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Zero to hero, from bullied kid to warrior, Allen J. Lynch, Medal of Honor recipient, with Richard Ernsberger, Jr. ; introduction by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)

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Zero to hero, from bullied kid to warrior, Allen J. Lynch, Medal of Honor recipient, with Richard Ernsberger, Jr. ; introduction by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Zero to hero
Oclc number
1064723551
Responsibility statement
Allen J. Lynch, Medal of Honor recipient, with Richard Ernsberger, Jr. ; introduction by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)
Sub title
from bullied kid to warrior
Summary
The author recounts his life experiences, from growing up on Chicago's South Side and living through several years of intense bullying, to his Army service in Vietnam and his acts that earned the Medal of Honor, to his life after military service and grappling with PTSD
Table of contents
Introduction / by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) -- Preface: The meaning of a medal -- My test time -- Stalwart parents -- Good times in Roseland -- Eli's trailer camp -- Lake Eliza: growing up bullied -- Better days: high school and work -- In the army now -- Duty and boredom in Germany -- Going to war in Vietnam -- First combat -- Album: A hero's life -- Moment of truth at Tam Quan -- Coming home -- My family and my PTSD -- Path to recovery -- Career and change -- Epilogue

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