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A Warrior's Faith: Navy SEAL Ryan Job, a Life-Changing Firefight, and the Belief That Transformed His Life
#1 Amazon Best An exhilarating story of a young Navy SEAL whose relentless faith transformed his life and inspired everyone who knew his courageous story.
In A Warrior's Faith , Ryan Job's close friend, Robert Vera, recounts how the highly decorated Navy SEAL's unstoppable sense of humor, positive attitude, and fierce determination helped him survive after being shot in the face by an enemy sniper on a roof in Ramadi, Iraq.
Though blinded, the irrepressible Job recovered from his wounds and began facing a new set of obstacles with his characteristic humor and resolve. He hunted elk, climbed Mt. Rainier, graduated college with honors, influenced countless people around him, and was looking forward to being a father--before his life was tragically cut short by a hospital medical error.
Vera's raw, often funny, and heartfelt account of his friend's life offers readers a way to find hope in the middle of life's raging storms.
In A Warrior's Faith , Ryan Job's close friend, Robert Vera, recounts how the highly decorated Navy SEAL's unstoppable sense of humor, positive attitude, and fierce determination helped him survive after being shot in the face by an enemy sniper on a roof in Ramadi, Iraq.
Though blinded, the irrepressible Job recovered from his wounds and began facing a new set of obstacles with his characteristic humor and resolve. He hunted elk, climbed Mt. Rainier, graduated college with honors, influenced countless people around him, and was looking forward to being a father--before his life was tragically cut short by a hospital medical error.
Vera's raw, often funny, and heartfelt account of his friend's life offers readers a way to find hope in the middle of life's raging storms.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2015
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About the author
Robert Vera
5 books17 followersRobert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Boston College and an MBA from Grand Canyon University. After college, he accepted an appointment as a Staff Assistant to a United States Senator where he managed military and veteran constituent services.
Robert transitioned from government into a financial service career where he worked in leadership positions for eighteen years.
Robert is the founder of the non-profit Institute for Transformation. He is the author of Perfectly Wounded (Twelve Publishing/ Hachette; June 2020), and A Warrior’s Faith (Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins; March 2015). The book earned the publishing industry's 2016 Illumination Silver Medal Award for Best Memoir.
He is a mentor to returning veterans. Each year he leads groups of warriors on expeditions across the Grand Canyon.
Robert is married with children and lives in Phoenix, Arizona where he works as a writer, author, and speaker.
Robert transitioned from government into a financial service career where he worked in leadership positions for eighteen years.
Robert is the founder of the non-profit Institute for Transformation. He is the author of Perfectly Wounded (Twelve Publishing/ Hachette; June 2020), and A Warrior’s Faith (Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins; March 2015). The book earned the publishing industry's 2016 Illumination Silver Medal Award for Best Memoir.
He is a mentor to returning veterans. Each year he leads groups of warriors on expeditions across the Grand Canyon.
Robert is married with children and lives in Phoenix, Arizona where he works as a writer, author, and speaker.
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November 25, 2024
Ryan Job's story is very inspiring and I loved how the author incorporated the Biblical account of Job throughout. I have a deep respect for all men and women who dedicate their lives to serving and protecting this country. Ryan was a strong man of grit, he was courageous and became a man of faith with his deep belief in Jesus. Despite all the very tremendous life hurdles and challenges through his time serving and being shot in Irag, and going permanently blind, he didn't let that stop him from doing amazing and inspiring things in his life. There were so many great messages in this book and I was truly inspired!
If you like listening to audiobooks, the narrator is great for this one!
If you like listening to audiobooks, the narrator is great for this one!
June 11, 2017
My husband saw this book and thought I might like it, neither of us knowing who the book was written about only that is was about a "Warrior's Faith". I was pleasantly surprised to start reading and find out it was about Ryan Job. After seeing and reading American Sniper, I knew a little bit about his story. Robert Vera does a beautiful job of laying out Ryan's life and how his faith got him through some really hard times. Ryan's story is an incredible one. You may not agree with war, but the sacrifices that men like Ryan Job and Chris Kyle made allow you that freedom to agree or disagree. This a book worth taking the time to read.
April 5, 2015
This book was very interesting because I have never read one quite like it. Many of you saw the movie American Sniper based on the life of Chris Kyle. In the movie, it portrays his good friend, Ryan Job, being shot in the face. He later visits Ryan in the hospital where he is healing well.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the story. Ryan died soon after through an accidental overdose by the hospital. This story is written by Ryan’s workout buddy/training partner, Robert Vera.
