Sacrifice
The Final Chapter
by Ron Farina
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Pub Date Jul 01 2024 | Archive Date Sep 12 2024
Lagrange Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
The death of a soldier, the end of a life, is the beginning of a story.
Across Iraq and Afghanistan, on remote forward observation bases and combat outposts, American soldiers depended on each other. Thrown together, they breathed the same air, shared the same dreams of home, faced the same enemy. Many, too many, lived shortened lives.
In Wisconsin on an early autumn morning, Kermit Hugo hears a knock, peers through a window, see soldiers wearing dress blue uniforms standing at his front door . . .
Marine Sergeant Bob Kugler, serving in Iraq just a few miles from his brother Mike, collapses at the news-Mike has been killed . . .
On a summer day in California, Misty Herrera Fuoco watches the news, wonders if her sister, Marine Sergeant Nicole Gee, survived the suicide bomber's attack at Hamid Karzai airport . . .
Colleen Whipple from Oklahoma, and Helen Keiser-Pedersen from Connecticut. They watch soldiers walk toward them, their sons killed side by side in the same attack in the mountains of Afghanistan . . .
A helicopter shot down in Afghanistan, the 38 men, and a military combat canine aboard, are killed. Navy SEAL Commander Mark Oz delivers the news to Patricia Parry, Brian her son, is one of the 38 . . .
When a son or daughter, sister, brother, husband, wife, mother or father is in the military, the whole family is too. That's the way it works. Sacrifice shares the stories of people who gave us those soldiers.
A Note From the Publisher
Kindle: 9781957780047
Hardcover: 9781957780030
Kindle: 9781957780047
Advance Praise
In Sacrifice: the Final Chapter, Ron Farina's Vietnam war experience enables him to capture the essence of military service and sacrifice, not only by these inspirational men and women warriors, but also by the remarkable people left behind. Sacrifice profiles courageous Gold Star family members and friends caught in the wake of untimely and tragic loss, left to endure countless unanswered questions, unfilled dreams, and an unfathomable range of emotions. I know two of the families profiled in this book, Helen Keiser-Pedersen, her husband Bob, and Pat and Michael Parry. Overcoming their own grief, they vowed "to do good" in the name of their sons, Andrew and Brian. Helen and Bob established APK Charities in memory of Andrew. Pat and Michael established a scholarship at Brian's alma mater, Norwich University, donating over $2 million in scholarships and gifts. These are just two examples of the caliber of the families and friends of the fallen.
I found the book incredible. Having served on the ground during combat operations in Afghanistan, many topics hit very close to home. Our country must always honor and remember these true patriots, and their loved ones, lost in service and defense of our great nation.
-Brigadier Gen. Ron Welch (retd.), US Army
Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran
Vivid, haunting, and profoundly moving. Ron Farina's eloquent, captivating book carries the reader from the dark heart of the battlefield to the harrowing challenges friends and family encounter when their beloved one doesn't make it home. These heroes sacrificed their lives, but they are not dead. They have been and their existence is anchored in the meta-physical being. A comforting thought.
This is writing so powerful that it steals your breath. A great read.
-Dr. Viscount Mark Eyskens, Minister of State, fmr. prime minister of Belgium
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781957780054 |
| PRICE | $21.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 364 |
