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Ryan Smithson enlisted in the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this autobiographical account he charts the experiences of a GI during his tour of duty, offering a personal perspective on the Iraq War that is intended to reshape readers’ understanding of American service.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Ryan Smithson
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