The Cost of One Man's War

by Dan Orth, Sarah Rossetti (Illustrator)

Overview

A book of poems, thoughts, feelings, and emotions written by combat veteran Dan Orth. Experience the world after experiencing war through the eyes and words of a true Soldier.

This book is dedicated to all Past, Present and Future members of our Military, Police Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services personnel. Their willingness to put themselves in harms way, for our safety and security, is a debt we can never repay.
We are our Brothers keepers. It has been proven time and time again, so Thank you and Welcome Home to all of you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331424275
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/04/2024
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Hello, I’m Dan
First off, thank you for taking the time to support my emotions. This means more than I could ever truly express. I wanted to give you a little back story on who I am, and how I got here. This is just the wave tops.
I was adopted at a very young age (6weeks), luckily by an amaz- ing family. I ended up being the middle child and living up to all the cliches. I was conceived out of wedlock in the 1970’s.
I struggled in school as well as most social situations. Rebellious, wild, energetic and trouble maker, titles that seemed to follow me around. My only constant interest while growing up was the military.
After graduating high school, I joined the Army with an Option 40 “Airborne Ranger”contract. At 17 years old I was heading into the Army. I made it to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. Shortly after arriving I was sent to Kuwait as part of a show of force. From the time I arrived at 1/75, I knew I was in WAY over my head. After doing 2.5 years as an Infantryman, I was given a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions.
I was ashamed at my abject failure. All my bravado and bluster was nothing more than a hot fart. So I got out, went to college, left college and moved to Colorado. Moved back to Chicago, got married, moved back to Colorado. Moved to Wisconsin then, 9/11 happened, and the world changed, my world changed.
I went down to the recruiter and signed back up, this time as a medic. I ended up divorced and back in 75th Ranger Regiment. I requested to go to 3/75 (as they were the next to deploy) and off I went. This time was different. I was 28, more mature and I knew some of, if not most of the “game”. ...