Heroes among us
Subtitle: firsthand accounts of combat from America's most decorated warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan
By: edited and with an introduction by Chuck Larson ; with a foreword by Tommy Franks and an afterword by John McCain
Edition: 1st trade pbk.
Publisher: NAL Caliber
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780451225849
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Campaigns; American Personal narratives; Afghan War, 2001-; Military campaigns
Other titles: Firsthand accounts of combat from America's most decorated warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Description: More than 1.5 million Americans have served in the embattled countries of Iraq and Afghanistan, but fewer than five hundred of them have earned America's highest military honors: the Silver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, and Medal of Honor. They are earned by exemplifying courage, honor, loyalty, and sacrifice in the line of duty. Here are these soldiers' stories in their own words.
Table of contents: title: Face-to-face in the dark  -- Anthony Pryor; title: Three decision to die  -- Brad Kasal; title: The person beside you  -- Timothy Nein; title: Ground truth  -- James Coffman; title: It was me or them, and it wasn't going to be me  -- Eric Stebner; title: Thirty minutes to anywhere  -- Nathan Self; title: Hot passes  -- Christopher Russell; title: A very serious business  -- Mark Mitchell; title: Apache six, this is dog six  -- Daniel Hibner; title: The could no longer tell the world we weren't there  -- David Hibner; title: Bo Peep  -- Thomas Parks III; title: The way out is through  -- Brian Chontosh; title: Marines are a different breed  -- Justin Lehew; title: Shock medicine  -- Luis Fonseca, Jr.; title: True to his mission  -- Paul Smith; title: Taking care  -- Dennis Caylor; title: The Battle of Debecka Pass  -- Jeff Adamec; title: No better friend, no worse enemy  -- Timothy Tardif; title: The question in the back of everyone's mind  -- Joseph Perez; title: Working through it  -- Patrick Quinn; title: That a man lay down his life for his friends  -- Scott Montoya; title: It felt wrong not to pull the trigger  -- Thomas Adametz; title: Balancing act  -- Leandro Baptista; title: Lay the hammer down  -- Neil Prakash; title: When you get your call  -- Jeremy Church; title: Were it not for his actions  -- Jason Dunham; title: Willpower  -- Raymond Bittinger; title: I don't question it  -- William Thomas Payne; title: There's nothing like being alive -- Josh Ryan Szott.