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Author:

Spradlin, Michael P., author.

Title:

Ryan Pitts : Afghanistan : a firefight in the mountains of Wanat / Michael P. Spradlin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Farrar Straus Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

97 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Subject:

Pitts, Ryan M.,--1985---Juvenile literature.
United States.--Airborne Brigade, 173rd--Airborne Brigade, 173rd--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Wanat, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2008--Juvenile literature.
Soldiers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Soldiers--Afghanistan--History--21st century.
Medal of Honor--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98).

Contents:

Surprise attack -- Afghanistan and the War on Terror -- Direct hit -- Learning on the job -- All alone -- The legacy of the 173rd Airborne -- Reinforcements -- Close air support -- The cavalry arrives -- Support from FOB Blessing -- Dustoff -- The aftermath.

Summary:

"Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts enlisted in the Army when he was seventeen, and was just twenty-two years old when he fought at the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan, where his heroic actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. On July 13, 2008, Staff Sergeant Pitts was trapped and badly wounded at an elevated outpost, but helped turn back a brutal attack by 200 insurgents and save many of his company in one of the bloodiest battles of the war with Afghanistan. The Medal of Honor series profiles recipients of the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor."

Series:

Medal of Honor ; 2
Spradlin, Michael P. Medal of Honor.

ISBN:

1250157102
9781250157102

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1083220144

Locations:

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

HOPC845 -- Hull Public Library (Hull)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)