“The Air Force was confused about what it wanted me to be when I grew up. I applied for an ROTC scholarship out of high school because I wanted to be an astronaut. None of my teachers had ever broken the news to me that I couldn’t fly into space, so the third-grade dream remained.” WarSchoolMilitarySoldierIraqMemoirVeteranPtsdDeploymentBomb Book:The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows Source: The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows
“So when I arrived in Saudi Arabia in August of 2001, as there was no chemical, biological, or nuclear war going on, all I prepared for was to be bored until it was time to go home. Obviously, that plan failed.” LifeWarDreamMemoirBoredomVeteranPtsdDeploymentBomb Book:The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows Source: The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows