In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI\'s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.
This unforgettable Story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier\'s commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a Story all Americans should read..
His story--and the stories of thousands of other soldiers--is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times.
Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer.
Instead of opting for college life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen.
This is no ordinary teenager\'s story.
In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI\'s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand
