Battle heroes : voices from Afghanistan
Format:
Book
Title:
Battle heroes : voices from Afghanistan
Other title(s):
Voices from Afghanistan
Author:
ISBN:
9780545206426
9780545818100
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic, ©2010.
Physical Description:
159 pages ; 20 cm
Series title(s):
General Note:
"Ten true tales."
Contents:
Operation enduring freedom -- Stand / Captain Jason Amerine -- "The Americans won't get out alive" / Lieutenant Stephen Boada -- The fatal funnel / Master Sergeant Sarun Sar -- The battle of Ebrahimkhel / Staff Sergeant Jason "Jake" Kimberling -- In the chaos of combat / Tech Sergeant Mark DeCorte -- The ambush at Afghanya / Specialist Gregory "Scott"Ruske -- The "fire-and-forget" guys / Captain Sheffield Ford III, Master Sergeant Thom Maholic, Staff Sergeant Matthew Binney, Staff Sergeant Joseph Fuerst III, Sergeant First Class Abram Hernandez -- The crawl for life / Sergeant First Class Brendan O'Connor -- Death struggle / Staff Sergeant Jason Fetty -- Saving Private Moss / Major John Oh.
Summary:
Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.
Reading Level:
4.3.
Guided reading level: Z.
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