Interested in our various wars? This is the book you have been waiting for. Unlike the many novels about Iraq and Afghanistan and the many high level analyses, this tells the story of actual soldiers who spent time in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The book follows three women who signed up for the Indiana National Guard but end up on active duty. Certainly it is impossible for us to imagine getting pulled out of you life and daily routines for a year and get sent to a foreign place with few amenities and your life is in danger. I've yet to read a book that really conveys the real consequences to the people who serve...that is until now.
This book is excellent and important. I won't bother to summarize the events and the people because you should read it yourself. It will give you a taste of the struggles of these people who we think of as "soldiers" and forget they are just like you and me. They have families, relationships and serving does not leave them unaffected. Read about real people and see how veteran benefits and services seem even less adequate than you thought.
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