No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor

A Memoir of a Mortuary Affairs Marine

De: GySgt L. Christian Bussler - Ret.

Narrado por: John Pruden

An autobiographical account of one US Marine Reservists tours as a Mortuary Affairs Marine. His story begins in 2002 as an everyday postal letter carrier in Springfield, Ohio when he gets the call to muster. In the next three years, his life is thrust onto the world stage as an active participant in combat. His unique experiences as an MA (Mortuary Affairs) Marine puts him and his fellow teammates directly into the path of war.

Told in first person view, hear what it was like to witness a despotic regime crumble, walk the streets of terrorist held cities on foot patrols, go on Search and Recovery missions to recover the fallen off of battlefields, and feel the sting of loss of a friend to the harsh realities of war. These are the stories that are never spoken, by a Marine who was there, to return the fallen home with honor.

A portion of each sale of a physical book will be donated to three separate nonprofit charities. Semperfifund.org, Eodwarriorfoundation.org, and WWIAF.org.

©2017 L. Christian Bussler (P)2018 L. Christian Bussler

Excellent Story. Must read for all Veterans

Great Story. Easy to follow. A true account of combat and that everyone has a job and a duty to fill I. the military. Not all heroes wear Capes.

Emotional Roller Coaster That Is Deployment

Gunny takes us on an emotional roller coaster that is the life of a Marine deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Every Marine deployed has it tough, Mortuary Affairs Marines, have an extra helping of rough. Imagine handling the remains of your best friends, your brothers and sisters, and even total strangers, that have been broken by the brutality of war. Now imagine trying to relive those experiences years later and put them into words to help other people understand your life. Thats this book and it's good, really good. Follow along as gunny takes you through three combat deployments to Irag through 2002-2006 and explains why there is no tougher duty then his and no greater honor than he has experienced.

Great Americans

I enjoyed this book. True heroes honoring those that have made the ultimate sacrifice! Thank you for your service.

Exceptional read, Amazing listen, Riveting story!

This book definitely exceeded my expectations! An amazing story about a hero who sacrificed greatly for family and country. I have immense respect and admiration for GySgt Chris Bussler. This literary work of art is brutally honest, very exciting and amazingly moving .
I really enjoyed listening to this format after reading the book. The audio version helped reveal fascinating insights and facts I may have missed or that reading experience alone did not afford. The reader, John Pruden's, voice has the perfect pitch and cadence for this type of book.

Bumpy ride

I personally know the author he's a good man. His story can be a little hard to get through if you've served and I've seen the sacrifices so many of our fellow service members have made but it's a story that needed to be told and needs to be listened to by all so they have a better understanding of the sacrifices the service members make everyday and some that make the ultimate sacrifice.

An easy top shelf book for me.

Growing up I personally knew the Author as a very near and dear family friend. I had knowledge of his military career and what it consisted of mainly through word of mouth. I love and enjoy my personally signed physical copy of the book and I'm glad that I was able to complete the book and fully understand the courage and sacrifices he made for our safety of the country.

An amazing book!

John Pruden did a great job narrating this work as I've come to expect from him.
The author paints a vivid picture of his experience. Everything from the family hardship of deployment, the solemn duty undertaken to the jokes and conflicts between enlisted men and officers can be felt by anyone who served. this book honestly made me feel like my heart was breaking at some points and had me laughing in tears in others.

The best book I’ve read

Without a doubt the best book i have ever read, well, listened to. 10/10 would recommend

Awesome book...Great story that will suck you in.

I thought the book was freaking awesome. The story sucks you in to the point you lose yourself in it. There were high points, there were low points, but the whole story was great. It was awesome seeing through the eyes of someone who did this job, and to know how much further he and his friends went to render respect to the fallen angels was touching. He went so far above and beyond to take care of those fallen angels in his care, that all of the armed forces adopted his methods. I am honored to know him and his story.

Unapologetically moving!

I first saw this book under the recommendation tab based on my history of book reading/listening. Having attended several funerals of home town heroes who were killed in the Global War on Terror. I was always interested in the process from start to finish of bringing our fallen hero’s home. This book is incredibly powerful and moving! GySgt Bussler’s ability to describe his experiences will tug at your heart! If you’re a veteran, you will identify with both his active duty and reserve experiences. Gunny Bussler brings honor to the men and women of the little known MOS of MA, Mortuary Affairs. Once you start this ride, you will not want to stop. Thank you GySgt Bussler for your service to this great country and for the intimate sharing of your feelings and of the ultimate sacrifice of our fallen heroes. God bless you sir!