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To LIberty's Brave Defenders ...And Those They Leave Behind
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November 2004
On Sale: November 4, 2004
394 pages ISBN: 0595669514 EAN: 9780595669516 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
I'm living my life one day at a time. Sitting here picturing
home with a small tear in my eyes. Spending time with my
brothers who will hold my life in their hands... --PFC Diego Rincon, February 22, 2003, Kuwait His final letter home to his mother made international news.
His death in the line of duty inspired U.S. law. In the
passionate defense of his adopted homeland, Private First
Class Diego Rincon lost his life to the first-known suicide
attack on U.S. soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A.E. Dimond delivers the gripping account of an American
hero in a tip of the spear fight to Baghdad with the Outlaw
Platoon--a conviction that compels his proud immigrant
family to assume not only the blessings but the extreme
burdens of freedom. More than a timeless war story, this
true account of devotion to the American dream pays tribute
to liberty's brave defenders, and those they leave behind in
the continued War on Terror. "It's my country to defend, Papi..."
They were wrenching words in the wake of the September 11
attacks, and momentous in the wake of the war.
"Vayase." Go then, Jorge said quietly. America was Diego's
soul mate..."Join the Army," Diego's father gave his
blessing again, and his mother turned her head.
There was a haunting, piercing pain in her breast, taking
her breath away.
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