Corporal Cannon, Savannah Cannon
Corporal Cannon, Savannah Cannon
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Corporal Cannon
A Female Marine in Afghanistan

Author: Savannah Cannon

Narrator: Savannah Cannon

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/18/2022


Synopsis

Not even old enough to drink, Corporal Savannah Cannon is a young enlisted United States Marine deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2010. As a tactical data networking specialist, she is sent away from everyone she knows and attached to a Regimental Combat Team where women are not allowed to repair communications. Her experiences over the next few months shed light on the unique and difficult positions women are placed in when supporting combat roles, while offering a raw look at the painful choices women must sometimes make.

Cannon finds herself in a combat zone, ostracized from family, friends, and even her fellow Marines as the men are told to avoid her. The connections she makes are born from trauma and desperation and the choices she makes will echo throughout many lives.

Corporal Cannon is not the story of a heroine; it is the hard-hitting account of just one of the flawed individuals who make up the United States' fighting forces. Mistakes in the battlefield can have dire consequences, personally and professionally. Reflecting on her time in service, the author weaves a story of past and present, and the healing that can come with admitting our mistakes and moving past them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by AJ on September 14, 2023

Solid memoir. Savannah details her unique experience of her time as a female Marine on deployment in Afghanistan. What stuck with me most is the torment and weight that war veterans have to carry for the rest of their lives. It seems no one is truly prepared for war and it's everlasting fallout. 3.5/......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on October 13, 2022

A raw, heart-wrenching window into the experiences of Corporal Cannon's time in the U.S. Marine Corps. It is hard to imagine what it would be like to be in active duty for a regular civilian, but it is especially difficult for women. Cannon sheds light on the treatment, which is at best dismal, that......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on September 06, 2022

Not old enough to drink but old enough to go to war, one where women weren’t supposed to be up front but sometimes necessity takes precedence in any military operation. But what no female soldier or sailor ever asked for or expected was to be sexually assaulted by her peers, and worse how some highe......more

Goodreads review by Tea on March 09, 2023

Corporal Cannon is moving and thought provoking. I’ve read the book several times and with each read, my emotions grow stronger - compassion, sorrow, anger and hatred. It is so sad to see how easily people can – intentionally and unintendedly – destroy a person’s life. There are many takeaways and l......more

Goodreads review by Montana on October 25, 2022

This story of a young woman’s experience in the Marines is perhaps one of the most honest and raw narratives you will read. I could not help but read about the realities of the girl who grew up down the road from me living through the traumas of war at the age of 20 while I was spending my time own......more