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3) The survivor
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Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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"Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease nine months earlier, Nate is about to leap off an 11th-floor ledge of a bank building in Santa Monica, Calif., when he notices a robbery in progress through the window next to where he is standing. Nate climbs back in the window undetected, grabs a handgun a masked man has conveniently set down, and, thanks to his ROTC firearms training, succeeds in shooting dead five of the six robbers. In revenge, the thwarted...
5) The edge
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English
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Sent to a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA operative who was in possession of countless state secrets, ex-Army ranger Travis Devine, with no one to trust, must unravel a long history of secrets while evading those who want him dead.
7) Breaking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.
Pub. Date
[2012], c1990
Language
English
Description
This program with Bill Moyers chronicles the return of World War II veterans to the battlefields of their youth. From D-Day to the Rhine follows the veterans as they go ashore at Normandy, move on through the Ardennes, visit battle sites such as the Battle of the Bulge, and wind up finally at the Rhine. Personal recollections are interspersed with archival footage of the battles they fought, from Omaha Beach to Bastogne to Malmedy. The program also...
11) The infiltrator
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Working with the FBI to eradicate a domestic terrorist group known as Autumn's Tithe, Derek Harrington is on a collision course with ex-FBI Special Agent Hannah Kittle, aka Sarah, who leads the group, when events set the stage for a confrontation that will bring Autumn's Tithe right to his doorstep.
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Pub. Date
[2023].
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English
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Veterans of the United States armed forces are entitled to a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Dr. Paul R Lawrence, former Under Secretary for Benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible guide to all the benefits and services available to veterans of the US armed services and how to make the most of these benefits and services.
13) Better off dead
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 26
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun--until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel ... The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"People call this place the end of the world...everyone is running away from something when they come here." Calloused by the Iraq War, Nicanor, an expatriate, finds solace in living the Hemingway lifestyle. By day, he writes, deep sea fishes, and fights off a persistent bull shark. By night, he drinks, corrals women, and tussles with the local gangsters. One day his world changes as Mabel, a creature of stunning, yet simplistic beauty emerges from...
15) Duke
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Marine Sergeant Terry Pulaski, a once proud man, is now a broken shell of himself having returned from Iraq with both PTSD and a disabling injury. Terry struggles to be a good father and husband, but his challenges leave him feeling like a burden to his wife and daughter. With his dog Duke in tow, he decides to leave his family behind.
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
After the end of the Vietnam War, many former servicemen joined organizations that argued for increased services for veterans. Several veterans service organizations called for additional health services for soldiers who had been exposed to Agent Orange, an extremely flammable toxic chemical, during the war.
Pub. Date
[1982]
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English
Description
During the 1980s, many veterans of the Vietnam War began demanding that the government offer increased health care and other services to those who were exposed to Agent Orange during the war. Agent Orange was a toxic chemical compound that included materials known to cause cancer, and it was sprayed by U.S. forces over jungles in Vietnam in an attempt to kill foliage that provided cover to North Vietnamese troops. The Veterans Administration at the...
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
The dedication of the national Vietnam War Memorial in 1982 drew large crowds of veterans whose lives were still affected by their service. Vietnam veterans, unlike those who returned from World War II or the Korean War, did not receive a large public demonstration of support. This, and the desire of many to heal the rifts in the country between those who supported and opposed the war, helped inspire the construction of the memorial within 10 years...
Pub. Date
[1984]
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English
Description
In 1979, Vietnam veterans who had been exposed to Agent Orange began lobbying Congress to pass legislation that would grant them compensation for their injuries, which they claimed were the fault of the U.S. government, who had ordered the use of the potent herbicide to destroy foliage in the jungles of Vietnam. Five years later, the House of Representatives began debating a bill sponsored by Tom Daschle (D, SD). In October 1984, Congress passed the...
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