s, Flying Witches with Black Magic, Three Very Wise Men, The Legendary One Percenters Famillia, and the One Man that’s Ultimately Destined to Lead in the Human Effort to Save the Planet are just a handful of the many fascinating people and events included in Vol. 1 of this Sci-Fy, Religious/Historical-Fiction 3-part series. Beginning December 25, 2012, “One World Under God Vol 1. Operation: Natural Born Hero” eventually takes you back 49 years to the Tragic Death, The 7 Year Reincarnation, and eventual rise of the free-spirited 23 year old man that’s inevitably destined to become Team Leader in the “Heavenly Creator’s” Final Operation to take down Satan and his Evil Army Once and for All!!!! San
Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army
Author: Kayla Williams
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
“Brave, honest, and necessary.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR Seattle Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is “funny, frank and full of gritty details” (New York Daily News), she tells of enlisting under Clinton; of learning Arabic; of the sense of duty that fractured her relationships; of being surrounded by bravery and bigotry, sexism and fear; of seeing 9/11 on Al-Jazeera; and of knowing she would be going to war. With a passion that makes her memoir “nearly impossible to put down” (Buffalo News) Williams shares the powerful gamut of her experiences in Iraq, from caring for a wounded civilian to aiming a rifle at a child. Angry at the bureaucracy and the conflicting messages of today’s military, Williams offers us “a raw, unadulterated look at war” (San Antonio Express News) and at the U.S. Army. And she gives us a woman’s story of empowerment and self-discovery.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
“Brave, honest, and necessary.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR Seattle Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is “funny, frank and full of gritty details” (New York Daily News), she tells of enlisting under Clinton; of learning Arabic; of the sense of duty that fractured her relationships; of being surrounded by bravery and bigotry, sexism and fear; of seeing 9/11 on Al-Jazeera; and of knowing she would be going to war. With a passion that makes her memoir “nearly impossible to put down” (Buffalo News) Williams shares the powerful gamut of her experiences in Iraq, from caring for a wounded civilian to aiming a rifle at a child. Angry at the bureaucracy and the conflicting messages of today’s military, Williams offers us “a raw, unadulterated look at war” (San Antonio Express News) and at the U.S. Army. And she gives us a woman’s story of empowerment and self-discovery.
The devil Fears Nigga jones
Author: Brian Michels
Publisher: Brian Michels
ISBN: 0578708434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
A gripping and unordinary multi-narrative novel that extends the boundaries of thought and expression, and rings with a sense of place and realism while touching on the deeper meaning of life, family, friends, and the enemies of humanity. Buster is a survivor of a demonic cult, and his journey is awe-inspiring. From the age of five to twenty-six, from the eerie hills of Woodstock, New York, to a stint living inside of a decommissioned billboard in the South Bronx, and finally landing in Brooklyn where things take an unexpected turn. Buster connects with a circle of friends operating a holistic Cancer treatment center out of a worn-down Brownstone. Filled with shock, heartbreak, evil, suffering, kindness, healing, romance, graphic passion, love, and salvation, readers experience things and places never imagined before, and characters they will never forget.
Publisher: Brian Michels
ISBN: 0578708434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
A gripping and unordinary multi-narrative novel that extends the boundaries of thought and expression, and rings with a sense of place and realism while touching on the deeper meaning of life, family, friends, and the enemies of humanity. Buster is a survivor of a demonic cult, and his journey is awe-inspiring. From the age of five to twenty-six, from the eerie hills of Woodstock, New York, to a stint living inside of a decommissioned billboard in the South Bronx, and finally landing in Brooklyn where things take an unexpected turn. Buster connects with a circle of friends operating a holistic Cancer treatment center out of a worn-down Brownstone. Filled with shock, heartbreak, evil, suffering, kindness, healing, romance, graphic passion, love, and salvation, readers experience things and places never imagined before, and characters they will never forget.
Do They Know I'm Running?
