Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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By Macy, Edc2008., Atlantic Monthly Press Call No: Historical 623.74 Mac Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Looks at the powerful Apache helicopter's use by the British in the Afghan War. Provides the author's personal account of harrowing missions flying the Apache.
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-- Voices from Afghanistan.By Zullo, Allan[2015]., Scholastic, Inc. Call No: 956 Zul Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.
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-- Craig and Fred[2017]., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Biography NF GRO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 2010 Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine Recon in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young stray dog 'with a big goofy head and little legs.' Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the Recon fighters, who helped smuggle the dog into Camp Leatherneck. Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia, where months later, it was Fred's turn to save Craig's life"--OCLC.
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-- Craig and Fred2018., Juvenile, Harper Call No: B GROSSI Edition: Young readers' edition, first paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In 2010 RECON Marine Craig Grossi was in Afghanistan when he came across a stray dog who ended up following Craig throughout his mission. After a great deal of risk, and the help of a lot of people, Craig brought the dog--whom he named Fred--home, and together they learned to cope with and overcome the traumas of war.
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-- Craig and Fred[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Biography NF GRO Edition: Young readers' ed.; 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 2010 Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine Recon in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young stray dog 'with a big goofy head and little legs.' Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the Recon fighters, who helped smuggle the dog into Camp Leatherneck. Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia, where months later, it was Fred's turn to save Craig's life"--OCLC.
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-- One woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front2020., Juvenile, Philomel Books Call No: B HEGER Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pilot Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a medivac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart. More importantly, it marked the beginning of the mission to allow women to serve openly on battle front lines.
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Ã2020., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: MEMOIR NF HEG Edition: Young readers ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her experiences as a helicopter pilot in the National Guard.
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2008, c2007., Back Bay Books Call No: 958.1 LUT Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors.
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Ã2007., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning Call No: MEMOIR NF LUT Edition: Large print ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.Summary Note: American Navy SEAL and team leader Marcus Luttrell tells his story of the loss of his teammates in July 2005 along the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border to al-Qaida insurgents.
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By LeBleu, Joec2009., Lyons Press Call No: B LeBleu Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Joe LeBleu chronicles his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlighting the many sniper missions he and his squad conducted against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Includes black-and-white photographs.
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2015., St. Martin's Press Call No: Warfare Edition: 1st ed.: August 201 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Brandon Webb discusses his life with a focus on his training to become a Navy SEAL.
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2015., St. Martin's Press Call No: B Webb Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: The author describes how he overcame a tough childhood to enter the Navy SEAL elite sniper corps. Discusses his training, combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, inner workings of the U.S. military, and his role as a lead instructor for the shadowy Sniper Cell and course manager of the Navy SEAL sniper program that trained both Marcus Luttrell of "Lone Survivor" and Chris Kyle of "American Sniper."
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Ã2015., St. Martin's Griffin Call No: MEMOIR NF WEB Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin trade pbk. ed.: September 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Brandon Webb discusses his life with a focus on his training to become a Navy SEAL.
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-- How I became a special ops Pararescue Jumper2018., Adolescent, St. Martin's Griffin Call No: MEMOIR NF SET Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young adult adaptation of the memoir of Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero.
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c2012., Dutton Call No: B Owen Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Mark Owen, a code name for one of the SEAL Team Six members, offers in his own words the stories of the missions he has been on, including play-by-play reportage on the assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.