What is interesting is that it is a book written to show how a man’s life changed many other lives. The author, himself, found a close relationship with God through his friendship with Ryan Job. Job was an American hero, highly decorated SEAL and, most importantly, a lover of God. Through his actions, he showed Christ and brought others to a relationship with God. Incredible man with an incredible story.
5 Solid Stars. Pick up a copy for yourself and another! Thank you, booklookbloggers, for this wonderful book. As always, this is my honest opinion. Here’s to many more!!
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the story. Ryan died soon after through an accidental overdose by the hospital. This story is written by Ryan’s workout buddy/training partner, Robert Vera.
What is interesting is that it is a book written to show how a man’s life changed many other lives. The author, himself, found a close relationship with God through his friendship with Ryan Job. Job was an American hero, highly decorated SEAL and, most importantly, a lover of God. Through his actions, he showed Christ and brought others to a relationship with God. Incredible man with an incredible story.
5 Solid Stars. Pick up a copy for yourself and another! Thank you, booklookbloggers, for this wonderful book. As always, this is my honest opinion. Here’s to many more!!
December 9, 2015
This was a really good book!
May 30, 2017
This book is very captivating. Robert's closeness to Ryan led to a well-written account of Ryan's life after what happened in Iraq. This book is a must read for people who admire the heroism of individuals in the military, especially the Navy SEALS.
April 30, 2015
A Warrior’s Faith is a well written and thoughtful portrayal of Ryan Job’s service to the United States as a Navy Seal. Vera does a masterful job of detailing the personal consequences of Job’s service to his country and fellow Seals. As a history teacher and a Christian, I found the storyline to be compelling and arresting.
We are introduced to Ryan Job and the author while they are on a hike sponsored by Camp Patriot for wounded veterans. The difficulty of that hike for a blind veteran is indicative of the grit of Job and his story. Throughout the book; Vera makes reference to the contrast between the biblical story of Job and the contemporary account of Ryan Job’s trials and triumphs. This comparison is done with compassion, humor, and in a very matter of fact way. Seemingly like the way Ryan Job came face to face with a radically transformed life due to the nature of his injuries.
Each of us will go through life at our own pace, but no one is totally independent. Vera explains throughout the narrative how he came along side Job, that it was a God thing, leaving a successful and apparently secure financial career. Like the disciple Peter who steps out of a boat by faith to walk with Jesus on the water, Vera stepped out by faith and walked along side Ryan Job. Vera humbly recounts the struggles of assisting a blind man and with humor sheds light on the transformation that took place in Job’s life as a result of a sniper’s bullet that found its target on a roof top in Ramadi, Iraq.
“A Warrior’s Faith” is a story of the transforming power of faith. The author of the biblical book, Hebrews, tells us that “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Our lives are faith journeys; and Vera powerfully and personally shares his faith journey with us on the pages of his book.
Vera gives the reader a look behind the headlines that captivate for only a moment, thus providing us with a simple, no nonsense look into the brief but important life of an American hero: Ryan Job. (reviewed by Ken Delorge, Principal, ACS)
DISCLOSURE: A complimentary copy was provided by BookLook on behalf of Thomas Nelson Publishing to facilitate this review. Opinions are those of the reviewer. No compensation was received for this review.
We are introduced to Ryan Job and the author while they are on a hike sponsored by Camp Patriot for wounded veterans. The difficulty of that hike for a blind veteran is indicative of the grit of Job and his story. Throughout the book; Vera makes reference to the contrast between the biblical story of Job and the contemporary account of Ryan Job’s trials and triumphs. This comparison is done with compassion, humor, and in a very matter of fact way. Seemingly like the way Ryan Job came face to face with a radically transformed life due to the nature of his injuries.
Each of us will go through life at our own pace, but no one is totally independent. Vera explains throughout the narrative how he came along side Job, that it was a God thing, leaving a successful and apparently secure financial career. Like the disciple Peter who steps out of a boat by faith to walk with Jesus on the water, Vera stepped out by faith and walked along side Ryan Job. Vera humbly recounts the struggles of assisting a blind man and with humor sheds light on the transformation that took place in Job’s life as a result of a sniper’s bullet that found its target on a roof top in Ramadi, Iraq.
