His book is getting many accolades from some very notable figures including General Stanley McChrystal, the previous commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan who says Red Platoon is a “brilliant book”. Romesha separated from the army in 2011 and now lives with his family in Dakota. He’s a recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Medal of Honor, the highest military award the country can bestow for his bravery and heroism during the battle for combat outpost Keating that we will get into in a bit. Romesha was assigned as a section leader for the Brave Bravo Troop, 36 th 1 st Calvary, 4 th Brigade Combat Team in the 4 th Infantry Division. At the time of the deadly attack on combat outpost Keating on Oct.
He deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and once to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. įor those who are first learning of Staff Sgt. Today our exclusive author interview (listen below ) is with Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha who is author of the recently released book Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor. I’m Chris Malagisi, Editor-in-Chief of the Conservative book club. Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the light, "Good Faeries/Bad Faeries" presents a world of enchantment and magic that deeply compels the imagination.Conservative Book Club Members, thank you for listening to our weekly author interview podcast series. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and evil as the human realm. In addition to such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures- traditional bad faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the Gloominous Doom. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries- what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like.Īs it turns out, faeries aren't all sweetness and light. In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller "Faeries", artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination.
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