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FIVE WARS IBD

FRED JOHNSON
04 / 2017
9780998171494
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Five Wars:á A Soldier&rsquo,s Journey to Peace is a memoir and compilation of short stories that connects the experiences of a 29-year Army veteran of two tours in Iraq, and one each in Afghanistan and Bosnia with his most dangerous war of coming home.áThe stories weave events over a lifetime from a basketball player growing up in Southern Illinois to the leader of soldiers in combat, advisor to the most senior officer in the Afghan National Army and then as a husband and father who fails to recognize that war changed him until it was almost too late.áIt isáthe perspective of a soldieráwho never intended to remain in the Army past his initial tour. However, theápursuit of honor, sense of duty, and the brother and sisterhood of those with whom he served alongside kept him in for nearly three decades. Itáalso offers a glimpse into theáevolution of warfare from the shock and awe of Desert Storm, to peace enforcement in Bosnia, and finally America',s longest war of counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan. Finally, it is a cautionary tale to all Americans of the cost of waráand our obligation to participate ináa dialogueáwith our national leaders in the decision of if and when to go to war.Five Warsáis a personal account of the psychological impact of combat, moral injury, and the struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It describesáone soldier',sájourneyáfrom the grand adventure of war to coming home where he finds himself onáthe brink of self destruction. However,áfamily, friends and mental healtháprofessionals enable theáhealing process where he discoversáhis place as a healthy member ofáthe community and learns that service to one',s nation does not end when the uniform is taken off for the final time.

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