“A Warrior’s Faith” is a story of the transforming power of faith. The author of the biblical book, Hebrews, tells us that “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Our lives are faith journeys; and Vera powerfully and personally shares his faith journey with us on the pages of his book.
Vera gives the reader a look behind the headlines that captivate for only a moment, thus providing us with a simple, no nonsense look into the brief but important life of an American hero: Ryan Job. (reviewed by Ken Delorge, Principal, ACS)
DISCLOSURE: A complimentary copy was provided by BookLook on behalf of Thomas Nelson Publishing to facilitate this review. Opinions are those of the reviewer. No compensation was received for this review.
April 7, 2015
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I tend to stay away from true life stories like this that are so modern, simply for the fact that I don’t like seeing the violence of our world, portrayed so starkly. However, despite that, I enjoyed reading about the life of one of our American elite soldiers, Ryan Job, the sacrifice he made in the line of duty, and his tragic, senseless death.
The biography is written by Ryan’s good friend and training partner, Robert Vera. It is done in a no-nonsense way, while at the same time, drawing parallels between Ryan’s life, and the book of Job from the Bible. He shows how, despite losing his sight in the firefight in Iraq, Ryan Job’s faith grows stronger and he faces his new life with humor and strength of character.
You may find the scene of the battle familiar, as it is the same scene in the blockbuster movie, American Sniper, which was adapted for film from the book by the same name, written by Ryan’s fellow SEAL, Chris Kyle.
The book is well-written, though some parts tend to lag a little.
I tend to stay away from true life stories like this that are so modern, simply for the fact that I don’t like seeing the violence of our world, portrayed so starkly. However, despite that, I enjoyed reading about the life of one of our American elite soldiers, Ryan Job, the sacrifice he made in the line of duty, and his tragic, senseless death.
The biography is written by Ryan’s good friend and training partner, Robert Vera. It is done in a no-nonsense way, while at the same time, drawing parallels between Ryan’s life, and the book of Job from the Bible. He shows how, despite losing his sight in the firefight in Iraq, Ryan Job’s faith grows stronger and he faces his new life with humor and strength of character.
You may find the scene of the battle familiar, as it is the same scene in the blockbuster movie, American Sniper, which was adapted for film from the book by the same name, written by Ryan’s fellow SEAL, Chris Kyle.
The book is well-written, though some parts tend to lag a little.
February 10, 2016
This book was phenomenal! Ryan Job was an amazing person. It was devastating to read that due to a hospital error, he died. He really embraced his injury and lived a full life despite being blind. Very interesting how the author compared him to Job from the Old Testament. The similarities were amazing. Ryan's faith helped him live the life that was dealt to him with courage and perseverance. The author had a special relationship with Ryan and his wife which I know he treasured. It would have been wonderful to have known Ryan Job personally. His example of faith is truly something to seek for and find in this life.
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June 4, 2015
Ryan Job was a truly great person and reading about his life and his faith was an honor. I think being blind after having sight would be one of the hardest trials to endure, but he didn't let him stop him at all. He is a true hero. The writing was just okay and reads almost like a memorial service talk, but I'm glad I read it.
November 14, 2016
This is one of my favorite books of all time. It shows all of what God can do with just one life! This book makes you want to make a difference too. I would definitely like to be reading this book again in the future. It was one of the few books that I just had to read in three days because I liked it so much. One of my favorites of all time.
November 21, 2016
Thank You, Robert Vera!
Honesty, integrity, unfailing faith, courage and unbeatable human spirit. What a book! I read it with greatest focus and heart and treasured every word. With all the wrongs in the world especially in our political world, it's so refreshing and inspiring to read, of men and women of great courage and faith. So thank you again Mr. Vera. Highly recommend it!
Honesty, integrity, unfailing faith, courage and unbeatable human spirit. What a book! I read it with greatest focus and heart and treasured every word. With all the wrongs in the world especially in our political world, it's so refreshing and inspiring to read, of men and women of great courage and faith. So thank you again Mr. Vera. Highly recommend it!
April 9, 2017
Fastest read I've had this year. Far to few people out there can lift themselves up after suffering, and Ryan is one of those people, and this book tells us about his life after losing his sight and how it changed those around him.
