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This is a story about a Special Forces soldier who would serve four tours in the country of Iraq, filling in the gaps where the news media left out. Follow the exploits of Sergeant Erick Nason as a member of a combat search and rescue team during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Returning later after the war ended, he helped to provide humanitarian relief to the Kurdish refugees during Operation Provide Comfort. Following the attacks of September 11th, he would be part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, once more returning to northern Iraq to help in its liberation. His final tour would be…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This is a story about a Special Forces soldier who would serve four tours in the country of Iraq, filling in the gaps where the news media left out. Follow the exploits of Sergeant Erick Nason as a member of a combat search and rescue team during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Returning later after the war ended, he helped to provide humanitarian relief to the Kurdish refugees during Operation Provide Comfort. Following the attacks of September 11th, he would be part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, once more returning to northern Iraq to help in its liberation. His final tour would be served in Baghdad and Balad during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, participating in numerous convoy operations.
Autorenporträt
Erick Nason was born and grew up in Glens Falls, New York, spending much of his childhood in the Lake George region and the Adirondack Mountains. He served in the United States Army, serving with the 2nd Ranger Battalion and the 10th Special Forces Group for twenty years. While in the service, he received a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in World Military History and a Master's of Art Degree in Military Studies: The American Revolution, both from the American Military University. He retired from the Army in 2005, went to work for TATE Incorporated as an instructor, specializing in personnel recovery, and earned a Doctorate in Education, specializing in military history from Walden University. He previously published his autobiography From Desert Storm to Iraqi Freedom: One Soldier's Story. For a hobby, he has been a living historian and reenactor since 1987. Nason lives with his wife Karin and daughter Samantha in Virginia.