From Desert Storm To Iraqi Freedom: One Soldier's Story [Paperback]

Erick W. Nason (Author)

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Publication Date: March 13, 2006

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.

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About the Author

He was born in Glens Falls, New York where he enlisted in the Army, serving for twenty years in Army special operations units. First serving with the 2/75th Ranger Battalion, then with the 10th Special Forces group over in Germany and in the United States. Additionally, he was an instructor at the Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While on active duty, not only did he serve in Iraq, but participated in numerous other deployments and contingency operations to include Bosnia, Kosovo, Honduras, Jordan, Gabon and Sierra Leon, Africa. Upon retiring from active duty, he is currently an instructor for the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (March 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425918867
• ISBN-13: 978-1425918866
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,320,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Soldier's Story, April 12, 2006

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This review is from: From Desert Storm To Iraqi Freedom: One Soldier's Story (Paperback)

This is the type of book that is all too rare. Rather than the memoirs of self serving generals at the Star Fleet level, burned out Army Colonels or convicted Navy Captains, this is the autobiography of a Special Forces Sergeant and his experiences in four major conflicts. Don't expect a lot of polish but Do expect a lot of observations from someone who was at ground level and ended his career at mid-level staff during a period when the men who wear the Green Beret went through a transition from the end of the Cold War to the Global War on terrorism. You won't be disappointed in this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Veteran of Fours Tours in Iraq - Shares his Experiences, October 5, 2006

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W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Assoc... (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Desert Storm To Iraqi Freedom: One Soldier's Story (Paperback)

Army Special Forces veteran Erick Nason shares an incredible tale of his four "tours of duty" in Iraqi in his memoir called "From Desert Storm To Iraqi Freedom: One Soldier's Story". These are some rare insightful observations on what has happened in Iraq and what it was like for those who were there on the ground when it all happened; a true and honest view of history in the making!

Nason in his book includes some of his efforts in northwest Iraq as part of a combat search and rescue team. This area of Iraq has had little written on it, so I found this part fascinating as it was mostly a new perceptive of the total operations of the war. He was also a part of the humanitarian relieve efforts involving the Kurds in the northern mountains of Iraq.

His four "tours of duty" included Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and his final tour was Iraqi Freedom II. Reading his book will give future historians a good look at what took place there over that period of time. His view of the war is from that of someone out there daily engaged in the action; and not someone looking at maps in some briefing room beyond the personal dangers and action of the war. What he shares is from his own experiences.

He uses a well organized narrative to move us along with him as he shares this adventure with us. The writing works but the story he is telling is compelling enough on its own to make the book interesting, informative and actually entertaining. You will become absorbed in his story and find that you cannot put down his book until you come to Chapter 18 - and then you are treated to the point of view of his step-mother! It is a touching way to end the book and it is endearing.

If you are looking for more understanding of what our guys are doing in Iraq and what it has been like for them, then this is the book you need to buy and read. It will educate and enlighten you as to what has happened there. This book is not from some general or politician but represents the real soldier's memories of what happened.