I love reading about people like this, and it is interesting to see the world of Ryan Job and Navy seals from the side line a bit, but still have that connection.
I love reading about people like this, and it is interesting to see the world of Ryan Job and Navy seals from the side line a bit, but still have that connection.
March 5, 2015
Uplifting story of Ryan Job's life
I chose to read this book after reading American Sniper by Chris Kyle. Loved the way the story of Ryan Job was portrayed....such an inspiring story!
I chose to read this book after reading American Sniper by Chris Kyle. Loved the way the story of Ryan Job was portrayed....such an inspiring story!
September 22, 2016
Quick read. Inter woven with other Navy Seal books such as Chris Myles American Sniper
Huge sacrifices these men and their families hAve made
Good to hear how m err n embrace their daily lives with faith
Huge sacrifices these men and their families hAve made
Good to hear how m err n embrace their daily lives with faith
September 12, 2018
I couldn’t put it down!
The story, the emotion, the pain, the achievements. Ryan Job is such a remarkable human being, a hero soldier, humble and giving. This was an awesome read about an awesome man.
The story, the emotion, the pain, the achievements. Ryan Job is such a remarkable human being, a hero soldier, humble and giving. This was an awesome read about an awesome man.
April 25, 2015
Oh man! Great story of faith, friendship, courage, bravery, heroism & overcoming odds.
May 12, 2015
Well written account of Navy Seal Ryan Job's life and faith. Heartbreaking, but well worth reading.
November 13, 2015
Another life changing book. Highly recommend!
November 7, 2015
A true story of life struggles overcome by an incredible man that used his skills and life for others. He overcame obstacles gracefully and didn't use them as a crutch or as a pity party.
October 29, 2015
Remarkable book, everyone should read this. Ryan Job had it figured out.
I laughed, I cried, I praised God. What a life he lived and what a legacy he left. I want to read it again .
I laughed, I cried, I praised God. What a life he lived and what a legacy he left. I want to read it again .
February 15, 2016
Loved it!!!!! Give you a deep understanding of the faith and perseverance of those who have sworn to protect our freedoms!
January 7, 2016
I loved this book!
January 17, 2016
THIS in the ONE book you should read this year!!
April 25, 2017
This... is really, an awesome book! It tells the story of a young soldier seriously wounded in Iraq, his fight for his life after tragedy, and his walk of faith, along with the author.
April 4, 2023
RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: PRO ATHLETES PLEASE STOP SAYING YOU’RE A WARRIOR… OR HE’S A WARRIOR!”
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As an Honorably Discharged Viet Nam Era Veteran… I have always despised the overused unearned braggadocio references that big league ballplayers pour upon themselves and others… as a “real warrior”… or I’d go to war with that guy. Meanwhile half the big leaguers sit out a game with a hangnail! As nauseated and angry as this unrelenting practice has made me… it now makes me angrier… after reading this book… that is rightfully entitled *A WARRIOR’S FAITH*.
The subject of this book is the late Navy Seal Ryan Job… and ladies and gentleman of the world… if you have any doubt at all… of what the true definition of a **WARRIOR** is… read this book! The minute an individual gets his Seal Trident… he is a *WARRIOR* in “my” book… before ever going to battle… and you’re hearing that from a proud Veteran.
Tragically Ryan at the age of twenty-five on August 2, 2006 in Ramadi was hit by a sniper’s bullet and… “within a heartbeat, the entire right side of his face was one massive open wound. His cheekbone and eye socket were blown away. His right eye was gone.” The bravery and courage… and true love of his teammates… that Ryan displayed on the edge of death on that roof and to the streets below… is truly awe inspiring. His fight not just to survive… but to live… and love… and inspire… hand in hand with a quiet personal relationship with G-d… even after going totally… and permanently blind… in my personal belief… was even more courageous… than the unmatched courage he showed on that roof.
The time between his being shot and dying from medical malpractice at the age of twenty-eight on September 24, 2009… are filled with new definitions of being a **TRUE-WARRIOR” off the proverbial battle field… but on a new battlefield called life… for a permanently blind… blessing to humanity from the Lord.
This is a short book… small in actual physical size…a little larger print… and also there are at least 2 – 4 blank pages (other than a small chapter or book name on one page) between every chapter and every book. So with 14 chapters and 3 books… you can easily figure out how many less “reading” pages there are than you’re led to believe. One last minor irritation before I summarize… if the author would have used the term “hedge of protection” one more time… I may have thrown the book out the window.
