Still Standing: The Story of SSG John Kriesel

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When SSG John Kriesel lost his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion, no one expected him to survive. He died three times on the operating table. Miracles, a lot of miracles, starting with a few grunts who refused to let him die in Iraq, ripped the young warrior from the grip of death and sent him on to four hospitals, thirty-five surgeries, and months of recovery and rehabilitation. Medical miracles put his body back together, but it was an incredible confluence of angels at every step along the way ...
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Overview

When SSG John Kriesel lost his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion, no one expected him to survive. He died three times on the operating table. Miracles, a lot of miracles, starting with a few grunts who refused to let him die in Iraq, ripped the young warrior from the grip of death and sent him on to four hospitals, thirty-five surgeries, and months of recovery and rehabilitation. Medical miracles put his body back together, but it was an incredible confluence of angels at every step along the way that breathed life into his shattered body.
This is not just another war story. This is the story of an ordinary young man who overcame extraordinary challenges with a lot of help from others, including many strangers and he emerged stronger and more in love with his country, his wife, his children, and ultimately, his own life.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781592983377
  • Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 7/15/2010
  • Pages: 312
  • Sales rank: 365,765
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Jim Kosmo is a national award-winning journalist, a licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot, and partner of Padelford Riverboat Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a lifelong writer, having learned at the typewriter of his mother, Virginia, who was a correspondent for the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the 1950s. Before joining the family riverboat business, he was a newspaper editor and corporate public relations executive. Captain Kosmo founded the Minnesota Valley Branch YMCA, served as chair of the Rivers Region of the national Passenger Vessel Association, served on the Bayport (MN) Planning Commission, and was elected a Bayport City Council member and mayor. Since 2008, he has served on the board of the St. Paul Rotary Club. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and Elmer L. Anderson Fellow. He also has created two endowed college scholarship funds. Captain Kosmo balances his family life with eight adult children and ten grandchildren along with a successful career and the rewards of public service.
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  • Posted October 13, 2010

    Inspirational

    John Kriesel loses his legs in war and explains to us why his life is better than before. A hope inspiring story of an American hero. Go read it!

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