Author: David Corbett
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453289704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
DIVCaught up in a scheme to smuggle his deported uncle back across the border, a young American must fight to save his family, himself, and the woman he loves /divDIV At eighteen, Roque Montalvo is a gifted guitarist and a hit with women, but the rest of his life is a struggle. Orphaned at birth and scraping by in a rough Northern California town, he helps support his hardworking aunt and tends to his ex-marine brother—a physical and emotional wreck after his tour in Iraq. Then, to make matters worse, his uncle gets snared in a workplace raid and federal immigration agents deport him back to El Salvador. /divDIV /divDIVWhen Montalvo’s loose-cannon cousin, himself a former deportee, shows up unannounced, he draws Montalvo into a scheme to rescue his uncle and bring him back home. It’s a perilous undertaking in the best of cases, now that gangs and organized crime control the smuggling routes, and the risk ratchets higher when Montalvo learns he’ll be transporting not just his uncle, but also a Palestinian refugee and a young beauty destined for the clutches of a fierce Mexican crime boss. A gritty, realistic, and unforgettable adventure where all borders are tested, Do They Know I’m Running? tightropes the perilous line between menace and hope, danger and home./div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453289704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
DIVCaught up in a scheme to smuggle his deported uncle back across the border, a young American must fight to save his family, himself, and the woman he loves /divDIV At eighteen, Roque Montalvo is a gifted guitarist and a hit with women, but the rest of his life is a struggle. Orphaned at birth and scraping by in a rough Northern California town, he helps support his hardworking aunt and tends to his ex-marine brother—a physical and emotional wreck after his tour in Iraq. Then, to make matters worse, his uncle gets snared in a workplace raid and federal immigration agents deport him back to El Salvador. /divDIV /divDIVWhen Montalvo’s loose-cannon cousin, himself a former deportee, shows up unannounced, he draws Montalvo into a scheme to rescue his uncle and bring him back home. It’s a perilous undertaking in the best of cases, now that gangs and organized crime control the smuggling routes, and the risk ratchets higher when Montalvo learns he’ll be transporting not just his uncle, but also a Palestinian refugee and a young beauty destined for the clutches of a fierce Mexican crime boss. A gritty, realistic, and unforgettable adventure where all borders are tested, Do They Know I’m Running? tightropes the perilous line between menace and hope, danger and home./div
A Package at Gitmo
Author: Paul Bouchard
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450241522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Jerome Brown, twenty-two, is on his last tower guard duty at Camp Delta, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Like the other members of his Texas Army National Guard unit, Brown is looking forward to the end of his shift, especially since in less than twelve hours, his unit is slated to board a chartered plane and head back to Texas for their deactivation. To kill time on an otherwise boring and mundane tower guard shift, Brown thinks about what he calls his Big Four: Should he leave the Army when his enlistment term ends in a couple of months? Should he convert to Islam like so many young African-American men do? Should he pop the question to his girlfriend, Tywanna? And most important of all, what is in that package Tywanna said she sent to him, by DHL so that it would get there in time? Tywanna is his one and only; he loves her and her daughter, Danielle, more than anything. He can envision their life and their future together. And then Brown receives the package, and it changes everything. There's no turning back, there's no do-over, and his life will never be the same.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450241522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Jerome Brown, twenty-two, is on his last tower guard duty at Camp Delta, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Like the other members of his Texas Army National Guard unit, Brown is looking forward to the end of his shift, especially since in less than twelve hours, his unit is slated to board a chartered plane and head back to Texas for their deactivation. To kill time on an otherwise boring and mundane tower guard shift, Brown thinks about what he calls his Big Four: Should he leave the Army when his enlistment term ends in a couple of months? Should he convert to Islam like so many young African-American men do? Should he pop the question to his girlfriend, Tywanna? And most important of all, what is in that package Tywanna said she sent to him, by DHL so that it would get there in time? Tywanna is his one and only; he loves her and her daughter, Danielle, more than anything. He can envision their life and their future together. And then Brown receives the package, and it changes everything. There's no turning back, there's no do-over, and his life will never be the same.
Drowning in the Desert
Author: Vivian H. Gembara
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1610600207
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A judge advocate general officer chronicles her experiences working as a lawyer for the US Army overseas in the Iraq War from 2003 to 2004. Several people are waiting to greet Captain Vivian Gembara when she returns home after a year-long tour of duty in Iraq—her grateful fiancé and two officers dispatched from headquarters to retrieve “the file.” Certainly not the homecoming she expected, but such is life when you are in the business of soldiers behaving badly. As a lawyer for the US Army, Vivian counsels them, investigates them, and when necessary, prosecutes them. When an Iraqi teenager’s body is found floating in the Tigris River and US soldiers are believed to have been involved, she knows she has a case on her hands. What she doesn’t realize is just how much that case will reveal about the Army’s conduct at war. Drowning in the Desert:A JAG’s Search for Justice in Iraq is both a legal thriller and a searing account of the savagery that occurs when commanders place “the fight” above all else. Praise for Drowning in the Desert “This is an honest account of one officer struggling to return with honor from early in the Iraq war when the U.S. Army didn’t understand how to fight it.” —Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq “A fascinating true story with all the intrigue of a bestselling mystery novel.” —Donald P. Bellisario, creator of the hit TV series JAG and NCIS
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1610600207
