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Saving Aziz : how the mission to help one became a calling to rescue thousands from the Taliban / Chad Robichaux with Daivd L. Thomas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an Imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2023]Description: xxi4, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781400238132
  • 1400238137
Other title:
  • How the mission to help one became a calling to rescue thousands from the Taliban
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Perspective -- Developing a Bond -- Picking Up the Pieces -- Poor Processes and Bad Decisions -- Who Surrendered to the Taliban? -- Answering the Call -- Chaos at the Airport -- Saving Aziz -- Every Second Matters -- Safety First-There and for Back Home -- Leaving Afghanistan -- Unfinished Business -- Power in Partnerships -- The Exact Peace I Needed -- Opposing Sides -- Rescued by a Selfie and a Cigarette -- Going Swimming! -- Heartbreak Among Success -- The Journey Ahead -- The Calling Continues.
Summary: "Former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux details the incredible rescue missions that evacuated not only his long-time comrade and interpreter, Aziz, but also more than 17,000 Afghans and allies who were left in the grip of the Taliban's violent regime as the United States military withdrew from Afghanistan"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 958.1047 R654 Available 33111011219819
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



Now a Wall Street Journal Bestseller

It was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it.

Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend. More than once, Aziz saved Chad's life. And then he needed Chad to save his.

When President Joe Biden announced in April 2021 that the United States would be making a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, Robichaux knew he had to get Aziz and his family out before Taliban forces took over the country. As the rescue team began to go to work, they became aware of thousands more--US citizens, Afghan allies, women, and children--facing persecution.

This gripping account of two war heroes and friends puts human hearts and names alongside the headlines of one of the most harrowing moments in our history, giving you a closer look at:

The resilience of Afghanistan and its people The twenty-year war that took place under four presidents A mission accomplished and the work that's still to be done

Saving Aziz is more than a story of war and rescue: it's about breaking down prejudice and apathy--and why risking it all is worth it when it comes to loving one another.

Praise for Saving Aziz:

"Saving Aziz is the story of two warriors...brought together by war and a brotherhood forged through years of battling...for the cause of freedom and captures the heroic efforts of those who took action to not only rescue Aziz and his family in the US withdrawal but thousands of others."

--Tim Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author, US Army Special Forces, Sniper

Includes bibliographical references.

Perspective -- Developing a Bond -- Picking Up the Pieces -- Poor Processes and Bad Decisions -- Who Surrendered to the Taliban? -- Answering the Call -- Chaos at the Airport -- Saving Aziz -- Every Second Matters -- Safety First-There and for Back Home -- Leaving Afghanistan -- Unfinished Business -- Power in Partnerships -- The Exact Peace I Needed -- Opposing Sides -- Rescued by a Selfie and a Cigarette -- Going Swimming! -- Heartbreak Among Success -- The Journey Ahead -- The Calling Continues.

"Former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux details the incredible rescue missions that evacuated not only his long-time comrade and interpreter, Aziz, but also more than 17,000 Afghans and allies who were left in the grip of the Taliban's violent regime as the United States military withdrew from Afghanistan"-- Provided by publisher.

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