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Saluting American Valor: Selfless Courage at the Moment of Truth

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After reading this book, my admiration for our military increased 10-fold. The bravery and cool they showed under stress was amazing. To be willing to risk your life, flying under adverse conditions, saving people shows the true character of our military, and it shows why service members are often some of societies most admired members(except in Berkley, CA). The people in this book are role models and should be thought of as such.

How unique to see a media organization the size of Stephens Media take on a project like this: "Saluting American Valor" is an collection of the stories where our Marines, soldiers, and other servicemen earned Bronze Stars and higher while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And what stories they are: from Marine GySgt Justin Lehew (Navy Cross) running across a road at An-Nasiriyh to rescue Marines while under fire "I knew things were serious when a young Marine fell out and he was on fire" to Army SSGT Jason Brown destroying a column of Iraqi tanks with his uncanny Javelin fire, "Saluting American Valor" puts a personal face on the last nine years of war better than most books on the market.

Well written by a small group of military journalists, this book contains some 100 stories complete with interviews, maps, and actual photos from the battlefield. There's no politics, no strategy, and no geopolitical or religious implications; "Saluting American Valor" is simply an elegant 'thank you' to some incredibly brave men and women for a job exceptionally well done.