Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq
A Nonfiction, Biography, War book. I'm obsessed with trying to recount events as accurately and honestly as possible, but...
The Iraqi war is distinguished by something new in the annals of armed conflict: soldier bloggers. Jason Christopher Hartley was one of the first to write a blog and his blog, Just Another Soldier, was one of the first to be written about (mentions in Time, the Wall Street Journal and an AP story). Now in book form, this is one soldier's view of the war... from the ground up. Jason Christopher Hartley, born in Salt Lake City, raised Mormon, joined the National Guard at age 17 and had been a career weekend soldier for 13 years. Then in 2003 his unit was deployed to Iraq, where he spent 11 months in the Sunni Triangle. Rather...
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- Pages: 336 pages
- ISBN: 9780060843663 / 60843667
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I'm obsessed with trying to recount events as accurately and honestly as possible, but in practice the only thing I'm really any good at is telling you how I feel. Jason Christopher Hartley, Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq My heart is full and my weapon is clean. Jason Christopher Hartley, Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq I feel like so much has been left undone. There are friends I won't see before I leave, there are bills I still need to pay. I haven't written as much as I've wanted, and there are countless things I've said that I wish I could correct, but this is a process that will never end. When my grandmother died she left a library full of books she never finished reading. This is how I feel now. Jason Christopher Hartley, Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq
"Just Another Soldier" is a true story of events following the author, Jason Hartley, through his tour in Iraq. The book provides an in-depth, no-frills honest perspective from the eyes of a US grunt on the ground. Hartley's documentation of his deployment was first posted on his blog site while he was in Iraq. After coming back to... Could not finish reading this book. More of a daily journal than anything. Not a real story. I understand that life of a grunt on the ground doesn't have a "plot" as such, but this just wasn't doing it for me. I thank every service member for their service and sacrifice, but something about the writing style, just left me without looking... Reading this book gives a noncombatant an intimate view of the Army's day to day life in Iraq. Jason's writing style is harsh, and brutally honest about others as well as himself. Which of course lends to an interesting and enlightening read that forces some introspection on the reader as well. Basic Info about the book- created from...
