Overview
The harrowing true story of a father and his son, a staff sergeant who died in Iraq: a tribute to the Great Conversation' they shared and the manuscript they had intended to complete together. Staff Sergeant Darrell 'Skip' Griffin, Jr, was killed in action on March 21, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for dragging a comrade to safety through enemy gunfire. He was also in the middle of writing a book. In the face of Skip's death, Darrell, Sr, takes it upon himself to finish the book.'
Full Product Details
Author: Darrell Griffin ,
Darrell Griffin
Publisher: Atlas & Co
Imprint: Atlas & Co
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 18.00cm
Weight: 0.403kg
ISBN: 9781934633168
ISBN 10: 193463316
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 02 July 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The elder Mr. Griffin s voice blue-collar, cant-free, come-as-you-are may put you in mind of Ron Kovic s in his memoir, Born on the Fourth of July....the most honest and gripping accounts of the Iraq war have come from low-ranking soldiers, not from generals. Last Journey joins that small shelf of serious books, thanks to a father with a native gift for the English language, one who gave his son the greatest gift a father can give: his avid and appreciative attention. --Dwight Garner The conflicted, ultimately tragic experience of an American soldier in Iraq is explored in this moving homage .it presents a harrowing, unsanitized vision of the war and the toll it takes on our soldiers. The elder Mr. Griffin's voice- blue-collar, cant-free, come-as-you-are-may put you in mind of Ron Kovic's in his memoir, Born on the Fourth of July....the most honest and gripping accounts of the Iraq war have come from low-ranking soldiers, not from generals. Last Journey joins that small shelf of serious books, thanks to a father with a native gift for the English language, one who gave his son the greatest gift a father can give: his avid and appreciative attention. -- Dwight Garner
The elder Mr. Griffin's voice- blue-collar, cant-free, come-as-you-are-may put you in mind of Ron Kovic's in his memoir, Born on the Fourth of July....the most honest and gripping accounts of the Iraq war have come from low-ranking soldiers, not from generals. Last Journey joins that small shelf of serious books, thanks to a father with a native gift for the English language, one who gave his son the greatest gift a father can give: his avid and appreciative attention. -- Dwight Garner
