From Baghdad To America
β Scribed by Kopelman, Jay
- Book ID
- 109115182
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 7 MB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman won the hearts of readers with his moving story of adopting an abandoned puppy named Lava in a hellish corner of Iraq. For this Marine and his comrades, the puppy served as an important emotional touchstone in a grim and seemingly endless war. Kopelman now writes about what it's like to be home. He credits his canine best friend with finding his wifeβin the park, Lava began playing with her dog and the two owners metβand for keeping him sane as he readjusted. With the same intelligence and insight he showed in From Baghdad, With Love, Kopelman sets forth more than a dozen lessons, including: Life can change in an instant, but you'll be able to handle it; passion for something can help you tap into your most powerful reserve of energy; have a standard operating procedure for everything; never forget who you are or how you got here. Active and retired troops, soldiers' friends and families, and everyone who has ever loved a dog will...
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