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Author: Jennifer Bennett
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Published: 2019-04-29
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781949521054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn 16 September 2013, a shooter roamed Building 197 with deadly effect. One Navy employee was shot and survived. Emergency physicians called her survival "a miracle." Jennifer sustained a point-blank shotgun blast, yet by the grace of God, she survived. More than a story of survival, this is a story of faith, of healing and of triumph.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Laurel Myers
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
Published: 2015-01-26
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781483421025
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"911, what is your emergency?," the operator said in a calm voice as gunshots rained down on victims from the fourth floor in Building 197 at the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013. Amidst the chaos, hundreds of workers fled for their lives. Those who weren't hit by the shooter's initial shots were quickly engulfed by the terror that followed. In Shooting at the Navy Yard, author Laurel Myers offers a firsthand account of the shooting spree that occurred that day and provides insight into the aftermath, including her challenges with post traumatic stress disorder. She addresses workplace safety issues and pays tribute to the twelve people who lost their lives that fateful day. Praise for Shooting at the Navy Yard " ... The point of view from the middle of building 197 is good and shows what was going on in the author's mind, what her experiences were from what she saw, what she could hear, and what she felt as she hid under her desk ..." -Andrew Blanco
Author: Richard A. Hulver
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2019-06-03
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 016095021X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDedicated to the Sailors and Marines who lost their lives on the final voyage of USS Indianapolis and to those who survived the torment at sea following its sinking. plus the crews that risked their lives in rescue ships. The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a decorated World War II warship that is primarily remembered for her worst 15 minutes. . This ship earned ten (10) battle stars for her service in World War II and was credited for shooting down nine (9) enemy planes. However, this fame was overshadowed by the first 15 minutes July 30, 1945, when she was struck by two (2) torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58 and sent to the bottom of the Philippine Sea. The sinking of Indianapolis and the loss of 880 crew out of 1,196 --most deaths occurring in the 4-5 day wait for a rescue delayed --is a tragedy in U.S. naval history. This historical reference showcases primary source documents to tell the story of Indianapolis, the history of this tragedy from the U.S. Navy perspective. It recounts the sinking, rescue efforts, follow-up investigations, aftermath and continuing communications efforts. Included are deck logs to better understand the ship location when she sunk and testimony of survivors and participants. For additional historical publications produced by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, please check out these resources here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command Year 2016 marked the 71st anniversary of the sinking and another spike in public attention on the loss -- including a big screen adaptation of the story, talk of future films, documentaries, and planned expeditions to locate the wreckage of the warship.
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2014-01-21
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1596437960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.
Author: Andrew Solomon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-05-23
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 1476795053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places undergoing seismic shifts—political, cultural, and spiritual. From his stint on the barricades in Moscow in 1991, when he joined artists in resisting the coup whose failure ended the Soviet Union, his 2002 account of the rebirth of culture in Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban, his insightful appraisal of a Myanmar seeped in contradictions as it slowly, fitfully pushes toward freedom, and many other stories of profound upheaval, this book provides a unique window onto the very idea of social change. With his signature brilliance and compassion, Solomon demonstrates both how history is altered by individuals, and how personal identities are altered when governments alter. A journalist and essayist of remarkable perception and prescience, Solomon captures the essence of these cultures. Ranging across seven continents and twenty-five years, these “meaty dispatches…are brilliant geopolitical travelogues that also comprise a very personal and reflective resume of the National Book Award winner’s globe-trotting adventures” (Elle). Far and Away takes a magnificent journey into the heart of extraordinarily diverse experiences: “You will not only know the world better after having seen it through Solomon’s eyes, you will also care about it more” (Elizabeth Gilbert).
Author: United States. Navy Department
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Published: 1890
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chris Kyle
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2012-01-03
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 006208237X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. “An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq--a humanizing, brave story that’s extremely readable.” — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review "Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." —RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
Author: William M. Arkin
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 110
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brad Hirschfield
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 2009-03-10
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0307382982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConflict is an opportunity to learn and grow–and often to grow closer to one another. Brad Hirschfield knows what it means to be a fanatic; he was one. A former activist in the West Bank, he was committed to reconstructing the Jewish state within its biblical borders. Now he is devoted to teaching inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, and delivering a message of acceptance. In You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right, Rabbi Hirschfield uses his own spiritual journey to help people of all faiths find acceptance and tolerance, as well as a path to peace, understanding, and hope that will appeal to the common wisdom of all religions.