This is a touching book… that makes it almost impossible not to want to strive somehow… anywhere… or any way… to become a better person… and if nothing else… I can’t see any human being… including me… not hesitate periodically… before I complain about some ailment. I literally got chills and tears in my eyes… and had to take a break… during a scene where Ryan and the author were working out on a hill… and perfect strangers started clapping as they passed all the way down the hill.
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As an Honorably Discharged Viet Nam Era Veteran… I have always despised the overused unearned braggadocio references that big league ballplayers pour upon themselves and others… as a “real warrior”… or I’d go to war with that guy. Meanwhile half the big leaguers sit out a game with a hangnail! As nauseated and angry as this unrelenting practice has made me… it now makes me angrier… after reading this book… that is rightfully entitled *A WARRIOR’S FAITH*.
The subject of this book is the late Navy Seal Ryan Job… and ladies and gentleman of the world… if you have any doubt at all… of what the true definition of a **WARRIOR** is… read this book! The minute an individual gets his Seal Trident… he is a *WARRIOR* in “my” book… before ever going to battle… and you’re hearing that from a proud Veteran.
Tragically Ryan at the age of twenty-five on August 2, 2006 in Ramadi was hit by a sniper’s bullet and… “within a heartbeat, the entire right side of his face was one massive open wound. His cheekbone and eye socket were blown away. His right eye was gone.” The bravery and courage… and true love of his teammates… that Ryan displayed on the edge of death on that roof and to the streets below… is truly awe inspiring. His fight not just to survive… but to live… and love… and inspire… hand in hand with a quiet personal relationship with G-d… even after going totally… and permanently blind… in my personal belief… was even more courageous… than the unmatched courage he showed on that roof.
The time between his being shot and dying from medical malpractice at the age of twenty-eight on September 24, 2009… are filled with new definitions of being a **TRUE-WARRIOR” off the proverbial battle field… but on a new battlefield called life… for a permanently blind… blessing to humanity from the Lord.
This is a short book… small in actual physical size…a little larger print… and also there are at least 2 – 4 blank pages (other than a small chapter or book name on one page) between every chapter and every book. So with 14 chapters and 3 books… you can easily figure out how many less “reading” pages there are than you’re led to believe. One last minor irritation before I summarize… if the author would have used the term “hedge of protection” one more time… I may have thrown the book out the window.
This is a touching book… that makes it almost impossible not to want to strive somehow… anywhere… or any way… to become a better person… and if nothing else… I can’t see any human being… including me… not hesitate periodically… before I complain about some ailment. I literally got chills and tears in my eyes… and had to take a break… during a scene where Ryan and the author were working out on a hill… and perfect strangers started clapping as they passed all the way down the hill.
July 25, 2018
This book joins a library full of books about the Navy Seals [of which my favorite is the sad, but uplifting story of Adam Brown in the book “Fearless.”] I also enjoy books about those Navy Seals who are followers of Jesus, like “Fearless” and “American Sniper,” by the late Chris Kyle. This book is in that same vein. I think I gave both “Fearless” and “American Sniper” 5.0 ratings, but this book gets only a 3.0 rating.
The book is short—I read it in one day—and that is it’s shortcoming. The story of Ryan Job is sad, and also uplifting, but it’s a very truncated story. The author who was a friend of Job’s doesn’t seem to have interviewed hardly anyone in the course of writing the book. We get a very short and swift retracing of Job’s life up to the time he joined the SEALs, but learn almost nothing about him, what sports did he play? What did he do? What was his relationship with his father like? (It wasn’t good, but we only get vague references to this), etc.
This is sort of the great shortcoming of the book. After Ryan becomes the first SEAL injured in the battle of Fallujah, he ends up in treatment at Bethesda in the United States. A nurse whom he met shortly before he deployed, upends her life and goes and stays with him during treatment. They eventually marry. If she is interviewed for the book, it isn’t apparent. We learn little about her and hear nothing directly from her. What were her thoughts about dropping her life and joining Ryan in Bethesda as he rehabs? What did she want? How did she feel? What was her motivation? We do not know.
Was Ryan‘ s family involved in his rehab at all? We don’t know.
