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Narrated by:
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Simon Elgar
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By:
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Branden Hill
About this listen
Combat Veteran dealing with PTSD from deployment in Afghanistan. Signs and triggers of PTSD. Afghanistan seemed normal back home is when the real war started.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27
Ghosts of the Valley gives a full spectrum recount of the incidents that took place in Afghanistan and the recovery process that became necessary upon return to the peace of home. The book itself will hopefully serve as a benefit to soldiers who have not yet deployed, civilians who struggle to understand the average combat veteran, and the soldiers who have redeployed that still struggle in their recovery process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling -A Must Listen
- By Mark S. Gerecht on 03-18-21
By: Sean Ambriz
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Remember the Ramrods
- An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace
- By: David Bellavia
- Narrated by: David Bellavia
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 223
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 207
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Story5 out of 5 stars 207
After fourteen years apart, forty veterans of brutal close-quarters combat, lost souls to a man, were brought back together when one of them, the author, received the Medal of Honor. Their impromptu reunion in June 2019 helped heal them all—and saved more than a few of them too. This is their story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Bob T on 12-08-22
By: David Bellavia
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Once a Marine
- An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery
- By: Nick Popaditch, Mike Steere
- Narrated by: Danny Delk
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
May 6, 1986: Nick Popaditch arrives at the Receiving Barracks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. April 9, 2003: An AP photographer captures a striking image seen around the world of the Gunny Sergeant smoking a victory cigar in his tank, the haunting statue of Saddam Hussein hovering in the background. Popaditch is immortalized forever as "The Cigar Marine."
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3 out of 5 stars
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A great promotional book for the Marine recruits.
- By Craig Walker on 01-15-16
By: Nick Popaditch, and others
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Rebuilding Sergeant Peck
- How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan
- By: John Peck, Dava Guerin, Terry Bivens, and others
- Narrated by: John Peck, Peter Berkrot, Christina Traister
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Marine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic brain injury, amnesia, and cost him his marriage. He survived another three years later, one that left him with three and a half limbs missing. He’s one of only two living people to survive the flesh-eating fungus he contracted in recovery at Walter Reed, one that left him as a quadruple amputee. And that’s only the beginning of his story. What followed was a recovery nothing short of miraculous.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story of one man's will to overcome
- By Amazon Customer on 02-12-21
By: John Peck, and others
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The Patriot's Creed
- Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life
- By: Kris Paronto
- Narrated by: Kris Paronto
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story5 out of 5 stars 79
In The Patriot's Creed, Kris Paronto uses the seven core army values that all soldiers learn in basic combat training, and the experiences of other servicemen and women and first responders, to explain how anyone can improve themselves and the world around them, and live a heroic life. The stakes are dramatic for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to fight for America, and too many of their acts of courage and honor are unknown. The examples of their persistence and discipline will be inspiring to anyone facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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RLTW
- By Kindle Customer on 10-29-19
By: Kris Paronto
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My Brother in Arms
- The Exceptional Life of Mark Andrew Forester, United States Air Force Combat Controller
- By: Thad Forester
- Narrated by: Scott Dufresne
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27
Mark chose to enlist in the Air Force as a Special Operations Combat Controller after he received his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama. Because of his above average grades and near-photographic memory, his Business Finance degree would have done him well. But, he felt a higher calling; one that put him between us and the enemies bent on our destruction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Price of Freedom is Never Free
- By Mayhem on 06-18-20
By: Thad Forester
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Bravo Company
- An Afghanistan Deployment and Its Aftermath
- By: Ben Kesling
- Narrated by: Ben Kesling
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story5 out of 5 stars 98
A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar’s notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and an astonishing half of the company had Purple Hearts. In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they’ve considered it. Written with an insider’s eye and ear and drawing on extensive interviews and original reporting, Bravo Company follows the men from their initial enlistment on.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring and well written
- By Britanny on 03-07-23
By: Ben Kesling
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The Ranger Way
- Living the Code on and off the Battlefield
- By: Kris Paronto
- Narrated by: Kris Paronto
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,205
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,084
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,079
Thousands of people have heard Kris "Tanto" Paronto speak about his experiences in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. But before he was a security contractor, Tanto was a US Army Ranger from Second Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. Rangers are trained to lead by being pushed to their physical and mental limits so that they can perform against impossible odds in punishing situations. In The Ranger Way, Tanto shares stories from his training experiences that played a role in his team's heroic response in Benghazi.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely awesome
- By THE NOBLE MARRIAGE on 06-29-17
By: Kris Paronto
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Perfectly Wounded
- A Memoir About What Happens After a Miracle
- By: Mike Day, Admiral William H. McRaven - foreword, Robert Vera
- Narrated by: Mike Day
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,082
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,077
The incredible true story of former Navy SEAL Mike Day, who survived being shot 27 times while deployed in Iraq.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly written...
- By Zack on 08-02-20
By: Mike Day, and others
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American Sniper
- The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- By: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,035
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,030
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,023
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tremendously Enlightening, could not put it down
- By T. Edwards on 01-09-12
By: Chris Kyle, and others
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American Warrior
- The True Story of a Legendary Ranger
- By: Gary O'Neal, David Fisher - contributor
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story5 out of 5 stars 188
Chief Warrant Officer Gary O'Neal is no ordinary soldier. For nearly 40 years, he has fought America's enemies, becoming one of the greatest Warriors this nation has ever known. Part Native American, O'Neal was trained in both military combat and the ways of his Native people, combining his commitment to freedom with his respect for the enemy, his technical fighting skills with his fierce warrior spirit.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I have to call bullshit
- By joshua b. on 07-02-20
By: Gary O'Neal, and others
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What Have We Done
- The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars
- By: David Wood
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story5 out of 5 stars 83
Most Americans are now familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new audiobook, David Wood examines the far more pervasive yet less understood experience of those we send to war: moral injury, the violation of our fundamental values of right and wrong that so often occurs in the impossible moral dilemmas of modern conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent introduction to the concepts
- By Seamus on 08-01-17
By: David Wood
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Legion Rising
- Surviving Combat and the Scars It Left Behind
- By: Jeff Morris, LC Mickler
- Narrated by: Jack Ares, Audra Buras
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 30
Not everyone has pulled shards of another man's skull from the palm of their hand. Not everyone has stood over the bodies of friends whose lives were lost in an instant. Not everyone has struggled to face their own reflection for years on end. But anyone who has experienced trauma or adversity will resonate with Legion Rising, the unflinchingly honest account of an army officer's journey through combat in the Iraq War and rising beyond the scars that trauma leaves behind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The vivid memories
- By Chris Wright on 01-21-24
By: Jeff Morris, and others
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On Call in Hell
- A Doctor's Iraq War Story
- By: Richard Jadick, Thomas Hayden
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 209
Cdr. Richard Jadick's story is one of the most extraordinary to come out of the war in Iraq. At 38, the last place the Navy doctor was expected to be was on the front lines. He was too old to be called up, but not too old to volunteer. In November 2004, with the military reeling from an acute doctor shortage, Jadick chose to accompany the First Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment (the "1/8") to Iraq.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a story!
- By Sher from Provo on 08-15-12
By: Richard Jadick, and others