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The Price of Their Blood: Profiles in Spirit
For every tragic story of a life unraveled by battle, there are a dozen tales of men and women who have managed to triumph over the harrowing experiences of war and ruin. The Price of Their Blood is a celebration of these triumphs, offered at a time when interest in patriotic heroes runs deep and passion for wartime remembrance runs high.
The Price of Their Blood, by Jesse Brown, written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Daniel Paisner, offers compelling portraits of more than a dozen American men and women, including: Michael A. Naranjo, U.S. Army: a Santa Clara Pueblo Native American who was blinded and had only partial use of his right hand, but went on to become an acclaimed sculptor the artist who sees with his hands whose works are sought by museums and collectors around the world
Alfred Pugh, U.S. Army: at 107, believed to be the nation's oldest living combat veteran, suffered permanent laryngitis by the inhalation of mustard gas during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France during the first World War, before going on to a long career with the U.S. Postal Service in his hometown of Westbrook, Maine
Felicia Weston, U.S. Army: partially blinded in a Scud missile attack on a warehouse in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during the Persian Gulf War, she now works with DAV, fulfilling a promise she made to herself to help other injured veterans put their lives back on track
The profiles in The Price of Their Blood focus on the call to service, the will to live, and the power to carry on.
The Price of Their Blood, by Jesse Brown, written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Daniel Paisner, offers compelling portraits of more than a dozen American men and women, including: Michael A. Naranjo, U.S. Army: a Santa Clara Pueblo Native American who was blinded and had only partial use of his right hand, but went on to become an acclaimed sculptor the artist who sees with his hands whose works are sought by museums and collectors around the world
Alfred Pugh, U.S. Army: at 107, believed to be the nation's oldest living combat veteran, suffered permanent laryngitis by the inhalation of mustard gas during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France during the first World War, before going on to a long career with the U.S. Postal Service in his hometown of Westbrook, Maine
Felicia Weston, U.S. Army: partially blinded in a Scud missile attack on a warehouse in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during the Persian Gulf War, she now works with DAV, fulfilling a promise she made to herself to help other injured veterans put their lives back on track
The profiles in The Price of Their Blood focus on the call to service, the will to live, and the power to carry on.
221 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1955
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February 14, 2025
Took a while to get through the book because of other projects, so don’t judge the book by the time it took me to finish it.
Inspiring stories of real veterans who overcame their injuries to make positive impacts on their worlds and ours.
Inspiring stories of real veterans who overcame their injuries to make positive impacts on their worlds and ours.
May 30, 2010
This is a book of true stories about how disabled vets from WWI through the current war were injured, how they responded, and what they made of their changed lives.
It's written by Jesse Brown, himself a disabled vet, who worked for DAV for 20+ years before being appointed to Clinton's cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs. About a year before this book was published, he succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
It's a little sophomorid, I think, but the book is moving, inspirational, and all that stuff. A good (and quick) read.
It's written by Jesse Brown, himself a disabled vet, who worked for DAV for 20+ years before being appointed to Clinton's cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs. About a year before this book was published, he succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
It's a little sophomorid, I think, but the book is moving, inspirational, and all that stuff. A good (and quick) read.
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