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| Tipo materiale: | Risorsa internet |
|---|---|
| Tipo documento: | Book, Internet Resource |
| Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
Caspar W Weinberger; Wynton C Hall |
| ISBN: | 0765313030 9780765313034 |
| Numero OCLC: | 62430772 |
| Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
| Descrizione: | 269 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contenuti: | Preface: The Best Among Us 13 -- 1 Marine Captain Brian Chontosh Rochester, New York: Navy Cross, Iraq 21 -- 2 Army Sergeant First Class Javier Camacho Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Silver Star, Iraq 39 -- 3 Marine Sergeant Marco Martinez Las Cruces, New Mexico: Navy Cross, Iraq 49 -- 4 Air Force Master Sergeant William "Calvin" Markham Waukesha, Wisconsin: Silver Star, Afghanistan 67 -- 5 Army Master Sergeant Patrick Quinn Cromwell, Connecticut: Silver Star, Iraq 77 -- 6 Marine First Sergeant Justin LeHew Temecula, California: Navy Cross, Iraq 87 -- 7 Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Luis Fonseca, Jr. Fayetteville, North Carolina: Navy Cross, Iraq 111 -- 8 Army Sergeant Micheaux Sanders Goldsboro, North Carolina: Silver Star, Iraq 127 -- 9 Army National Guard Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester Bowling Green, Kentucky Silver Star, Iraq 139 -- 10 Air Force Staff Sergeant Stephen Achey Sumter, South Carolina: Silver Star, Afghanistan 153 -- 11 Marine Captain Brent Morel Martin, Tennessee: Navy Cross, Iraq 165 -- 12 Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Mitchell Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Distinguished Service Cross, Afghanistan 179 -- 13 Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Tampa, Florida: Medal of Honor, Iraq 201 -- 14 Marine Sergeant Rafael Peralta Tijuana, Mexico: Purple Heart, Nominated for the Medal of Honor, Iraq 219 -- Afterword: Have the Mainstream Media Ignored Our Heroes? 233. |
| Responsabilità: | Caspar W. Weinberger and Wynton C. Hall. |
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"Finally! The stories about our military heroes we've all been waiting to read. One of the most important books yet written about the War on Terror. Heart-pounding action filled with humanity and hope."--Sean Hannity on "Home of the Brave"<br><br>"The authors have assembled a wonderful collection of reports of the extraordinary heroism of America's servicemen and women in the War on Terror, reminding us not only of the sacrifices of the men and women in uniform and their families, but of the enormous debt the rest of us owe them for the service that "We the People" have asked them to undertake for us."--General John W. Vessey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on "Home of the Brave"<br><br>"Riveting sagas of extraordinary heroism in combat by members of our Armed Forces during one of the most difficult, frustrating and critical conflicts in our history. A must read for all Americans who care about the future."--General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.) 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps on "Home of the Brave"<br><br><br><br> Per saperne di più…
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