Bibliograph

Fire in my eyes, an American warrior's journey from being blinded on the battlefield to gold medal victory, Brad Snyder and Tom Sileo

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Fire in my eyes, an American warrior's journey from being blinded on the battlefield to gold medal victory, Brad Snyder and Tom Sileo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fire in my eyes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Brad Snyder and Tom Sileo

Sub title

an American warrior's journey from being blinded on the battlefield to gold medal victory

Summary

"I am not going to let my blindness build a brick wall around me. I'd give my eyes one hundred times again to have the chance to do what I have done, and what I can still do."-Brad Snyder speaking with First Lady Michelle Obama On the night Osama bin Laden was killed, US Navy Lieutenant Brad Snyder was serving in Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer with SEAL Team Ten. When he learned of SEAL Team Six's heroics across the Pakistani border, Brad was thankful. Still, he knew that his dangerous combat deployment would continue. Less than five months later, Brad was engulfed by darkness after a massive blast caused by an enemy improvised explosive device. Suddenly Brad was blind, with vivid dreams serving as painful nightly reminders of his sacrifice. Exactly one year after losing his sight, Brad heard thousands cheer as he stood on a podium in London. Incredibly, Brad had just won a gold medal in swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Fire in My Eyes is the astonishing true story of a wounded veteran who refused to give up. Lieutenant Brad Snyder did not let blindness build a wall around him-through tenacity and courage, he tore it down

Table Of Contents

Prologue: shadows of dawn -- The monsters of Weeki Wachee Springs -- To lead and to serve -- Annapolis -- The dark ages -- Two left shoes -- Hooyah America -- A cut above -- Inshallah -- The toll of war -- Shattered dream -- Under the influence -- Fields of fire -- Becoming a warrior -- The night Osama Bin Laden was killed -- Somewhere bright -- In between -- Tap, advance -- My country calls back -- A golden opportunity -- Alive day -- Fifty stars and thirteen stripes -- Afterword: the Delta

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