Afghan Journal: A Soldier's Year In Afghanistan
by Jeff Courter
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Author: Jeff CourterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-29
ISBN: 1438259662
Number of pages: 392
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Summary: 5 Stars
A 50ish senior non-commissioned officer in the Illinois Army National Guard deployed to Afghanistan in January 2007 as a member of a training team supporting the Afghan Border Patrol for one year. "Afghan Journal" is his diary from that year complimented with some background material on the reality of Army life in the first decade of the twenty first century.
Sergeant First Class Courter recorded the course of his deployment, from receiving the warning to his return in great detail. It is an excellent first hand perspective of the conflict in Afghanistan. SFC Courter describes the complexities of dealing with the Afghan federal forces and offers glimpses of the life of the people of that country, while providing candid snapshots of day to day life in the Army in training and at war.
His thoughtful reflection on the effect of his faith on his actions and perceptions and the war on his faith and a human depth to this book, but don't overwhelm the retelling of his experiences. His maturity allows for a much more considered and detailed text than often found in similar works.
His book is a first rate account of the conflict in Afghanistan in 2007, and I fully expect to see it cited in historical bibliographies in fifty years time.
E.M. Van Court
Summary of Afghan Journal: A Soldier's Year In Afghanistan
Journey to a remote combat zone in Afghanistan with Sergeant First Class Jeff Courter, as he leaves his civilian family life in suburban Chicago and trains Eastern Afghan Border Police to defend their own turf. Learn through words and pictures how the U.S. Army struggles to bring stability to a region where fear and poverty rule. And discover how one man searches his soul to reconcile personal, professional and spiritual challenges, while striving to bring progress to this desperate and dangerous corner of the world. SELF-PUBLISHING REVIEW says AFGHAN JOURNAL is: "COMPELLING...honest, earnest and unassuming..." "...A thoughtful and thought-provoking perspective on the Afghanistan War..." "...Jeff Courter deserves to be heard and heeded...BUY THE BOOK and read it!" READ AN EXCERPT & other reviews at the book website: www.afghanistan-journal.com. VETERANS THANK-YOU DONATION: For each book sold, $2 goes to organizations that help wounded/fallen Afghan War vets and families.Military Books
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