Heroes: A Soldier's Story With PTSD

by Christopher Card

As if losing both parents in the September 11th attacks wasn't painful enough, walking away from an N.F.L. career to bring justice to the cowards who committed the crime hurt just as much. This is the story of Christian Job, who will selflessly sacrifice his dreams–including the relationship with the Love of his Life, Sarah–for a pair of boots… a riffle… and a flight to the middle of nowhere. During his senior year at Ohio State--it Terrorists hijack four jumbo jets and use them as Weapons of Mass Destruction, pummeling the Pentagon and toppling the Twin Towers. Christian is then confronted by the decision of all His Career… or The Cause. Like many men, he chooses Country or career. But once in Afghanistan reality pays him a The guerilla fighters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda are not what he expected–neither is America’s military might. And although Christian is a beast on the battlefield, ironically, his biggest battle comes when he is discharged and thrown into the ring with the world’s biggest That mean Old Lady named Life! Christian is soon subjected to a gauntlet of issues, from struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship with Sarah; to drug abuse to cope with PTSD and an aggravating injury awarded in war; and trying to come to terms with the derelict of the Department of Veteran's Affairs, and it's always infinite waiting list....

394 pages, Paperback

Published November 23, 2019