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I Am My Brother's Keeper, Journal of a Gunny in Iraq

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We've heard so much in the media about the War in Iraq, but reading "I Am My Brother's Keeper, Journal of a Gunny in Iraq" brings to life what it's like to be in the line of action and what every day life is like for the soldiers. This book will touch your heart. You feel the bond of the brothers and the heartache that happens when a brother is gone. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has any question as to why we are in Iraq. There are tears of joy when the troops are given a heroes welcome for freeing the people and tears of sorrow when hearing about the anguish that the soldiers endured in order to accomplish their mission. I shed many tears at the end of the book. These men are our true heroes.

Why more out there don't know of this book is beyond me. Far surpasses even "Generation Kill" and, dare I say, "The March Up" simply on the fact that is a Gunny who knows where his heart, his head, and his loyalty is, without question. Inspiring and motivating, this is a book that I've given to my fellow Marines and that I continue to recommend at all times. Lets you know what it was, and is, really like...something even different than those of us who went over in 1991 saw. Get this, and realize that what you are seeing on your CNN and even your FOX, and reading about in your newspapers and magazines, is largely a ruse. I just can't recommend this enough and truly can't put into words the measure of this book (or for that matter, this Gunny). Semper Fi brothers.

I wasn't even into the first chapter before I had tears in my eyes. This Gunny has it all right. He sees the military exactly as it is, and explains it perfectly. He has seen so much in his short 41 years, and it has effected him greatly in his personal life - yet he continued to ask for the tough assignments. ALL MILITARY MEMBERS WILL LAUGH at his picture perfect descriptions of military life. ALL CIVILIANS NEED TO READ this book to truly understand the War in Iraq.
Jason tells the sometimes gory truth, but it is a truth that more people should know. He paints a blow-by-blow, gunshot-by-gunshot picture of the war without losing the reader. It is captivating from the Foreward through to the last page. He is a Marine's Marine. One rough, tough, Texan who is still a caring, loving man and father. Buy the book.

This was an awesome book! Very difficult to put down. Author writes as he speaks - unedited for profanity. When reading a book on the lastest war written by an Active Duty member you shouldn't expect sensorship and there is none in this book. If your delicate eyes can't handle profanity from someone getting shot at, don't read it!

A thoughtfully written journal of a very brave and unusual man. He is not only the first to fight, he feels the pain of being a warrior - of killing or of not being able to save some of his men. He is the perfect marine.

Writing was not the best but I enjoyed this story by a fellow Marine and praise him fr sitting down and knocking out this story of combat, something I hope to do in the future. Nice job mixing intr-unit relations with external threats.

Now that the war in Iraq has receeded to the back pages, it's worth reading an account of those Marines who fought in the March 2003 initial push north.

GySgt Jason Doran was one of them. As part of Task Force Tarawa, the lead Marine unit, Doran's Weapons Co, 1st Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment rolled into An-Nasiriyah with too-little sleep, some incredibly inaccurate CENTCOM Intel, and ended up fighting a 7-day battle against some motivated Iraqi defenders.

There is truth, and there is "The Truth", and Gy Doran gives us the latter. Doran's book gives the reader a snapshot of what happened on 23 March 2003 from his corner of the action. From working with the 81mm mortar team down on the Euphrates River Bridge, to driving down and rescuing the Marines marooned at the "Alamo". Written in a brutally honest style that comes from his 20-year career in the Corps, Doran gives the reader a glimpse of what happened that day. Highly reccomended !

Bravo Zulu, Gy

MY SON WAS IN ARAK AND WILL BE GOING AGAIN .
HE WANTED TO READ IT AND THEN PASS IT AROUND TO EVERY MARINE IN THE OUTFIT.
WAITING TO HEAR WHAT HE AND THE OTHERS THOUGHT OF THE BOOK. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A WHILE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE DESERT ON SPECIAL TEST MANEUVERS GETTING READY TO GO BACK. IN THEIR LITTLE DOWNTIME IT WILL GET READ AND I'M SURE THEY ALL WILL ENJOY .