Choosing Courage Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero |
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Author:
| Collier, Peter |
ISBN: | 978-1-57965-705-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2016 |
Publisher: | Artisan
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a c made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker--both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a sec generation Japanese American, Baker an...
More DescriptionHow does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a c made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the and confronted life-threatening danger to make a difference. There are the stories of George Sakato and Vernon Baker--both of whom overcame racial discrimination to enlist in the army during World War II (Sakato was a sec generation Japanese American, Baker an African American) and went on to prove that heroes come in all colors--an Clint Romesha, who led his outnumbered fellow soldiers against a determined enemy to prevent the Taliban from t over a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan.