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04467aam a22005178i 4500 001 04F1702EE1E311EAA861CF0297128E48 003 SILO 005 20200819010256 008 200121s2020 nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2019045253 020 $a 1546084797 020 $a 9781546084792 035 $a (OCoLC)1111949276 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d OCL $d JIM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-af--- $a a-af--- 050 00 $a DS371.43.H45 $b A3 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a BIO008000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hendrickson, Ryan, $d 1978- $e author. 245 10 $a Tip of the spear : $b the incredible story of an injured Green Beret's return to battle / $c Ryan Hendrickson. 246 30 $a Incredible story of an injured Green Beret's return to battle 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2004 264 1 $a New York : $b Center Street, $c 2020. 300 $a 1 volume 505 0 $a Touchdown -- Back to the Beginnings -- Boot Camp -- Taking Leave -- Never Look Back -- The New Guy -- The Alamo -- Fight of My Life -- Seeking Safety -- The Long Road Back -- A Speed Bump in Life -- Next Steps -- Into the Mix -- Hilltop -- Area of Responsibility -- On to Peru -- Back to the Front -- No One Gets Left Behind -- Coming Home. 520 $a "The inspiring story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty.Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier--a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the "tip of the spear," his role is to insure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs--improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb. While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010--knowing that he was in "uncleared" territory--Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg. American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his lower leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012. In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that "no one gets left behind." For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor.An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Hendrickson, Ryan, $d 1978- 610 10 $a United States. $b Special Forces $b Special Forces $x Military life. 610 10 $a United States. $b Company A $b Special Forces Group, 7th. $b Battalion, 2nd. $b Company A $v Biography. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $x Commando operations $z United States. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Soldiers $z United States $v Biography. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military. $2 bisacsh 610 17 $a United States. $b Special Forces. $b Special Forces. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00535878 650 7 $a Armed Forces $x Military life. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351813 650 7 $a Commando troops. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869242 650 7 $a Soldiers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01125233 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Personal narratives $v American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01424071 941 $a 1 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409035208.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=04F1702EE1E311EAA861CF0297128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search