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A judge advocate general officer chronicles her experiences working as a lawyer for the US Army overseas in the Iraq War from 2003 to 2004. Several people are waiting to greet Captain Vivian Gembara when she returns home after a year-long tour of duty in Iraq—her grateful fiancé and two officers dispatched from headquarters to retrieve “the file.” Certainly not the homecoming she expected, but such is life when you are in the business of soldiers behaving badly. As a lawyer for the US Army, Vivian counsels them, investigates them, and when necessary, prosecutes them. When an Iraqi teenager’s body is found floating in the Tigris River and US soldiers are believed to have been involved, she knows she has a case on her hands. What she doesn’t realize is just how much that case will reveal about the Army’s conduct at war. Drowning in the Desert:A JAG’s Search for Justice in Iraq is both a legal thriller and a searing account of the savagery that occurs when commanders place “the fight” above all else. Praise for Drowning in the Desert “This is an honest account of one officer struggling to return with honor from early in the Iraq war when the U.S. Army didn’t understand how to fight it.” —Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq “A fascinating true story with all the intrigue of a bestselling mystery novel.” —Donald P. Bellisario, creator of the hit TV series JAG and NCIS
He Served, We Served
Author: Sheila Melvin
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426966342
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Sheila Melvin is the mother of a United States Infantryman-Specialist Thomas Watkins. Tom was called to serve in Afghanistan. Needless to say, he saw terrible things: horrific explosions, loss of friends, and suicide bombers. He saw things most of us will never see, and he came home safe-but suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. It goes to show that war can follow you home ... Afghanistan is only a part of Tom and Sheila's lives. First, Tom was born; then, Tom grew up. It was over the course of his youthful years that Tom became the brave, young man who served his country overseas. Despite the distance, his mother was with him-in thought and via telephone and Internet. Sheila even started "Letters from Home," a website developed so that soldiers could have a way to communicate while deployed. War is hell, but being a mother separated from her child is even worse. Deployment not only takes a toll on the soldier; it takes a toll on the entire family. He Served, We Served is the story of one family's trials, but their story is for any enlisted soldier. Every soldier deserves to have his or her story told. Every soldier deserves our thanks and prayers. Every solder deserves to come home safe, healthy, and ready to live a life of love.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426966342
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Sheila Melvin is the mother of a United States Infantryman-Specialist Thomas Watkins. Tom was called to serve in Afghanistan. Needless to say, he saw terrible things: horrific explosions, loss of friends, and suicide bombers. He saw things most of us will never see, and he came home safe-but suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. It goes to show that war can follow you home ... Afghanistan is only a part of Tom and Sheila's lives. First, Tom was born; then, Tom grew up. It was over the course of his youthful years that Tom became the brave, young man who served his country overseas. Despite the distance, his mother was with him-in thought and via telephone and Internet. Sheila even started "Letters from Home," a website developed so that soldiers could have a way to communicate while deployed. War is hell, but being a mother separated from her child is even worse. Deployment not only takes a toll on the soldier; it takes a toll on the entire family. He Served, We Served is the story of one family's trials, but their story is for any enlisted soldier. Every soldier deserves to have his or her story told. Every soldier deserves our thanks and prayers. Every solder deserves to come home safe, healthy, and ready to live a life of love.
THE JANUARY 6 REPORT
Author: The January 6 Select Committee
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1538742160
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
With exclusive reporting, eyewitness accounts and analysis from the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of The New York Times, this edition of THE JANUARY 6 REPORT offers the definitive record of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read the report from the select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, with accompanying insights from New York Times reporters who’ve covered the story from the beginning. This edition from The New York Times and Twelve Books contains: • THE JANUARY 6 REPORT from the Select Committee • Reporting and analysis from The New York Times that puts the committee’s findings in context • A timeline of key events • Photos and illustrations, including detailed maps that show the paths insurrectionists took to breach the Capitol • Interviews, transcripts and documents that complement the Committee’s investigation • A list of key participants from the Jan. 6 hearings A critical examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding that dark day, THE JANUARY 6 REPORT promises to be the definitive account of what happened, with recommendations from the committee about how to safeguard the future of American democracy.
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1538742160
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
With exclusive reporting, eyewitness accounts and analysis from the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of The New York Times, this edition of THE JANUARY 6 REPORT offers the definitive record of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read the report from the select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, with accompanying insights from New York Times reporters who’ve covered the story from the beginning. This edition from The New York Times and Twelve Books contains: • THE JANUARY 6 REPORT from the Select Committee • Reporting and analysis from The New York Times that puts the committee’s findings in context • A timeline of key events • Photos and illustrations, including detailed maps that show the paths insurrectionists took to breach the Capitol • Interviews, transcripts and documents that complement the Committee’s investigation • A list of key participants from the Jan. 6 hearings A critical examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding that dark day, THE JANUARY 6 REPORT promises to be the definitive account of what happened, with recommendations from the committee about how to safeguard the future of American democracy.