Chosen

ISBN: 1539167909

Author: Payne, Timothy A

Condition: New

Staff Sergeant Timothy Payne is no stranger to adversity. After the attacks on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon he was compelled to fight for his country. His goal was to fight alongside Special Operations. His goals were often shattered by the infamous "Murphy's Law," whatever can go wrong will go wrong. On his last attempt for a covert operation Payne received orders to a different outfit; the Chosin Battalion, "Against All Odds" from the 10th Mountain Infantry Division. Rumors spread throughout the battalion concerning Southern Afghanistan, the birth place of the Taliban. Staff Sergeant Payne known his men were in for a tough fight. Lieutenant Colonel Mintz ordered all the Squad Leaders into the battalion conference room where he told them they were expected to lose half the men in firefights and at forty percent the responsibility weighed on Staff Sergeant Payne. He was at crossroads in his career he just received orders for his deployment and the awaited position with special operational forces. Now, all he had to do was make it a year through a place known to the 82nd Airborne Division called "The Devil's playground."The story of war, combat injuries, and transition. Enduring 120 surgeries, 100 blood transfusions, and flat-lining 7 times with 7 outer body experiences. The process of healing the mind, the body, and the spirit.