Army

Surviving Son is a compelling true story that provides the reader with an insight into the life of a combat infantryman who fought in Afghanistan at the same time as his younger brother, Steven, who was killed in action just miles away. Scott takes the reader on a journey through his upper-middle-class childhood to his call to service after 9/11. With college degrees and a bright future ahead of them, they left the safety of suburban life to fight on the front lines in Afghanistan. When Scott was asked why he would do this, he responded, “Why not me?”

Have you ever wondered what a soldier's life was like in World War I through their own eyes, but don’t have the time to read a lengthy book? Then, this short diary is for you. Les LaMotte loved his grandfather dearly. He taught him the love of country, faith, family, the beauty of the song and also reinforced powerful Godly values in all areas of his life through speech and actions.

The LRRPs (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) were the cavalry scouts of the Vietnamese conflict, traveling by helicopter rather than mustangs into remote and unfriendly territory. The mountainous jungles of the central highlands were especially inhospitable, filled with snakes and wild animals, and criss crossed with the tributaries of the Ho Chi Minh trail that lay hidden beneath the thick, triple-canopy jungle foliage. It was the job of small teams of LRRPs to penetrate the ridges and valleys of the rainforest to track and identify enemy activity.