- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: ATLAS & CO (2 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 193463316X
- ISBN-13: 978-1934633168
- Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 13.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,258,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The harrowing true story of a father and his son, a staff sergeant who died in Iraq: a tribute to the ""Great Conversation"" they shared and the manuscript they had intended to complete together. Staff Sergeant Darrell ""Skip"" Griffin, Jr., was killed in action on March 21, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for dragging a comrade to safety through enemy gunfire. He was also in the middle of writing a book. In the face of Skip's death, Darrell, Sr., takes it upon himself to finish the book.
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Format:Hardcover
I haven't finished it yet but so far brilliant. It's not an easy book to read it deals with issues that are painful but it's honest and open and supprising. I think it's worth it. Have a look on the Internet just google the title and author.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Sacrifice - All too real for a father and son!
21 Jun 2009
Format:Hardcover
This book brings home the reality of what now appears to be at best a "questionable" war and its impact on real people. A father opens up his and his son's private lives as they experienced, each from their own perspective, service to our country in the US Army.
A compelling, heart rending book that exposes what a soldier experienced growing up, finding a call to serve, and paying the ultimate sacrifice during the course of that service.
As a father of a son about to deploy to Iraq in a Stryker Brigade from the same base as Darrell Griffin, Jr., this book helped me to understand and prepare for that seperation and begin to come to grips with the totallity of what that does and might encompase.
May God continue to bless our troops in their service and Darrel Griffin Sr. and his family in their suffering and healing associated with his son's death.
A compelling, heart rending book that exposes what a soldier experienced growing up, finding a call to serve, and paying the ultimate sacrifice during the course of that service.
As a father of a son about to deploy to Iraq in a Stryker Brigade from the same base as Darrell Griffin, Jr., this book helped me to understand and prepare for that seperation and begin to come to grips with the totallity of what that does and might encompase.
May God continue to bless our troops in their service and Darrel Griffin Sr. and his family in their suffering and healing associated with his son's death.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Amazing
13 Sep 2009
Format:Hardcover
I was stationed in Fort Lewis and was assigned to the same company as Grif when he got back from Iraq before he volunteered to go again. I barely knew him but only heard great things from everyone in Alpha Company about him, this book is an amazing depiction of the outstanding man he was, I curse myself now for not getting to know him more when I had the chance. I recommend this book to everyone, I can't say enough good things about it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Personal and poignant.
31 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover
This story interweaves e-mails, calls, interviews and a journal. It brings forth the conflict of a thinking warrior. Someone I discussed this with commented that it seemed to be "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Repair" for this generation.
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