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About this audiobook
In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI’s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.
This is no ordinary teenager’s story. Instead of opting for college life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer.
His story—and the stories of thousands of other soldiers—is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times. This unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier’s commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a story all Americans should read.
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Rating★★★★ 4.1 (2.2K)
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GenreYoung Adult
Length5 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byRyan Smithson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 21, 2009
LanguageEnglish
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