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| The story of a Vietnam Vet and His Team in Iraq |
| My Last War: A Vietnam Veteran's Tour in Iraq |
Author and Vietnam veteran Charles M. (Chuck) Grist
led the C.O.B.R.A. Team during dangerous convoy
missions in Iraq. Stationed in Baghdad during 2004 as
the Protective Service Detail for a general, the team
faced the possibility of death from ambushes,
improvised explosive devices, or rocket and mortar
attacks.
Based on his detailed war journal, Grist tells the story
of his team and describes some of the heroic and
extraordinary deeds of America's warrior-citizens, the
men and women of the Reserves and the National
Guard.
The author also completed his own journey of war
which began a generation ago in Vietnam. During his
first war, he was a young, inexperienced soldier and
leader. He entered his last war as a combat veteran, a
grandfather, and a long-time police officer.
led the C.O.B.R.A. Team during dangerous convoy
missions in Iraq. Stationed in Baghdad during 2004 as
the Protective Service Detail for a general, the team
faced the possibility of death from ambushes,
improvised explosive devices, or rocket and mortar
attacks.
Based on his detailed war journal, Grist tells the story
of his team and describes some of the heroic and
extraordinary deeds of America's warrior-citizens, the
men and women of the Reserves and the National
Guard.
The author also completed his own journey of war
which began a generation ago in Vietnam. During his
first war, he was a young, inexperienced soldier and
leader. He entered his last war as a combat veteran, a
grandfather, and a long-time police officer.
Grist's personal mission in Iraq could only succeed if the general and the men of the C.O.B.R.A.
Team returned safely to their families. To survive their tour, these American warriors needed all
of their skills, a lot of luck, and an unswerving dedication to each other. Each and every day, the
ruthless Iraqi insurgents would look for an opportunity to kill them all.
Team returned safely to their families. To survive their tour, these American warriors needed all
of their skills, a lot of luck, and an unswerving dedication to each other. Each and every day, the
ruthless Iraqi insurgents would look for an opportunity to kill them all.
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| "My Last War" Wins Gold Medal in the "Memoir" Category of the 2010 Awards of the Military Writers Society of America |
