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Remember the Ramrods : an Army brotherhood in war and peace / David Bellavia.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063048652 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xx, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The man in white -- Stirring demons -- In the "welcome home" shadows -- The shades of the past -- The giant of Khailaniya -- The following-orders beatdown -- The relics of war -- The break-glass-in-case-of-war sergeant -- The lie -- Lie autopsy -- The moment I never had -- The scrutinizers -- Mail call -- A sacred promise -- They shall fear our ferocity -- Getting the band back together -- The law of unintended consequences -- On to D.C. -- The fatal goodbye -- The fate machine -- Full-court press -- Ramrod reunion -- Where compassion got you killed -- The sons of Fallujah -- The Commander in Chief -- East Room to Fallujah -- American prayer -- Appendix: Legacy. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 956.7044342092 Bella | 31681010300507 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"An extraordinary re-envisioning of the scope and ambitions of the contemporary military memoir: the Iraq War's only living Medal of Honor recipient examines the bonds and wounds of war across two decades"-- - Baker & Taylor
The Iraq Warâs only living Medal of Honor recipient shares how his medal ceremony reunited him with his fellow Ramrods, which became a healing event for all as they revisited what they had seen and done in battle and revealed to each other their journeys back into civilian life. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations. - HARPERCOLL
The Iraq Warâs only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of the remarkable brotherhood behind one of the warâs legendary acts of valor
In 2004, he stormed an enemy stronghold to save his platoon. Fourteen years later, his unit reunited and saved him. This is their story.
âActing on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat, Staff Sergeant Bellavia ultimately cleared an entire enemy-filled house.â So reads the Medal of Honor citation describing one of the Iraq Warâs most celebrated acts of heroism. But the full story of the brotherhood at the heart of these events is untoldâand far more remarkable.
In 2004, David Bellaviaâs U.S. Army unit, an infantry batÂtalion known as the Ramrodsâ2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Divisionâfought and helped win the Battle of Fallujah, the bloodiest episode of the Iraq War. On November 10, 2004, Bellavia single-handedly cleared a fortiÂfied enemy position that had pinned down a squad from his platoon. Fourteen years later, Bellavia got a call from the presÂident of the United States: he had been awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions in Fallujah and would receive Americaâs highest award for bravery in combat during a ceremony at the White House.
The news was not welcome. Bellavia had put the war behind him, created a quiet life for himself in rural western New York, and lost touch with most of his fellow Ramrods, who were once like brothers to him. The first time they gathÂered as a unit after the war was at Bellaviaâs medal ceremony, six days in Washington, D.C., that may have saved them all. As they revisited what they had seen and done in battle and revealed to one another their journeys back into civilian life, they discovered that the bonds had not been broken by time. A decoration for one became a healing event for all.
This bookâbeginning in brutal war and ending with this momentous, transformative reunionâcovers the journey of Bellaviaâs platoon through fifteen years. A quintessential and timeless American tale, it is the story of how forty battle-hardened soldiers became ordinary citizens again; what they did during that time, and how November 10, 2004, rattled within them; and how their reunion brought them home at last.
