Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished LivesPenguin, 1 mai 2008 - 288 pages They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace. |
Table des matières
Marine Corporal Brett Lee Lundstrom | |
Army Private First Class Jesse A Givens | |
REVERBERATIONS | |
Red Platoon | |
Marine Second Lieutenant James J Cathey | |
Navy Corpsman HM3 Christopher Doc Anderson | |
Caroline and Jeff Cathey | |
Katherine Cathey | |
Jim Catheys Marines | |
Unprepared | |
The Cost | |
AFTER THE WAR STORIES | |
Major Steve Beck | |
Sergeant Andrew Andy Alonzo | |
Major Steve Beck | |
Army Private First Class Jesse A Givens | |
Sergeant Andrew Andy Alonzo | |
Jo and Bob Burns | |
Major Steve Beck | |
Melissa Dakota and Carson Givens | |
Marine Air Control Squadron 23 | |
Major Steve Beck | |
BRINGING THEM HOME | |
Navy Corpsman HM3 Christopher Doc Anderson | |
Major Steve Beck | |
Remembering the Brave | |
Melissa Dakota and Carson Givens | |
Navy Corpsman HM3 Christopher Doc Anderson | |
Marine Corporal Brett Lee Lundstrom | |
Melissa Dakota and Carson Givens | |
Katherine and Jimmy Cathey | |
Navy Corpsman HM 3 Christopher Doc Anderson | |
Marine Corporal Brett Lee Lundstrom | |
Katherine Jimmy Caroline and Jeff Cathey | |
Sam and Mary Holder Jo Bob and Kris Burns | |
Major Steve Beck | |
EPILOGUE | |
Authors Note | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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