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Battlefield and Blessing V4-Iraq/Afghanistan ( Stores of Faith and Courage (Paperback)

Cook, Jane
and Green, Jocelyn
and Croushorn, John

Through multiple, never-before-told stories, readers will uncover the personal challenges of the battlefield. In Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan you’ll find the experiences and perspectives of deployed soldiers, chaplains, military wives and parents, organizers of humanitarian efforts, veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, loved ones of fallen soldiers, and more.

You’ll meet:

• The crew member on a Marine transport vessel combating a dust storm during the invasion • a major overcoming bureaucratic challenges to stand up the Iraq Air Force • a three-star general motivating his team to build a stronger Iraq through reconstruction projects • the mother of a Navy SEAL who herself demonstrated tremendous courage under fire after her son's death • and a congressman heralding the founding principles of our nation, ones he passed along to his son who served in Iraq

Readers will come away appreciating those who have lived loudly for liberty.

Sample Contents:

• Stories from sergeants, majors, captains, special forces, generals, and commander-in-chief • Stories from medics and surgeons, including former US Surgeon General • Stories from non-military, such as, a congressman, contractors, FBI, ATF, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and family members • Stories from chaplains including two chaplains serving as command chaplain for Multinational Force-Iraq and the former Air Force Chief of Chaplains • Stories addressing issues of grief, post-traumatic stress syndrome, leadership, faith, courage, recovery, deployment separation, extreme conditions, unexpected job responsibilities, teamwork, and many others

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jane Hampton Cook is the former webmaster for President George W. Bush. As White House Deputy Director of Internet News Services from 2001-03, she designed President Bush’s official White House websites, whitehouse.gov and www.whitehousekids.gov. She also developed his official government website when he was Governor of Texas.

Today, Jane speaks to women’s church groups and professional organizations. Jane is the author of The Faith of America’s First Ladies and Maggie Houston: My Father’s Honor and a contributor to the Points of Light Foundation’s Volunteer Leadership Magazine. She is also the senior editor for Baylor University’s proposal for the George W. Bush Presidential Library Center. A member of McLean Bible Church, Jane lives with her husband, son, and expectant child in Vienna, Virginia.

Details

• Parable Sales Rank in Books:3555
• SKU:9780899570419
• SKU10:0899570410
• Series:Battlefields & Blessings
• Qty Remaining Online:43
• Date Published:Oct 2009
• Pages:400

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