Citizen Soldier

<p>Imagine going to war for a year with no assurance that you would ever return. </p><p><br></p><p>In Dr. Robert Elliott's <em>Citizen Soldier: From the Land of Lincoln to Iraq and Back </em>readers learn what it is like to say goodbye to a wife and three children and then travel across Iraq by convoy and helicopters. You'll learn about the stressors the dangers and the risks taken and retaken.</p><p><br></p><p>The author gives vivid accounts of:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Walking the ancient ruins of Babylon</li><li>Transporting detainees to Abu Ghraib Prison</li><li>Meeting with Ukrainian soldiers near the Iranian border</li><li>Calling in a medevac after a roadside bomb attack</li><li>Sustaining a mortar attack</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Citizen Soldier: From the Land of Lincoln to Iraq and Back</em> is written from a soldier's perspective inviting you to experience the emotional roller coaster that service members and their families voluntarily endure to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. </p>