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From ABC White House correspondent Martha Raddatz comes the story of a brutal forty-eight-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back at home.In April 2004, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were on a routine patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, when they came under surprise attack. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, eight Americans would be killed and more than seventy wounded. Back home, as news of the attack began filtering in, the families of these same men, neighbors in Fort Hood, Texas, feared the worst. In time, some of the women in their circle would receive "the call"-the notification that a husband or brother had been killed in action. So the families banded together in anticipation of the heartbreak that was certain to come.The firefight in Sadr City marked the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency, and Martha Raddatz has written perhaps the most riveting account of hand-to-hand combat to emerge from the war in Iraq. This intimate portrait of the close-knit community of families Stateside-the unsung heroes of the military-distinguishes The Long Road Home from other stories of modern warfare, showing the horror, terror, bravery, and fortitude not just of the soldiers who were wounded and killed but also of the wives and children whose lives now are forever changed.
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Brian March
reviewed The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family on January 25, 2021
The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Raw courage, pride, fear, sacrifice, pain, grief, retaliation, and lives forever changed by war.
While I will not mention the names of any characters in this book, reading about what they faced, the permanent scars the soldiers of war were branded with, and the PTSD they experienced, whether they were aware of it or not, was painfully evident.
This was truly a difficult book to get through because it was so emotionally charged. I believe my difficulty resulted from connecting in some emotional and spiritual way with the characters throughout this book. So much pain, so much suffering, so many tragic deaths as a result of a nasty, brutal, and deadly war.
Martha Raddatz did a very good job at telling the stories of military personnel, troops, and their families facing the tragedy, stress, uncertainty, ugliness, the side-effects, and the reality of war. It was so painful to read about the ambushes some platoons faced surrounded by strategically prepared militiamen who had no sense of emotion except to kill their enemy, regardless of them sacrificing their own women and children to carry the ambushes out. Oh, the horrors and heartlessness of mankind.
This book is a clear reminder of how we cannot take life and living for granted. Time is not guaranteed. We must tell our loved ones we love them often and not just on a special occasion. We must not allow unnecessary bickering and unforgiveness to make us live with regrets. This book indicates how survivors regretted what they recklessly said, didn't say, did, or did not do that would forever change their future as a result of the casualties of war.
This is a recommended read if you're an avid reader of war-time related stories.
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