Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives

Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives | Jim Sheeler | Compelling and heart wrenching,many thanks to jim sheeler

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	Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Jim Sheeler Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 41 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Courageous...Meaningful...Thoughtful...A Must Read!

Since we are all involved in this war, perhaps it is our responsibility to not just listen to the media spin, but to also hear the truth shared by the heroes and masterfully communicated by Pulitzer Prize winning author Jim Sheeler. We learn that there are many faces of courage, and we might do well to give thanks for our freedom and appreciation for those who serve.

Compelling and heart wrenching,many thanks to jim sheeler

So many thanks to Major Beck and his fellow Marines and to the family members of the honored dead for helping Jim Sheeler write this compelling and heart wrenching book.

It brought this Navy vet who served during the Viet nAM War to tears.

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Well Written and Amazing Book!

I read about this book in a newspaper and immediately ordered it. It is an amazing book that follows the lives of the families who are grieving their loss. As a former Marine myself, the way the Marine CACO performed his duties is how I would expect a Marine to conduct himself. He went ABOVE and BEYOND the call of duty for those families and he deserves a medal for it.

The author did an amazing job of documenting everything. It's as if you are right there with them. His courage to be there and witness these events is commendable.

It's a book that will make you cry. It depicts the thoughts and feelings of all those involved with the arduous and emotional task of notifying family of their deceased. I am a slow reader, yet I finished this book in 2 days but only a total of about 7 hours. It keeps you holding on and you just don't want to put it down. The book also doesn't leave you with that "empty" feeling.

Thank you for writing this book. It is forever etched in my heart.

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Lasting Impression

This is truly a book that stays with you. Has even prompted me to get the flag from my grandmother's military funeral (World War I Wave)out of the cedar chest and put it on display. Incidentally, the only paper book I have read since getting my Kindle. Additionally, I am totally against the war, but this book gives a clear picture of those who have gone and not returned. Beautifully done!!

get out the tissues

Very dignified and quietly written although a bit repetitive which just makes the point of the book all the more clear. Although the families in the book have different stories to tell, the deaths of their loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan bring them all to a common place. This should be required reading for our leaders in Washington, DC.

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