Newburyport Public Library

War story, sometimes the real fight starts after the battle, Steven Elliott

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304)

autobiography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

War story

bibliography

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Steven Elliott

sometimes the real fight starts after the battle

"Everyone knows about Pat Tillman, the hero who didn't come home after a tragic encounter with friendly fire in Afghanistan. Aftermath is the untold story of what happened in the accident's wake--and the fall and unlikely redemption of Steven Elliot, a fellow soldier behind the bullets that killed Tillman. Though Elliott was only a young man in his first gunfight, following his superior officer's direction, the shame and regret over his actions wrecked his life. In the years that followed, he suffered from PTSD, depression, and alcohol addiction--and saw no way out beyond suicide. But then a supernatural encounter with God changed everything, restored his broken marriage, and set him on the path to a new mission of helping veterans through the trauma that too often comes in the aftermath of their service. A story of war and faith, love and tragedy, and ultimate healing"--, Provided by publisher

Prologue -- Leaving home -- On my way -- Kill or capture -- War -- Ambush -- Burdens -- Truth and consequences -- Brook -- The storm -- Broken -- Freefall -- Lock me up -- Hello, good-bye -- Stop -- That which was not deserved -- Telling the story -- Healing -- The end

War story a memoir