by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter @WarriorTales)
When I started the Writing War Stories class in 1997, it was to help my fellow veterans write their military stories. I have respect for historians, but if you weren’t in the military, you don’t get the real deal of what it’s like to serve. That quadruples for special operations and special forces.
Today former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer’s book, SEAL Target Geronimo, is released. My copies are on hold for pick up. Pfarrer’s new book is being shopped around to be made into a movie.
Another movie out next February uses active duty Navy SEALs as the actors. It’s titled Act of Valor. With the increase in operational tempo for all special forces, this movie feels like a tribute and education for the 99 percent in this country who do not serve in the military from the 1 percent who do. A reverse of that other 1 and 99 percent we keep hearing about in the news.
My Nov. 4 post about retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tom Rancich highlighted his sense of humor. Now he continues to serve his country by helping fellow combat veterans. He is a founding partner of VRHabilis, LLC, with Navy veteran Elliott Adler. The men partnered the company with “the end goal of maximizing the known attributes of combat veterans and to provide adaptive technology and innovative working situations as a function of productivity to increase employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for disabled vets.” Check them out at www.vrhabilis.com How are those for several great veteran stories? Just in time for the week leading up to Veterans Day.
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