In the shadow of greatness
Subtitle: voices of leadership, sacrifice, and service from America's longest war : the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2002
By: edited by Joshua Welle ... [et al.].
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781612511382; 9781612511399
Subjects: Anecdotes; United States. Navy; United States; United States Naval Academy. Class of 2002; Naval History; United States Naval Academy; Biography
Description: They were walking to class on 9/11 when the World Trade Center and Pentagon were struck. These midshipmen, the men and women of the Class of 2002, lost their youth to a decade of deployments and their innocence on battlefields in distant places. Each story provides a glimpse into the lives of modern day Navy or Marine Corps officers who were faced with unique challenges and sacrifices. Their stories poignantly explain the trials of war and reveal a world many don't understand.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / David Gergen; title: Introduction: Non sibi sed patriae; title: Four years by the bay / Inside the Gates of Annapolis; title: The leadership laboratory, fleet tested; title: Honor tested / Will Carr; title: Selflessness from the ICU / Anita Susan Brenner and Rachel Torres; title: Ship, shipmate, self / Mike Johnson; title: Fulfilling a top gun dream / Meagan Varley Flannigan; title: Find a way, or make one / Meghan Elger Courtney; title: Courage under fire; title: A lovely afternoon over Baghdad / Jay Consalvi; title: Bad karma / Wes Pass; title: We serve where we're needed / Johnathan Van Meter; title: The real hurt locker / Eric Jewell; title: Evacuating the injured / Rocky Checca; title: From the cradle to the grave / Anonymous; title: Dhow in distress / Pat McConnell; title: From Fallujah to Now Zad / Ben Wagner; title: Beyond battlefield bullets; title: Military diplomats / Graham Plaster; title: Shaking the hand of fate / Courtney Senini; title: Visit, board, search, and seizure: unsung heroes / Jason Jackson; title: Lending a hand in tsunami relief / John Cauthen; title: Training with the enemy: Iraq and U.S. naval partnerships / Travis Bode; title: UN peacekeeping in practice / Dave Augustin; title: Casey v. the volcano / Casey Bruce; title: Inland sailor / Joshua W. Welle; title: Integrity, teamwork, and sacrifice; title: Sacrifices for country / Alex Katauskas; title: Sometimes dreams do come true / Carol A. Andersen; title: Forward deployed to ... Louisiana? / Kevin Stepp; title: Working where the land meets the sky / Kate Kranz; title: On building submarines and building character / Lucas Adin; title: Lost at sea / Glyndell Houston; title: Dual military couples: twice the challenge / Brooke Waller; title: When no one's watching / Matt Freeman; title: The next great generation; title: Wild and precious life / Joshua Awad; title: Serving beyond the uniform / Elizabeth Kreft; title: Rings of courage and love: fighting for gay rights in the military / Gary Ross; title: Command, citizenship, and government / Seth Lynn; title: Conclusion; title: Epilogue / Adm. Mike Mullen; title: In memory of fallen Naval Academy graduates since September 11.