Two Wars: One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts--Abroad and WithinFormer army ranger Nate Self, a hero from the Robert’s Ridge rescue in Afghanistan, tells his whole story—from the pulse-pounding battle in the mountains of Afghanistan to the high-stakes battle he has waged against post traumatic stress disorder. This book will become a go-to book for understanding the long-term effects of the war on terror. Thousands of families are fighting this battle, and Nate opens up his life—including his successes, tragedies, struggles with thoughts of suicide—to show how his faith and his family pulled him through. Includes 8 pages of color photos. In a nutshell:
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... rifles, by the way we dive for cover, by the way we move in the shadows. One by one I meet their gazes, nodding in acknowledgment or encouragement. I squeeze the knotted shoulder of the man next to me. Each Ranger is a precious military ...
... rifles, by the way we dive for cover, by the way we move in the shadows. One by one I meet their gazes, nodding in acknowledgment or encouragement. I squeeze the knotted shoulder of the man next to me. Each Ranger is a precious military ...
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... rifle rack, and the aseptic smell of bleach in the air. Bunks tight, windows aligned, floor swept, trash emptied, hangers spaced and canted, mirror clean, sink dry. I would be done with my duties as soon as I finished polishing the ...
... rifle rack, and the aseptic smell of bleach in the air. Bunks tight, windows aligned, floor swept, trash emptied, hangers spaced and canted, mirror clean, sink dry. I would be done with my duties as soon as I finished polishing the ...
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... rifle in my hands. The simple function of drinking water had become the most fatiguing of tasks. Canteens snapped inside canvas pouches, clipped behind me on a web belt, wedged between my rump and the rucksack, all tangled in a nylon ...
... rifle in my hands. The simple function of drinking water had become the most fatiguing of tasks. Canteens snapped inside canvas pouches, clipped behind me on a web belt, wedged between my rump and the rucksack, all tangled in a nylon ...
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... rifles, and minutes later, two rucks. One of our squad members had made it ten miles on a badly sprained ankle and couldn't bear the weight anymore—the climb was too much. My calves and shins smoldered after five minutes of walking up ...
... rifles, and minutes later, two rucks. One of our squad members had made it ten miles on a badly sprained ankle and couldn't bear the weight anymore—the climb was too much. My calves and shins smoldered after five minutes of walking up ...
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... rifle sling had bled a brown streak onto his shoulder, just like the rest of us. “No excuse, sir.” “That's right,” he said. “Anyway, congratulations.” “Thank you, sir.” “And by the way, you know what rain on your Acceptance Day Parade ...
... rifle sling had bled a brown streak onto his shoulder, just like the rest of us. “No excuse, sir.” “That's right,” he said. “Anyway, congratulations.” “Thank you, sir.” “And by the way, you know what rain on your Acceptance Day Parade ...
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Page 136 - The LORD watches over you — the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Page 257 - From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Page 180 - You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.
Page 67 - For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Page 166 - I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side...
Page 47 - But what a cruel thing is war; to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world ; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful .world...
Page 136 - The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now andforevermore.
Page 358 - A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother