The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq by John Crawford
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- Pub. Date: August 2005
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- Pub. Date: August 2005
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Hardcover, 240pp
- ISBN-13: 9781573223140
- ISBN: 157322314X
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A young soldier's personal account of the United States' involvement in Iraq.John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition—it had seemed a small sacrifice to give up one weekend a month and two weeks a year in exchange for a free education. But one semester short of graduating, and newly married, he was called to active duty-to serve in Kuwait, then on the front lines of the invasion of Iraq, and ultimately in Baghdad. While serving in Iraq, Crawford began writing short nonfiction stories, his account of what he and his fellow soldiers experienced in the war. At the urging of a journalist embedded with his unit, he began sending his pieces out of the country via an anonymous Internet e-mail account.
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Patrick has narrated numerous audiobooks including The Power of Six Sigma, which was a finalist for a 2001 Audie Award. In addition to narrating audiobooks, Patrick is an accomplished stage actor, director and stage combat choreographer. He has worked extensively Off-Broadway and regionally for companies in Utah, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and all over California, as well as Finland and Germany. Classically trained, his roles cover a wide range, from Vindice in The Revenger's Tragedy and Marc Antony in Julius Caesar to Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and The Big Bad Wolf in The 3 Little Pigs.
John Crawford was newly married when his National Guard unit shipped out for Iraq-where they stayed for more than a year. He now lives in Florida. He no longer has any affiliation with the military.
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A review that is not from the cheap seats!by Anonymous
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August 24, 2006: This book says it all. He is not the only person to have experienced this. The Reserves and National Guard must meet the same standards as the Active. Yet, the reserves and national guard are treated as sub human. The treatment by the Active duty only worsens when you exceed their standards. When you get deployed, you are on your own. The garrison warriors are too busy trying not to be deployed. All you have is you and your fellow Soldiers. If you are a leader, every decision you make comes home with you. I have met some good Reserve and National Guard units that take care of their deployed troops, but they are far few between. Our father and mothers of Vietnam faced stress from the general public. We face it from our own. Everyday, I am thankful that I chose my Soldiers.They accomplished the mission above and beyond the standard. It cost me but they are all home in one piece. I can live with that. Before you respond negatively to this book, ask yourself about how you would react to the same situation? Then ask yourself, if you are in denial of this happening.
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May 03, 2006: If you want to know what's really happening on the ground in Iraq, read this book. I learned more about the American presence in Iraq from it's 207 pages than from three years of newspapers, newsmagazines and the evening news. Thank you, John Crawford, for writing this book.
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