It’s like a book idea, that never really got fully implemented, so it leaves the reader with dozens of questions and zero answers. I liked reading the book, but it felt like it was only half-finished and we don’t really know Ryan Job, and we certainly don’t know his wife and/or his family.
The book is short—I read it in one day—and that is it’s shortcoming. The story of Ryan Job is sad, and also uplifting, but it’s a very truncated story. The author who was a friend of Job’s doesn’t seem to have interviewed hardly anyone in the course of writing the book. We get a very short and swift retracing of Job’s life up to the time he joined the SEALs, but learn almost nothing about him, what sports did he play? What did he do? What was his relationship with his father like? (It wasn’t good, but we only get vague references to this), etc.
This is sort of the great shortcoming of the book. After Ryan becomes the first SEAL injured in the battle of Fallujah, he ends up in treatment at Bethesda in the United States. A nurse whom he met shortly before he deployed, upends her life and goes and stays with him during treatment. They eventually marry. If she is interviewed for the book, it isn’t apparent. We learn little about her and hear nothing directly from her. What were her thoughts about dropping her life and joining Ryan in Bethesda as he rehabs? What did she want? How did she feel? What was her motivation? We do not know.
Was Ryan‘ s family involved in his rehab at all? We don’t know.
It’s like a book idea, that never really got fully implemented, so it leaves the reader with dozens of questions and zero answers. I liked reading the book, but it felt like it was only half-finished and we don’t really know Ryan Job, and we certainly don’t know his wife and/or his family.
January 28, 2020
Faith lived
Who would have thought a tough Navy Seal Warrior who fought in war and had to kill to protect his co soldiers and Seal team would be one to help my faith in God increase? Inspired by his living his faith, even more after he was terribly wounded and blinded. He never allowed himself a pity party but thanked God for his injury that enabled him to “see” even better into his own heart and the hearts of his fellow men and women. He accepted help humbly and gave it unconditionally. Face all with joy, knowing God has your back. It won’t be easy but with God, you can get through anything and be joyful. This book was an inspiration for me in my much easier life and much lesser challenges. This man was no namby pamby sorry for himself victim. He showed by his life how to live fully and faithfully and triumphantly, accepting all circumstances as gifts and making all a gift of himself.
I want to live my faith like Ryan Job!
Who would have thought a tough Navy Seal Warrior who fought in war and had to kill to protect his co soldiers and Seal team would be one to help my faith in God increase? Inspired by his living his faith, even more after he was terribly wounded and blinded. He never allowed himself a pity party but thanked God for his injury that enabled him to “see” even better into his own heart and the hearts of his fellow men and women. He accepted help humbly and gave it unconditionally. Face all with joy, knowing God has your back. It won’t be easy but with God, you can get through anything and be joyful. This book was an inspiration for me in my much easier life and much lesser challenges. This man was no namby pamby sorry for himself victim. He showed by his life how to live fully and faithfully and triumphantly, accepting all circumstances as gifts and making all a gift of himself.
I want to live my faith like Ryan Job!
February 9, 2025
I would overall recommend this book. I would have some cautions about some mysticism, but appreciate the author’s desire to acknowledge how God can work mysteriously. I would’ve appreciated more firsthand and primary source material from Ryan himself. I had heard of a letter he wrote on a podcast interview I think with Robert Vera? on the Jocko Willink podcast, where it shared a letter that Ryan wrote in the hospital saying that he is not the “captain of his own destiny” but that he was trusting God. I think that might’ve moved me as much or more than this book did. It was very interesting to hear more about his life, however.
October 14, 2024
This book was amazing. I pre-dominately read books about Navy SEALs and I had briefly heard of Ryan’s story through podcasts and even Chris Kyle’s American Sniper book and movie. I’m so happy I read this book because it was fantastic. A tragic story about an amazing man, it was incredible to see how much will he had in life. It was also very interesting to see the parallels between the biblical Job and Ryan Job (Job pronounced the same way). God played a big role in Ryan’s life, and it’s comforting to be able to see that through this book. Cannot recommend enough.
May 7, 2025
This is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. It's a very touching story that is also full of action, with a wonderful storyline. As someone who wants to go into the Military myself, this book is especially important to me. This is a book that you can always look forward to reading more and more of because there's never a bland page. The storyline will always be pulling you in more and more the farther you get into it. And it's not just for people who are interested in Military/ combat books, this is a great story for anyone to read. I would give this 5 stars.
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