According to the book description of A CHiP on my Shoulder: How to Love
Your Cop with Attitude, "It hasn't been easy. Marriage is hard, but
marriage to a police officer is even harder. Shift work, hypervigilance, mood
swings, and risk have been a big part of the life I live with my officer. But
with the right mindset, it can be done, and it can be done well. A CHiP on my
Shoulder: How to Love Your Cop with Attitude provides true stories from several
marriages, positive thoughts and proven principles on how to make a law
enforcement marriage not only survive its difficulties, but thrive in the midst
of them."
According to the book description of Selfish Prayer: How California
National Guard DUSTOFF Changed the Face of Medevac amid Chaos, Carnage and
Politics of War, "They fly into battles armed only with a rifle and a
red cross... whispering silent prayers for courage as they work. Driven by a
deep-seated compassion for human life, Medevac crews risked their lives for
their brothers in battle. Daring rescues, firefights, and courageous measures in
the air and on the ground pushed their abilities beyond limits to ensure
soldiers saw their loved ones again. This is the untold story of DUSTOFF - a
company of National Guard lifesavers dedicated to a mission that moved beyond
the bounds of deployment, and outside the borders of Afghanistan. By recruiting
civilian paramedics from the west coast, the 168th GSAB Medevac Company set out
to prove their training model could save more lives of wounded soldiers than
flight medics trained to the Army standard. Through eyewitness accounts of
bloody battles, hoists into dangerous terrain under fire, and investing
themselves to sheer exhaustion, they had one goal: bring our soldiers home
alive. The Army's documented results were staggering. The mortality rate of
American, Coalition and civilian patients was cut in half while they were in
theater. After they departed Afghanistan, it rose 50% to where it was before.
Returning home from deployment, their battle continued. Armed with damning
evidence and a memory-fueled passion that led to face to face conflicts, they
were marginalized and maligned. Undaunted, these men put their careers at risk.
They fought for fundamental changes to ensure our soldiers receive the best care
possible, forcing the Army's hand to finally do the right thing."
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