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Groberg, Florent, 1983- author.
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Groberg, Florent, 1983-
United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Asadābād.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Casualties -- United States.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
French Americans -- Biography.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
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8 seconds of courage...
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8 seconds of courage : a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor / Flo Groberg and Tom Sileo.
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Groberg, Florent, 1983- author.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Subjects
Groberg, Florent, 1983-
United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Asadābād.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Casualties -- United States.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
French Americans -- Biography.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781501165887 (hardcover) :
1501165887 (hardcover)
Description:
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Contents:
Toy soldiers -- Shut up and listen -- Piss and shit -- The wild west -- Honaker-miracle -- Finish strong -- The last sprint -- Freak on a leash -- A leg up -- A greater honor -- Epilogue: the next mission.
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Summary:
Describes the author's childhood relocation from France to the U.S., where as a naturalized citizen he joined the military and served multiple tours in Afghanistan before he was wounded while protecting his patrol from a suicide bomber.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
958.10474 Groberg Gr
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958.10474 Groberg Gr
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958.10474 Groberg Gr
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