The author did such a fantastic job making the genuineness of these men be felt through the pages. Their losses felt personal and their anger justified. I ended up loving them all a bit ❤️🤍💙
EvieBee It was such a good book! (edited) 1w
The author did such a fantastic job making the genuineness of these men be felt through the pages. Their losses felt personal and their anger justified. I ended up loving them all a bit ❤️🤍💙
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ◼️ I realize that I haven‘t been posting much here or posting any reviews. Thank you to all who have sent me birthday cards. (It‘s tomorrow) I am saving them to open tomorrow. I finished this book just in time for my birthday and I wouldn‘t have it any other way since this is the 4th time I have read it. Here‘s the link. Enjoy! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2087811501 #LitsyLove
Such a lovely tribute to the tomb of the unknown soldier. Timely for Memorial Day this month. #childrensbook
pickThis book is one of the most difficult books I‘ve ever read. From the horrendous bungling (& subsequent lies to the public) in the Iraqi War to the intentional cover-up about Pat Tillman‘s death by friendly fire, it‘s almost impossible to have any faith left whatsoever in the US military. The myopic decision to go to war in Iraq mirrors the faulty & egotistical optimism of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine so much you‘d think Putin followed US ⬇️
Serious trigger warning: the descriptions of the attack by the Air Force on Army tanks and troops in the first days of the Iraqi War are brutal At least 17 died in the attack from friendly fire and some of their deaths are described in detail. The troops are identified. I can‘t imagine reading this about a family member but I know the author is trying to expose the poor deadly decision making taking place. #foodandlit #Afghanistan @Butterfinger
The Ukrainians appear to follow Iraqi civilians‘ example in the Iraqi War. It‘s mind-boggling the mistakes the military made costing so many lives: belatedly consulting a gps & ending up in a massive firefight in the wrong place to taking tanks over ground that turned out to be a quicksand bog as a shortcut, to the US Air Force attacking US Army tanks & troops. All in the first days of the invasion.
#foodandlit #Afghanistan
Holy smokes! These events in the early parts of the Iraqi war sound a lot like Russia‘s imagined response from the Ukrainians, and the disastrous result.
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Pat Tillman became a huge Ralph Waldo Emerson fan while serving in the army. I‘m a big believer in RWE‘s philosophy
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