Militære veteraner

Anden Verdenskrig, Vietnam, Algeriet, Balkan, Afghanistan og Ukraine. Soldater fra forskellige krige og konflikter mødes på tværs af generationer og verdensdele i Soldaterhjerte for at svare på: Hvorfor går vi i krig? Hvad gør det ved os som mennesker? Og hvordan vender vi hjem til civilisationen igen? Svarene rummer ord som fædrelandskærlighed, overlevelse og rastløshed. Dødsangst, kedsomhed og kammeratskab. Fortabthed og tomhed. Og ikke mindst en samhørighed blandt dem, der har været derude, hvor man er dybt afhængige af hinanden for at overleve. Journalist og tidligere soldat Emil Arenholt Mosekjær har brugt flere år på at interviewe veteraner fra forskellige krige. Han søger at forstå ikke blot sine egne oplevelser fra Afghanistan, men også hvorfor de skabte et særligt bånd til andre soldater verden over – fra den 25-årige kvinde fra fronten ved Donbas til den 94-årige veteran fra befrielsen af Frankrig i 1945.

Langsomt kommer Plessner til bevidsthed. Det er mørkt, og han befinder sig i en havareret bil med blodet dryppende fra et sår i panden. Han aner ikke, hvor han er. På passagersædet sidder en livløs kvinde, og i en rygsæk finder han en harddisk og en håndfuld reagensglas med vandprøver. Over ham summer himlen pludselig af helikoptere. Lyskegler skærer sig igennem skoven. Instinktivt fornemmer han, at det ikke bare er et biluheld, han er vågnet op fra, men en menneskejagt. Og at han selv og kvinden er byttet.Plessner er blevet kontaktet af en kvinde fra Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste. Hun har tilbudt ham et anseeligt beløb for at tage til det nordlige Rusland og afholde et overlevelseskursus for en samling prominente rigmænd – og ved samme lejlighed hjembringe en særlig genstand fra det fjerne russiske område. Plessners mavefornemmelse bød ham egentlig at sige nej til opgaven, men hans ubændige eventyrlyst og en flad tegnebog har gjort, at han har trodset rationale og instinkt.

FALDNE ENGLE OG KNOGLEMÆND er den ufortalte historie om de danske mænd, som frivilligt gik i tysk krigstjeneste under 2. Verdenskrig – og fortrød. Nogle havde held med faneflugten. Men mange mislykkedes, og de blev dømt ved tyske SS-krigsretter og havnede i straffelejre og straffeafdelinger ved fronten. Hvis de altså ikke betalte den ultimative pris og blev henrettet af SS. På baggrund af et unikt og ofte ukendt arkivmateriale fortæller museumsinspektør Dennis Larsen en række skæbnehistorier, som føjer et nyt kapitel til dansk besættelsestidshistorie.DENNIS LARSEN (f. 1966) er historiker og museumsinspektør hos Nationalmuseet. Forfatter til flere bøger og artikler om 2. Verdenskrig og de tyske kz-lejre. Har medvirket i flere tv-udsendelser og dokumentarer og været tilknyttet Simon Wiesenthal Center – Israel i forbindelse med eftersøgningen af krigsforbrydere med tilknytning til Waffen-SS i flere lande.

Det er aldrig uden omkostninger, når en nation sender sine soldater i krig. Oberst Lars R. Møller har skrevet en bramfri debatbog om Danmarks veteraner.At soldater dør eller såres er velkendt, men op gennem historien har man stort set ignoreret at der findes andre konsekvenser ved at gå krig. En stor del af de soldater, der ikke er blevet fysisk skadede, vender tilbage efter krigen med usynlige sår og samfundets evne til at tage sig af dem er i bedste fald ringe. At give Danmarks veteraner en ordentlig behandling er ikke en opgave for forsvaret, men for samfundet.

Welcome to Medals of America's military ribbons book covering all six of United States Armed Forces military ribbons. This book covers all military awards since the Civil War and shows each branch ribbon chests from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, the Liberation of Kuwait, NATO actions, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and the Global War on Terror. All devices and attachments for every U.S. Military branch of service are shown in detail as well as their correct placement on all Ribbons and Medals. The ribbons of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard are displayed in correct order of wear with all of their possible attachments shown below each ribbon. This is the most complete and up to date ribbon wear guide available in the world.

