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Three wise men : a Navy Seal, a Green Beret, and how their Marine brother became a war's sole survivor  Cover Image Book Book

Three wise men : a Navy Seal, a Green Beret, and how their Marine brother became a war's sole survivor / Beau Wise and Tom Sileo.

Wise, Beau, 1984- (author.). Sileo, Tom, (author.).

Summary:

"From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America's armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star--one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government--and also a star on the CIA's Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau's voice, Three Wise Men is an American family's historic true story of service and sacrifice."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250253446
  • ISBN: 1250253446
  • Physical Description: ix, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Preface: The oldest brother -- Wising up -- The fight -- The decision -- Ghost soldiers -- Back to Iraq -- U-turn -- The big push -- Intersection -- War and grief -- CIA star -- The cave -- Not again -- Sole survivor -- De oppresso liber -- Afterword: A word on the Wises.
Subject: Wise family.
Wise, Beau, 1984-
Wise, Benjamin B., 1977-2012.
Wise, Jeremy J., 1974-2009.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Biography.
United States. Navy. SEALs > Biography.
United States. Army. Special Forces > Biography.
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 3rd. Battalion, 1st > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Biography.
Families of military personnel > Arkansas > History > 21st century.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Elkland Area Community Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Elkland Area Community Library 958.1 WI (Text) 30363000793881 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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