A retired U.S. Navy SEAL discusses his work as a Special Operation Command Wounded Warrior Advocate and the founder of Warrior Tribe, the non-profit organization he founded to provide help for veterans and trauma survivors. 75,000 first printing.
The incredible true story of former Navy SEAL Mike Day, who survived being shot twenty-seven times while deployed in Iraq.
On the night of April 6, 2007, in Iraq's Anbar Province, Senior Chief Mike Day, his team of Navy SEALs, and a group of Iraqi scouts were on the hunt for a high-level al Qaeda cell. Day was the first to enter a 12x12 room where four terrorist leaders were waiting in ambush. When the gunfight was over, he took out all four terrorists in the room, but not before being shot twenty-seven times and hit with grenade shrapnel. Miraculously, Day cleared the rest of the house and rescued six women and children before walking out on his own to an awaiting helicopter, which flew him to safety.
While in the hospital, the Navy SEAL lost fifty-five pounds in two weeks. It took almost two years for Day to physically recover from his injuries, although he still deals with pain. Like so many veterans, doctors diagnosed Day with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury -- the invisible wounds of war.
Perfectly Wounded is the remarkable story of an American hero whose incredible survival defies explanation, and whose blessed life of service continues in the face of unimaginable odds.
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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Map |
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| Part I Tested |
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1 SEAL Team 4, Foxtrot Platoon |
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5 SEAL Team 3-Surf Reports |
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7 Kosovo, Body Parts, and Danger Close |
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| Part II Transformed |
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11 Baghdad to Germany to Home |
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| Part III Awake |
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14 Case Fixer vs. Case Manager |
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16 Breakthrough and Breakdown |
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17 Ironmans and Hollywood |
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18 The Right Relationships |
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19 New Thoughts, New Job, New Life |
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21 Personal Revolution: Resiliency Skills and Tools |
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| Epilogue: Joseph Clark Schwedler |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About The Authors |
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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike Day served twenty-one years as a United States Navy SEAL. As a platoon leader, he was responsible for the professional development of his SEAL team. Mike has used his training and skills in Kosovo, the Philippines, and multiple deployments to the Middle East.
