8 seconds of courage : a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor
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Author
Groberg, Florent, 1983-
Contributors
Sileo, Tom, author.
Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 191 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Status
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Southside - Adult
BIO GROBERG, F
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English

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Includes index.
Description
Describes the author's childhood relocation from France to the U.S., where as a naturalized citizen he joined the military and served multiple tours in Afghanistan before he was wounded while protecting his patrol from a suicide bomber.

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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Asadābād.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Casualties -- United States.
Autobiographies.
French Americans -- Biography.
Groberg, Florent, -- 1983-
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Medal of Honor -- Biography.
Personal narratives.
United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography.
Bisac Subjects
Biography & Autobiography / Military.
History / Military / Afghan War (2001-).
History / Military / United States.
Political Science / Terrorism.