Most histories of wounded Civil War veterans construe them as feminized men whose manhood has suffered due to their inability to provide for and raise families or engage in business. Wounded for Life complicates this picture by examining how seven veterans-six soldiers and one physician-coped with their changed bodies in their postwar lives.Through these intimate stories, author Robert D. Hicks looks at the veteran's body as shaped by the trauma of the battlefield and hospital and the construction of a postwar identity in relation to that trauma. Through his research, he reveals the changing social circumstances of the late 19th and early 20th centuries as they impacted the traumatized veteran's body. This engaging book is equal parts Civil War history, disability and gender history, and the history of the body that discloses the impact of war on a wounded warrior.

Informative list of army pensions in the 40 years between the Battle of Bunker Hill and Waterloo. Drawn up on the orders of Lord Palmerston, it is a remarkable insight into the class and rank privileges of the period.

An inspiring memoir of promises kept, overcoming obstacles, and what it means to sacrifice for others, written by a Special Warfare Operator with the US Air Force.When Israel "DT" Del Toro, Jr.'s Humvee rolled over a roadside improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness: I have to keep the promise I made to my dad. DT was orphaned at the age of fourteen, and on the night before his father died, he repeated the promise his dad had required of him: "Take care of your brothers and sisters."Throughout his childhood and into adulthood, DT indeed looked after his younger brother and sisters, even to his own detriment and sacrifice. When he enlisted in the Air Force, progressing in ranks as a skilled marksman calling airstrikes, his promise extended to his brothers and sisters in the Air Force-his fellow soldiers and brothers-in-arms.When DT was injured in action, he lay in a coma for three months with third-degree burns on 80 percent of his body. He nearly died three times, and doctors predicted-if he survived-he would forever breathe with a respirator and never walk again. DT pushed through every limit to his full recovery, and he became the first 100 percent disabled veteran to reenlist in the Air Force.DT's promise to his dad extends now to his fellow wounded warriors throughout the world as he advocates for awareness and affecting change in public policy for wounded, injured, and ill soldiers. He is a patriot who has kept his promise and changed the world with the spirit of his heart, soul, body, and mind.

After his young family is killed during aerial bombings of France in WWII, Pierre survives in near despondency, eventually embarking on the vagabond life as his outlet for grief and for time to ponder revenge. Despite suffering continuous reflections of his tragic past, Pierre journeys across continents bestowing kindness to other troubled souls.The War is an intimate story of a man whose wife and children are killed during the bombardments of France in WWII. Devastated and embittered, Pierre leaves everything behind and embarks on an odyssey to bury his past in the darkest recesses of his mind. The journey, which lasts more than forty years, involves a sequence of events and coincidences that ultimately provide him with a new direction and a sense of purpose.

This memoir is based on handwritten letters, cards, and newspaper clippings sent between Carole and Bill Wagener from September 1968 to August 1969. The vernacular is accurate to that time, using words that are no longer politically correct. The letters, based on actual events, may have been compressed. Please note there was a time lapse between these letters due to a lag in the mail. Some names and identifying characteristics were changed to protect privacy, and some dialogue was recreated. The remainder of the book is based on Carole and Bill's memories to the best of their recollection over time. Because this is a war story, some chapters are very graphic and may not suit those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other trauma-related disorders. In addition, the book contains some offensive language and sexual references. Finally, there are several military terms, and various German, French, and Vietnamese phrases mentioned in this book. These terms are defined in the glossary.

Ayman Kafel survived civil wars in Africa and Lebanon before immigrating to the United States in 1988. After witnessing the horrors of September 11, 2001, Ayman enlisted in the Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2005. While there, he conducted over 30,000 miles of combat patrols and military missions. He coordinated and worked with various units in the Army due to his ability to speak Arabic. After returning from war and being medically discharged from the military, Ayman decided to continue serving his country and community by becoming a police officer, and he has been on the job for over 15 years. He went from uniformed patrol to the newly formed Problem-Oriented Policing Unit to Metro SWAT. Recognizing a need in the training program for police officers, Ayman started Hybrid Wolf Blue Line Strategies, LLC and began writing extensively about his experiences. This book represents a compilation of his articles featured in The Havok Journal, highlighting his unique experiences as an immigrant, a husband and parent, a war veteran, a police officer, and an entrepreneur.