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U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen In The War On Terrorism

I read this book partly out of a personal interest and partly because I am using it as a source for a report. It was an interesting book and it was also hard to read (view spoiler)[especially the end, where it describes what one particular family went through after one of the PJs in the book was killed in action (hide spoiler)] .......more

In this unflinching and harrowing account of life on the battlefield, veteran combat journalist Michael Hirsh sets his sights on an elite fraternity of men and women whose sole purpose in theater is to serve as guardian angels to those who defend freedom in the world’s most hostile environments. Ent......more

I list this as "read" because I'm done reading it, though I did not finish it. This is one long "brain dump" and not entertaining. That's too bad, because to me PJ's are bigger heroes than those supposedly elite soldiers who shoot people and blow stuff up. A wasted opportunity.......more

A bit choppy to read in parts, overa a great read.......more

This is a very interesting story about the work Air Force pararescuers do. A highly trained group in our military that do not get enough recognition. My rating was not based on the story itself. I just found that there was a lot of repeated detail and the author at times went off on a tangent, befor......more