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My men are my heroes : the Brad Kasal story / as told to Nathaniel R. Helms.
- Title
- My men are my heroes : the Brad Kasal story / as told to Nathaniel R. Helms.
- Author
- Kasal, Brad, 1966-
- Publication
- Des Moines, IA : Meredith Books, c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DS79.76 .K37 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Helms, Nathaniel R.
- Description
- 287 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Leading a rescue mission during the battle for Fallujah, Kasal sustained multiple gunshot wounds in fierce, close-quarters combat. Then he shielded a fellow Marine with his own body when an enemy grenade exploded with deadly shrapnel.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives – American
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Failure was not an option -- The man at the point of the spear -- Fallujah: Act 1 -- Growing up in Afton -- Joining up -- The long haul -- The bridge fights -- Before Fallujah -- Moving up -- Snipers, snoopers, and sellers -- The opening gambit -- The train station -- Breaking out -- Closing in -- The house of hill -- Fighting for life -- Recovery and recognition -- Personal reflections.
- ISBN
- 9780696232367 :
- 0696232367
- OCLC
- 85851116
- SCSB-10995251
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library