Book: Two Wars – A True Story From Army Ranger Nate Self

A Book for those in the Military or those with loved ones in the Military

For the first time, Army Ranger hero Nate Self tells his story. Self recounts the Roberts Ridge Rescue mission, the ferocious battles in Afghanistan, and the lone war of attrition that Nate Self has waged against post-traumatic stress disorder.

This book will become a go-to book for understanding the long-term effects of the war on terror. Thousands of families are fighting this battle, and Nate Self opens up his whole life–tragedies, successes, failures, and a struggle with suicidal thoughts–to share the facts and to show how his family and his faith pulled him through.

I feel like Im about to vomit. Our helicopter careens around the snow-covered mountain, banking hard right, looking for our target. Though its just before dawn in Afghanistan, the sky is dark, clear, and cold. Wheres this landing zone?

On top of a ten-thousand-foot mountain, says a voice on the radio.

Roger.

Were on a rescue mission, and Im in command of a thirteen-man Quick Reaction Force (QRF). Were searching for a missing American who fell out of a helicopter in enemy territory two hours ago. He is somewhere below us in the Shah-i-Khot Valley, an area teeming with hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters. Right now, theres no place on earth more hostile to U.S. soldiersand no place my team would rather be. Were here because were Rangers, and we have a creed to uphold: Never leave a fallen comrade. . . .

Its been six months since the Twin Towers fell in New York, but it feels like we were born for this dayto meet our nations enemies. . . .

The right door gunner spots something below him: a dirty man in a ski jacket and plastic shoes has a rocket-propelled grenade launcher aimed at us.

Ive got an RPGtwo oclock! The door gunner leans into his miniguns trigger.

The M-134 Gatling gun belches, accompanied by three rounds from the aircrafts M-60 machine gun in the rear. Their tandem fury jolts me. The machine guns riddle the Arabs body, pinning him against a boulder, but not before he launches the RPG. Our gunners are too late.

I hear the air tearing as the rocket-propelled grenade screams toward us. The detonating shaped charge rips into the aircrafts right engine, jolting the helicopter. A second RPG pierces the windshield glass, detonating inside and spraying hot metal throughout the cockpit. The helicopter falls with a queasy rush. In an instant, nearly fifty thousand pounds of rubber, steel, and American flesh crashes to the earth.-From the Prologue of Two Wars

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It is especially tough to be a soldier at war. The separation from family, the fear, the unexpected. And, many times, when a soldier survives his or her tour of duty they return to a new war. The war in the mind. The war called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

American veterans face a high incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Self, in his book Two Wars, will detail his personal struggles with PTSD, as well as detailing the heroic efforts of his men at war in Afghanistan.

This book is an important read for any veteran, or any person presently serving America in the armed forces. Veterans and their families alike will benefit from the insight into the way a soldier thinks. In addition, Nate Self will inspire them in their faith in God and in their fellow soldier. Two Wars is entertaining, inspirational and educational; a must-read for the military professional.

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